New year, new laws (Senate bills 205, 206 & 207).

Effective January 2, 2025, Michigan landlords can no longer consider a tenant's source of income when screening them. 
(income = 3 x monthly rent, Debt-To-Income, etc. can still be used!)

The same also applies when considering a lease renewal or temination. 

The law does NOT apply to landlords:

With less then 5 rental units
That live in one unit of a duplex and rent out the other unit
That rent out rooms in the home they occupy

So, landlords can no longer state in their rental ads, "Section 8 not accepted".

The reverse is also true, "Section 8 only", cannot be used.

We've always recommended screening S8 tenants the same way as cash-paying tenants.

Landlords waiving application fees and/or security deposits only for S8 prospects may also be violating Fair Housing.