Property Management

Listing Your Rental Property

Macomb County

Armada

• Armada has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Bruce Township

• Bruce Twp has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Center Line

• Requires Inspection:  Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency: 
• Single Family Inspection Fees: Registration $100 / Inspection $75

Chesterfield Charter Township

• Chesterfield Twp has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Clinton Charter Township 

• Requires Inspection:  Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes 
• Frequency: Unknown
• Single Family Inspection Fees: Registration & Inspection $100 / Re-inspection $40 

Eastpointe

• Requires Inspection:  Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes 
• Frequency:  Every 2 years
• Single Family Inspection Fees: 

Fraser

• Fraser has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Grosse Pointe Shores (Wayne & Macomb)

• Yes

Harrison Charter Township

• Harrison Twp has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Lenox Township

• Lenox has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Macomb Township

• Macomb Twp has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Memphis

• Memphis has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Mount Clemens

• Requires Inspection:  Yes 
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency:  Annually, due November 30th
• Single Family Inspection Fees: $60 including Registration & Inspection

New Baltimore

• Requires Inspection:  Yes 
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency:  At least every 4 years
• Single Family Inspection Fees: $20 Registration & $100 Inspection 

New Haven

• New Haven has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Ray Township

• Ray Twp has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Richmond

• Richmond has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Romeo

• Romeo has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Roseville

• Roseville has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Shelby Charter Township

• Shelby Twp has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

St. Clair Shores

• Yes

Sterling Heights

• Sterling Heights has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Utica

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency:  Registration annually, inspection biennially
• Single Family Inspection Fees: Unknown

Warren

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes 
• Frequency:  Biennially
• Single Family Inspection Fees: $125

Washington Township

• None known

Oakland County 

Farmington

• Farmington has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Farmington Hills

• Farmington Hills has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Novi

• Novi has no known rental registration or inspection requirements, the Community Development Department oversees all building permits. 

Royal Oak (City)

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency: Unknown
• Inspection Fee: $75 Condo, $125 Single Family, $200 +$25/Unit Multifamily

Royal Oak Township

• Royal Oak Twp has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Southfield

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes, Download the Southfield Application for Registration of Rentel or Leased Dwelling
• Frequency: Every 2 Years
• Inspection & Registration Fee: $200

South Lyon

• South Lyon has no known rental registration or inspection policies.

Washtenaw County

Ann Arbor

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Require Registration: Yes
• Frequency: Every 2 Years
• Single Family Inpsection Fees: $101 Inspection Fee, $101 Reinspection Fee

Pittsfield Twp.

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency: Every 2 Years
• Single Family Registration Fee: $50
• Single Family Inspection Fee: $100-$150

Ypsilanti (City)

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency:
• Registration Fee: See City of Ypsilanti Inspection Fee Schedule
• Single Family Inspection Fee: See City of Ypsilanti Inspection Fee Schedule

Ypsilanti Township

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes, Download the Ypsilanti Twp Rental Registration Form
• Frequency: Rental housing must be inspected every 24 months
• Registration Fee: $10 first unit, $5 each additional unit
• Single Family Inspection Fee: $75 Inspection / $25 Re-inspection

Wayne County

Belleville

• Belleville has no known rental registration or inspection requirements.

Brownstown

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Require Registration: Yes
• Frequency: Every 3 Years
• Single Family Inpectcion Fees: $15 Registration Fee, $180 Inspection Fee, $50 Reinspection Fee

Canton

• Requires Inspection: No known inspection requirements
• Require Registration: No known registration requirements

Dearborn

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Require Registration: Yes
• Frequency: Periodically
• Single Family Inpsection Fees: $101 Inspection Fee, $101 Reinspection Fee

Dearborn Heights

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency: Change of Tenant
• Carbon Monoxide tests must be performed and provided to city prior to or immediately upon occupancy

Detroit

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Single Family Inspection Fees: $150 Inspection Fee
• The City of Detroit also has a new lead requirement, download more information here

Garden City

• Requires Inspection: Yes, Download Garden City Rental Inspection Ordinance
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency: Annually
• Single Family Inspection Fees: Call Building Department
• Landlords must apply for a business license from the City Clerk’s Office

Inkster

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registartion: Yes
• Frequency: Rental housing must be inspected every three years and obtain a certificate of occupancy
• Single Family Inspection Fees: $150
• Download the City of Inkster Application for Certificate of Occupancy

Livonia

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency: Sooner of - Annually OR at Change of Tenant
• Livonia Inspection Guidelines

Madison Heights

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency: Every 3 Years
• Single Family Registration Fee: $195 includes Inspection

Northville (City)

• Northville has no known rental registration or inspection policies.

Northville Twp.

• Northville Twp. has no known rental registration or inspection policies.

Plymouth (City)

• Plymouth has no known rental registration or inspection policies.

Plymouth Twp.

• Yes

Redford

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes
• Frequency: Annually
• Registration Fee: $35/year
• Single Family Inspection Fee: Call Municipality

Romulus

• Romulus has no known rental registration or inspection requirements for rental properties.

Taylor

• Requires Inspection: Yes, Dowload the Taylor Rental Inspection Form
• Requires Registration: Yes, Download the Taylor Rental Registration Form

Trenton

• Requires Inspection: Unknown
• Requires Registration: Unknown 

Wayne

• Requires Inspections: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes, Download the Landlord Registration Form
• Frequency: Rental housing must be inspected and certified every three years
• Single Family Inspection Fee: $200
• Download the City of Wayne Inspection Guide

Westland

• Requires Inspection: Yes
• Requires Registration: Yes, Download the City of Westland Rental Registration Form
• Frequency: Rental housing must be registered every three years and inspected. Rental properties must have a certificate of compliance prior to occupancy
• Single Family Inspection Fee: $100
• Rental properties must also have a furnace/boiler certification from an approved HVAC contractor. Download the City of Westland Furnace/Boiler Certification Form
• Download the City of Westland Inspection Checklist