Compliance library · 17 guides

Know the codes before they cost you.

Plain-English guides to Detroit enforcement: blight tickets, DAH hearings, the Certificate of Compliance, water liens, and tax foreclosure. Written on live city data.

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Got a ticket in the mail?Look up its code in the resolution library: the fine, the evidence the city expects, and the dismissal path.Find your code →

Buyer GuideSep 22, 2026

Do Detroit blight tickets transfer to a new owner

Blight tickets attach to the parcel, not the owner. Across Detroit, 75,765 parcels carry unpaid blight debt. Check the DAH record before you close.

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Buyer GuideSep 15, 2026

Michigan Uncapping: When Detroit Property Taxes Jump

Your taxable value resets to assessed value when you buy, and your tax bill can jump the very next year. File your Property Transfer Affidavit within 45 days.

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The resolution library: 69 codes documented.

Every violation code with the fine, the evidence the city expects, and the step-by-step resolution path.

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