Lead-Safe Clearance for Detroit Owners
Why Lead Compliance is Non-Negotiable in Detroit If you manage or invest in Detroit residential real estate, understanding lead compliance isn’t just a best practice—it is an absolute legal necessity. Because a vast majority of Detroit’s housing stock was constructed prior to the 1978 federal ban on residential lead-based paint, city inspectors and health officials […]
How to Get Your Detroit CoC Faster: The Landlord’s Guide to Speeding Up BSEED Compliance
If you own a rental property in Detroit, you already know that a Certificate of Compliance (CoC) isn’t optional. Under Detroit’s property maintenance codes, operating without an active CoC is a massive liability. Not only can you be hit with hundreds of dollars in daily blight violations, but Michigan law also grants tenants the legal […]
The 2026 Guide to Detroit BSEED Compliance
If you own rental property in Detroit, start with a number that should get your attention: of the roughly 80,000 rental properties in the city, only about 11,000 — barely more than 10 percent — currently hold a valid Certificate of Compliance. The rest are being rented illegally, whether their owners realize it or not. […]