Michigan Landlord-Tenant Law

Overview of Landlord-Tenant Laws in Michigan

Find out key laws every Michigan landlord and tenant needs to know.

How to Evict a Tenant in Michigan

Learn about the legal procedure to evict a tenant in Michigan.

Overview of Landlord-Tenant Laws in Michigan

Find out key laws every Michigan landlord and tenant needs to know.

How to Evict a Tenant in Michigan

Learn about the legal procedure to evict a tenant in Michigan.

Michigan Tenant Rights to Withhold Rent or “Repair and Deduct”

Find out when and how to pay less rent in Michigan when your landlord fails to fix major problems in your rental unit.

Top 9 Landlord Legal Responsibilities in Michigan

What Michigan landlords need to know to avoid legal problems with tenants. Read on to learn more.

Tenant's Right to Break a Rental Lease in Michigan

Learn when and how tenants may legally break a lease in Michigan and how to limit liability for rent through the end of the lease term.

Michigan Security Deposit Limits and Deadlines

A breakdown of Michigan landlord-tenant laws on security deposits.

Michigan Rules Regarding Mold in Rental Properties

Here's what Michigan landlords (and tenants) need to know about mold and the law.

Michigan Notice Requirements to Terminate a Month-to-Month Tenancy

Find out how much advance notice you or the landlord must provide to terminate a rental agreement that runs month-to-month in Michigan.

Handling a Tenant's Abandoned Property in Michigan

Learn the rules landlords in Michigan must follow to deal with property abandoned by a tenant.

Eviction Notices for Lease Violations in Michigan

A landlord in Michigan may evict a tenant for violating a term of the lease or rental agreement-–for example, by keeping a pet (if the lease prohibits pets), allowing more than one tenant to live in the rental apartment or house (if the lease allows only one tenant), causing extensive damage to the