Suing For Injunctions Against Rental Inspection Ordinances

[Jeff Rabinowitz]

Members of several Michigan REIA Groups and Facebook Groups have expressed interest in funding efforts to sue target cities to obtain injunctions against the enforcement of what may be unconstitutional rental inspection ordinances or to force the cities to consider removing the ordinances or make enforcement of the ordinances fairer for both tenants and landlords. Efforts like this have been initiated in several cities. (Here is a link to an article discussing a class action suit in L.A.) Initiatives have begun in Traverse City and Flint. A Lansing RE Investor Group is exploring an action in Delphi County.  The Lansing Group will be meeting at El Azteco in Lansing (1016 Saginaw Hwy., Lansing 48915) at 6 PM this Thursday, March 23 to discuss their initiative. This meeting may be streamed on facebook live or skype.

    If landlords in SE Michigan and other regions were to join this effort or initiate concurrent efforts we should be able to raise significant funds and have a greater impact. It is time for us to force a judgement or two in Michigan to stop the Government overreach that these registration, and inspection ordinances enable.

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Addison, Bloomfield, Brandon, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Birmingham, Clarkston, Clawson, Farmington, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Lathrup Village, Madison Heights, Northville, Novi, Oak Park, Orchard Lake, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester, Royal Oak, South Lyon, Southfield, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Walled Lake, Wixom, Commerce, Groveland, Highland, Holly, Independence, Lyon, Millford, Oakland, Orion, Oxford, Rose, Springfield, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Franklin, Holly, Lake Orion, Leonard, Ortonville, Wolverine Lake, Waterford, West Bloomfield, White Lake.

Armada, Bruce, Washington, Chesterfield, Center Line, Eastpointe, Fraser, Memphis, Mount Clemens, New Baltimore, Richmond, Roseville, St. Clair Shores, Sterling Heights, Utica, Warren, Clinton, Harrison, Lenox, Macomb, Ray, Richmond, Shelby, Grosse Pointe Shores, Romeo.

[George P.]

i have to do over 30 yearly inspections and they are $105 each. that is just the registration fee, not counting the fee that it costs to change things that JUST PASSED LAST YEAR.

so, i am on board with this wholeheartedly!!