Violation 8-15-35(a) · Administrative

Detroit Violation 8-15-35(a): Failure to Obtain a Certificate of Compliance

Failure to obtain a Certificate of Compliance for a building Sec. 8-15-35(a) of the Detroit City Code covers. In the City's blight ticket records, tickets under this exact code were written from January 2019 to October 2021; newer tickets are written as 8-15-35, 8-15-35(a)(1) or 8-15-35(a)(2).

All codes The ordinance ↗Reviewed September 28, 2026

Written citywide§8-15-35(a)

tickets the City wrote under this code in the last 30 days

None written in the last 30 days.

In all of the City’s ticket records: 8,826
Written under its subsections, last 30 days: §8-15-35(a)(2)326 §8-15-35(a)(1)117

City of Detroit ticket data · read Oct 27, 2026, 6:57 AMCitywide numbers

01Fine schedule

What the City Code sets for 8-15-35(a).

By offense, as this reference records them from the Detroit City Code.

First offense

$250

Second offense

$500

Third offense

$1,000

These are the fines on tickets written under this code, all from 2019 to 2021. Detroit's rental ordinance passed October 29, 2024 raised the schedule for failing to obtain a Certificate of Compliance to $400, $650, and $1,150, effective January 1, 2025.

Virginia Park, Detroit. Photo: Laura Brain on Unsplash

02Common questions

8-15-35(a), in short.

01What is Detroit violation code 8-15-35(a)?

Violation 8-15-35(a) (Failure to Obtain a Certificate of Compliance) is an administrative violation of the Detroit City Code, enforced with blight tickets. Failure to obtain a Certificate of Compliance for a building Sec. 8-15-35(a) of the Detroit City Code covers. In the City's blight ticket records, tickets under this exact code were written from January 2019 to October 2021; newer tickets are written as 8-15-35, 8-15-35(a)(1) or 8-15-35(a)(2). The City Code sets a first-offense fine of $250.

02How much is an 8-15-35(a) ticket in Detroit?

The fine schedule for 8-15-35(a) is $250 for a first offense, $500 for a second and $1,000 for a third.

03How often does the City write 8-15-35(a) tickets?

In the last 30 days the City of Detroit wrote 0 tickets under 8-15-35(a), and 8,826 in all of its ticket records, according to the City's public blight ticket data (read Oct 27, 2026, 6:57 AM).

04How can I see whether a Detroit property has an 8-15-35(a) ticket?

The free check at DetroitCompliance.com reads the City's blight docket for any Detroit address: each open ticket with its code, balance and hearing date. The $29 report reads all 17 public records on the address.

03 · Sources · City of Detroit

City of Detroit Open Data: Blight Tickets ↗ · The ticket counts on this page.
Department of Appeals and Hearings (DAH) ↗ · The City department that hears blight tickets.
Detroit City Code Sec. 8-15-35 (Municode) ↗ · The text of Sec. 8-15-35.
Rental Ordinance as passed October 29, 2024 ↗ · The amended fine schedule and Sections 8-15-36(a) and 8-15-82(a), effective January 1, 2025.
BSEED Rental Certificate of Compliance ↗ · Registration, inspection, and how BSEED issues the Certificate.

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