The City of Otsego is returning to the Rental Inspection business. For roughly the last 10 years we have paused the program in response to a Michigan Supreme Court ruling that added additional requirements. We have made the appropriate changes and are now ready to restart the vital program. We have partnered with Professional Code Inspections (PCI) to conduct the inspections. The program has 2 major components; a registration and an inspection. The registration must stay active with the current property owner’s contact information and the inspection is conducted once every 3 years. Residential rental property owners who are not adhering to the registration and/or the inspection will be in violation of the ordinance and will result in a citation. It will be a process to get through the rentals, so you may not receive any notifications in the first round of letters. But for those who do receive a letter from PCI. Please respond as detailed in the letter. After that the next step will be to assure the registration is up to date and getting an inspection scheduled. Some property owners may feel like they do not want to participate and may attempt to ignore the letter. Don’t do that. As mentioned before; this is an ordinance and will be met with a citation if it continues to be ignored. Plus, at the end of the day it is a win-win for property owners and tenants. The property owner can rest assured knowing that the property is safe for its tenants and the tenants obviously will know that they are living in a safe home. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me via email at amitchell@cityofotsego.org or by phone at 694-6146. Thank you.
