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Michigan appeals court ruling voids leases for uncertified rentals

Appealing dismissal of the union's lawsuit; says Skidmore undercuts the district court's arguments

A three-judge Michigan Court of Appeals panel ruled on Oct. 21 that a residential lease is void from the start when the rental lacks a required certificate of compliance. The case, Skidmore v. Hayashi, began in Oakland County over a West Bloomfield condo whose owners never got the township certificate; in Detroit, about 15% of rentals are certified, according to city data cited by Outlier Media.

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These are documents that, according to the court in Skidmore, can go as far as voiding a lease.

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The court made very clear that these certificates of compliance are incredibly important documents, things that landlords… cannot operate without.

from Michigan appeals court ruling voids leases for uncertified rentals · Updated 6 hours ago

The new ruling in Skidmore v. Hayashi really undercuts many of the legal arguments that the 36th District court raised an opposition to our superintendent control complaint, and those same arguments that the court relied on in dismissing our complaint.

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