What to know:
- The Detroit Tenants Union secured a compensation agreement for residents displaced from downtown Detroit’s Leland House.
- The city of Detroit, Leland House Limited Partnership, and residents finalized the agreement during a bankruptcy hearing on Nov. 5, 2026.
- Leland House, located at 400 Bagley St. in downtown Detroit, lost electricity Dec. 10, 2025.
- Residents were ordered to evacuate after the power outage, and officials determined the building was unsafe.
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DETROIT — The Detroit Tenants Union has secured a compensation agreement for residents displaced from downtown Detroit’s Leland House after the building lost electricity and was deemed unsafe nearly a year ago.
The agreement between the city of Detroit, Leland House Limited Partnership, and residents was finalized during a bankruptcy hearing on Thursday (Nov. 5), according to the tenants union’s Facebook post.
Leland House, located at 400 Bagley St., lost electricity on Dec. 10, 2025.
Residents were ordered to evacuate after the power loss and after officials determined the building was unsafe.
The evacuation permanently displaced residents, leaving many separated from their belongings and uncertain about their futures.
The Detroit Tenants Union and the Leland House Tenants Union represented displaced residents during months of negotiations that led to the agreement.
In a statement, the Detroit Tenants Union described the agreement as a significant financial victory for residents who have spent nearly a year dealing with the aftermath of their displacement.
“No payment can undo losing a home, the disruption of established communities, or the uncertainty residents have endured,” the organization said. “But this agreement establishes a concrete financial outcome for Leland residents and marks an important win of our collective fight.”
The unions were represented by attorneys Patrick Foley, Donovan McCarty, Kurt Thronbuldh, Matt Erard and Ben Christensen.
The Detroit Tenants Union said the agreement demonstrates the importance of tenant organizing and giving residents a collective voice when facing circumstances that affect their homes and communities.
“The money matters. It can help residents recover from what they have experienced,” the organization said. “But the bigger question is whether neighbors can come together, build trust, and exercise power over the circumstances affecting their lives.”
The union did not disclose the total compensation amount in its announcement.
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