Detroit — Ch. 22 Art. VIII Fair Chance Access to Rental Housing § 22-8-14

(a) Within 120 calendar days after the effective date of this article, which was September 1, 2019, the administering agency shall promulgate administrative rules pursuant to Section 2-111 of the Charter. These rules shall include, at minimum, procedures for the following:
(1) Preparing standardized language for the notice in Section 22-8-8 (c) of this Code that housing providers may use to satisfy the requirements of that subsection.
(2) Timeframe and process, including notification, for the following:
a. To housing providers that a complaint has been filed alleging violation of this article and that an investigation will occur;
b. To provide the housing provider a right to respond to the allegations in the complaint;
c. To obtain verification from the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department that the eligible housing is in compliance with the registration of residential rental properties in accordance with Section 8-15-81 of this Code;
d. To obtain verification from the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department that the eligible housing has a valid Certificate of Compliance required by Section 8-15-35 of this Code or by other provisions of this Code;
e. Receipt and consideration by the administering agency of any response and supporting information from a housing provider regarding the alleged violation; and
f. Dissemination of the administering agency's determination of whether an alleged violation in the complaint was substantiated to the housing provider and complainant. If a violation is substantiated, dissemination to the enforcing agency and Michigan Department of Civil Rights.
(b) The administering and enforcing agencies shall prepare and jointly submit an annual report to the Mayor and City Council that includes, at a minimum, the following information for the preceding year:
(1) The number and types of complaints received alleging violations of this article;
(2) The number and types of violations of this article represented by the number of determinations issued by the Director of the administering agency substantiating the alleged violations;
(3) The number and types of violations of this article represented by the number of determinations issued by the Director of the administering agency where the allegations of violations of this article were unsubstantiated;
(4) The number and types of determinations forwarded to the Michigan Department of Civil Rights;
(5) The number and types of tickets by the enforcing agency;
(6) Data regarding the judicial dispostion of tickets issued by the enforcing agency itemizing the number of dismissals, convictions or plea arrangements, including the penalties assessed; and
(7) The costs associated with the implementation and administration of this article.