Also see: Michigan Landlord Tenant Guide | Detroit Public Housing List

The City of Detroit Michigan is an ever changing one with many challenges for survival as one of the greatest cities. With the changing auto industry and a shifting population, Detroit is a city in constant change. 

Detroit has a number of avenues of help for both landlords and tenants.

DETROIT HOUSING COMMISSION
1301 East Jefferson
Detroit, MI  48207

WHAT ARE HOUSING CHOICE (SECTION 8) VOUCHERS? "The Housing Choice (Section 8) voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled, to rent decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Since the rental assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able to find and lease privately owned housing, including single-family homes, townhouses and apartments. The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program."

"A family that is issued a rental voucher is responsible for finding and selecting a suitable rental unit of the family's choice. This unit may include the family's present residence. Rental units must meet minimum standards of health and safety, as determined by the Detroit Housing Commission. A rental subsidy is paid to the landlord directly by DHC on behalf of the participating family. The family then pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program."
Contact the Housing Commission at one of the numbers listed or see  the Detroit Public Housing List

Michigan  Security Deposits

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LANDLORD AND TENANT RELATIONSHIPS - Act 348 of 1972
AN ACT to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties.

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