ANN ARBOR, MI — The passage of Ann Arbor’s new right-to-renew law drew applause from renters in the City Council chambers this week.

But one group isn’t applauding the move: the Washtenaw Area Apartment Association, a landlord group arguing city officials are bending to the wishes of a small, vocal cohort of University of Michigan graduate students who lobbied for the law.

The landlord group unsuccessfully sued the city last year over another new law that limits when landlords can show occupied apartments and sign leases, giving tenants seven months to live in apartments before having to decide on renewing.

The latest ordinance changes this week now give tenants the right to renew leases unless landlords have a legal reason to evict them, a first-in-the-state protection for renters who make up a majority of the city’s population.

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