Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Michigan

I lived in Detroit, MI, for 7 months, and before I moved out I had the apartment inspected and found out it was not registered with the city as a rental property and that it did not have a certicate of compliance with the city either, so my question is, was my rental agreement with the landlord valid or legal?


Asked on 11/30/09, 10:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Audra Arndt Audra A. Arndt & Associates, PLLC

If you are asking this to find out if you would be entitled to a refund of your money, the answer is no. You derived a benefit from living at the residence, so even if the landlord violated the law by failing to obtain a certificate of occupancy or other requirements in place by a governmental authority, you are not entitled to a refund of any rent monies paid.

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Answered on 12/08/09, 1:37 am


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