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Renters commission raises alarm about unsigned ‘floating’ leases and calls for clearer early-leasing rules
Summary
Commissioners described cases where prospective tenants were given leases that were not countersigned while current tenants retained renewal rights, leaving prospective tenants without housing; commissioners proposed clarifying Chapter 105 §8530 to require landlord countersignature or to bar offers during the renewal window.
During the April 16 meeting, members of the Ann Arbor Renters Commission described multiple incidents downtown in which prospective tenants received lease documents that were not countersigned by landlords while current tenants still held the right to renew. Commissioners said the practice has left applicants believing they had housing only to find the unit unavailable when a current tenant exercised renewal rights.
Commissioners reviewed Chapter 105 language (section 8530 and surrounding provisions) that governs renewal…
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