In 2018, the City of Detroit launched a massive effort to determine a baseline for all rental properties and their levels of compliance within the city. This year will cover 5 zip codes, with others (total of 31 zip codes) being assessed in following years up until 2020.

“City of Detroit building inspectors will begin their efforts on Feb. 1 to identify every rental property in Detroit and have them registered in compliance with city codes. The goal of the new ordinance is to ensure that every renter in Detroit is living in a property that is safe and up to code by the middle of 2020.”