Bankhead v. Mayor of River Rouge

This is an action for a writ of mandamus to compel the Mayor of the City of River Rouge to establish a board of tenant affairs. River Rouge has a population of less than 20,000 persons, 300 units of low income housing, and a housing commission. Plaintiffs are tenants in the housing units.

The title of 1968 PA 344 reads as follows:

“An act to authorize any city, village or township to purchase, acquire, construct, maintain, operate, improve, extend and repair housing facilities; to eliminate housing conditions which are detrimental to the public peace, health, safety, morals or welfare; # * * to…