Landlord GuideJul 14, 2026
Detroit rental property registration: the full checklist
12,774 Detroit rentals have an expired Certificate of Compliance. Here's the BSEED checklist and what an unregistered rental costs.
Compliance library · 31 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 →
The resolution library: 69 codes documented.
Open the resolution libraryEvery violation code with the fine, the evidence the city expects, and the step-by-step resolution path.