A tenants’ advocacy group is calling for the city to acquire Leland House through eminent domain and convert the site into permanent affordable housing.
Displaced residents haven’t been able to return since a power failure caused a mandatory evacuation of the building in November. The Detroit Tenants Union sent a letter to Mayor Mary Sheffield and City Council suggesting the building could be stabilized if placed into public hands.
Corporation Counsel Conrad Mallett Jr. said seizing the building through eminent domain or purchasing it should be carefully considered by council members…