Detroit — Ch. 22 Art. VIII Fair Chance Access to Rental Housing § 22-8-13

(a) The administering agency shall investigate complaints regarding a housing provider's alleged violation of this article. The administrative agency may engage third-party assistance to conduct its investigation.
(1) Where the Director of the administering agency determines that a violation has not occurred, he or she shall issue a determination that a housing provider is not in violation of this article. This determination shall be provided to the housing provider and the complainant.
(2) Where the Director of the administering agency determines that a violation has occurred, he or she shall issue a determination that a housing provider is in violation of this article, provided, however, for a first violation, or for any violation during the first 12 months following the effective date of this article, which was September 1, 2019, the Director must issue warnings and notices to correct, and offer the housing provider technical assistance on how to comply with the requirements of this article. For a second violation, the administering agency shall refer its determination for each applicant to whom the violation occurred, or is continuing, to the enforcing agency for action, to the housing provider, and to the complainant.
(3) Where the Director of the administering agency determines that a violation has occurred, he or she shall forward a copy of the determination to the Michigan Department of Civil Rights for consideration.
(b) The administering agency is authorized, in consultation with the Mayor's Office, to take appropriate steps to assist in the enforcement of this article, including the investigation of any possible violations of this article. The administering or enforcing agencies shall not find a violation based on a housing provider's decision that an applicant's conduct is a directly-related conviction, as defined in Section 22-8-3 of this Code, unless the housing provider failed to conduct the individualized assessment as required under Section 22-8-7 of this Code.
(c) If multiple applicants are impacted by the same violation at the same time, for example, all applicants for a certain housing unit are asked for their conviction history on the initial application, each violation shall be treated as a separate violation.
(d) In accordance with Section 4i(k) of the Michigan Home Rule Cities Act, being MCL 117.4i(k), the penalty upon conviction for violation of this article shall be imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both, for each such violation, in the discretion of the court.
(e) An applicant or potential applicant may report to the administering agency any suspected violation of this article within 60 calendar days of the date the suspected violation occurred. The City shall encourage reporting pursuant to this subsection by keeping confidential, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law; the name and other identifying information of the applicant or potential applicant reporting the violation, provided, however, that with the authorization of such person, the City may disclose his or her name and identifying information as necessary to enforce this article or for other appropriate purposes, which shall include enabling the housing provider to respond to the alleged violation as part of an investigation by the administering agency.