LANSING — City Council members are pursuing a new rental insurance requirement for landlords that would pay for temporary housing for tenants whose housing is condemned by the city.
It’s the city’s latest move as it looks to address an aging housing stock and to hold landlords accountable for the condition of homes, considering hundreds of homes have been red-tagged, a city designation for homes officials determine are unsafe to live in.
The new insurance requirements would make sure the city wouldn’t be stuck with large bills if an apartment complex is red-tagged, and people need to be put into hotels, City Council President Ryan Kost said…