Robert McMillan v. Susan Douglas

*355 Plaintiff, Robert McMillan, appeals by leave granted 1 the circuit court order affirming the decision of the district court to deny plaintiff's request to recoup rent paid to his landlord, defendant Susan Douglas, for the months when defendant rented the property to plaintiff without a rental permit. Because *356 the Battle Creek Code of Ordinances, § 842.06(c), does not provide plaintiff a private cause of action to enforce rental ordinances against defendant, we affirm.

Between August 2011 and October 2014, plaintiff rented residential property in Battle Creek from defendant at a rate of $595…