Detroit — Ch. 22 Art. VII Requirements for Control of Bed Bugs in Rental Dwellings § 22-7-4

(a) A landlord shall not enter into a rental agreement with the occupant if the landlord knows, or has reason to know, that the rental property is infested with bed bugs.
(b) A landlord shall be responsible for all of the following:
(1) Having a licensed pest management professional, as defined in Section 22-7-1 of this Code, inspect a rental property for bed bugs prior to leasing, or renting the property to others.
(2) Providing proof to the occupant, prior to or upon signing the rental agreement of the rental property, that the property was inspected by a licensed pest management professional and is bed bug free.
(3) Providing informational material to the occupant regarding bed bug prevention from the state or City's website, or any other informational forum.
(4) Within seven days after receiving written or electronic notice from an occupant, or other reliable source of a suspected infestation in the occupant's rental property, the landlord shall order an inspection of the rental property for bed bugs by a pest management professional. If an infestation of a rental property is confirmed, the landlord shall immediately order an inspection of any adjoining or adjacent rental units to the infested rental property;
(5) Within seven days after an infestation of a rental property is confirmed:
a. The landlord and occupant shall begin treatment by hiring a pest management professional chosen by the landlord to eradicate the bed bugs; or
b. For the purposes of single-family dwellings only, the use of suggested self-help treatment methods listed on the state's website may be used to eradicate bed bugs, provided, that:
i. Following a self-help treatment method used for an infested rental unit, the landlord shall have an inspection of the unit conducted by a pest management professional within 14 days to confirm the unit is free from bed bugs;
ii. If a self-help treatment method is used on a rental unit and upon inspection by a pest management professional bed bugs are still present in the unit, the landlord shall hire a pest management professional to treat the rental unit; and
iii. Self-help treatment methods shall not be used in situations where the rental unit is overwhelmingly infested with bed bugs.
(6) Maintaining a record of the pest control measures performed by the pest management professional on the rental property and shall comply with the following:
a. The record shall include reports and receipts prepared by the pest management professional;
b. A log of all infestation reports made by occupants;
c. The record shall be maintained for three years; and
d. The record shall be readily available for inspection by the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department and the Health Department;
(7) Providing notice to all occupants of the rental property if the property has multiple occupants, of when an infestation has occurred or is taking place and shall provide a reminder to occupants of the proper procedures to prevent the spreading of bed bugs, that some rental units on the property may be inspected, and if they suspect their rental unit may be infested to contact the landlord in writing; and
(8) With exception to Subsection (c) of this section, the landlord shall remove any items or materials the occupant has placed in a sealed plastic bag and properly labeled for disposal, immediately from the premises, in accordance with Section 22-7-7 of this Code.
(c) Occupants of a single-family dwelling shall be responsible for removing any infested items or materials and disposing of them in accordance with Section 22-7-7 of this Code.
(d) Pursuant to Section 5720 of the Michigan Revised Judicature Act of 1961, being MCL 600.5720, a landlord shall not retaliate against an occupant because the occupant has reported in good faith a suspected bed bug infestation.