What Landlords Need to Know: Recent Changes in Ann Arbor, Pontiac, and Detroit
For those who own or manage rental property in Michigan, it’s worth pausing to take stock of a few recent changes coming out of local courts and city governments. From new pricing rules in Ann Arbor to updated filing requirements in Pontiac and changing court procedures in Detroit, these developments could affect how you manage […]
Are You Your Own Worst Enemy? How A Landlord Can Lose a Rent Dispute Before It Begins
PART ONE: Communication Obviously, being in this business for over three decades, attorneys at Paletz Law have seen and heard almost every landlord nightmare story under the sun, from tenants who arbitrarily or intentionally stop paying rent, ignore calls and communications, ghost the complex or home they’re living in or claim they never owed rent […]
CEO Mathew I. Paletz Quoted in Crain’s Detroit Business
Detroit’s rental housing environment continues to be complicated. Matt was quoted to give his take on what the city and the courts need to do to support landlords. Landlord advocates have generally taken the position that Detroit is simply a hard place to do business and that significant red tape makes even obtaining a certificate of […]
From Paletz Law: The State of the Landlord in Michigan and Ohio
How Regulation, Rising Costs, and Activism Are Reshaping Rental Housing Part Two For the modern landlord in Michigan and Ohio, the business of managing their properties and tenants has shifted based on a slew of ever-changing federal guidance and expanded local ordinances. Combine that with an increasingly activist-driven state legislature and a growing local hostility […]
HUD Revamps Rules on Emotional Support Animals
Significant news has come from HUD regarding emotional support animals (ESAs) as the agency has rescinded its prior guidance requiring accommodation. In a May 22, 2026 memo, HUD’s Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig W. Trainor made clear that going forward, only trained service animals—those that perform specific, documented tasks for a person with […]
From Paletz Law: The State of the National Business of Rental Property Owners – Part One
For decades, rental housing providers have played a vital role in maintaining affordable housing, revitalizing neighborhoods, and providing homes for millions of residents. But during and since the pandemic, many landlords feel they are operating under increasing political, legal, and financial pressure, unlike anything seen in recent history. In short, they feel attacked. The modern […]
Landlords Forced to Deal with Increasing Economic Headwinds
A growing wave of financial strain is putting renters and the landlords who depend on them in increasingly troubled waters. For the millions of you who own a rental property or two, the dream was simple: a reliable stream of monthly income to supplement retirement, build generational wealth, or just simply make ends meet. But […]
Hot Climate, Hot Topic: What Every Michigan Landlord Should Know about Providing Air Conditioning
There has been growing confusion in the landlord-tenant landscape about whether Michigan landlords are legally required to provide air conditioning for their tenants. This has come from a combination of loud, aggressive demands from tenants’ rights organizations and a preponderance of national news coverage of the topic, which is expected: it’s almost summer. But at […]
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