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Council postpones green rental housing ordinance after extensive public comment
Summary
The green rental housing ordinance was postponed to allow staff to respond to questions and proposed amendments after a long public comment period featuring landlords and tenants debating costs and climate goals.
Ann Arbor City Council postponed consideration of the proposed green rental housing ordinance to its first meeting in June after extensive public comment on May 5.
The ordinance, which would add sections 8,533 through 8,540 to the city housing code to create a green rental housing standard, drew more than a dozen public commenters who described both practical barriers and environmental benefits. Several rental‑property managers and small landlords said the proposal as written would impose substantial compliance costs and administrative burdens on owners of single‑family rentals and older housing stock. Others, including sustainability and…
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