Resources

Want to know more? Following are some useful resources.

East Lansing City Attorney confirms that homeowners can have guests stay for unlimited periods. More here (video link).

East Lansing City Dialog confirms that homeowners can have guests stay for unlimited periods. More here.

The Bailey Community Association opposes Proposal 1 and supports Save Our Neighborhoods EL. More here.

Not enough housing at MSU for students:

• Excess of students causes overcrowding in MSU dorms, by Anna Layden. The State News, September 12, 2024.

• MSU has nearly 500 more students in dorms than it has capacity, by Sarah Atwood. Lansing State Journal, September 7, 2024.

Communication from Save Our Neighborhoods EL:

• Letter from Save Our Neighborhoods EL to East Lansing City Council, September 2, 2024. 

Council members address the issues: 

• • Aging in place under the current Code (video link): 

    • Councilmember Erik Altmann, speaking about how the current Code allows homeowners to age-in-place in their homes, without the need for a rental license. June 4, 2024.

• Hosting guests under the current Code (video link): 

  • • Councilmember Mark Meadows, speaking about how the current Code allows homeowners to host guests in their homes, with no limit on length of the stay. June 4, 2024.

  • How the City's current Code works and problems with Proposal 1:

    • East Lansing Regulations are Progressive and Necessary: Beware of "reform", by Erik Altmann and Mark S. Meadows, East Lansing City Council Members. Lansing City Pulse, May 8, 2024.

    • East Lansing Regulations are Progressive and Necessary, by Erik Altmann, East Lansing City Council Member. Lansing City Pulse, April 29, 2024.

  • Overlay ordinances (video link):

    • Councilmember Erik Altmann, speaking about overlay ordinances generally and the City's most recent overlay ordinance, in Glencairn. April 9, 2024.