Michigan Compiled Laws Act 348 Of 1972 Landlord And Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616)

AN ACT to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties.

History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973
Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act

Section 554.601 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) “Rental unit” means a structure or part of a structure used as a home, residence, or sleeping unit...
Section 554.601a Termination Of Lease; Conditions; Applicability Of Section To Leases Entered Into, Renewed, Or Renegotiated After Effective Date.
(1) A rental agreement shall provide that a tenant who has occupied a rental unit for more than 13 months may terminate a lease...
Section 554.601b Tenant Under Apprehension Of Danger From Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Or Stalking; Release From Rental Payment Obligation; Written Notice; Content; Documentation; Forwarding Information; Liability Of Multiple Tenants; Applicability; Remedies Against Other Parties; Definitions.
(1) A tenant who has a reasonable apprehension of present danger to the tenant or his or her child from domestic violence, sexual assault,...
Section 554.602 Security Deposit; Amount.
A landlord may require a security deposit for each rental unit. A security deposit shall be required and maintained in accordance with the terms...
Section 554.603 Security Deposit; Notice.
A landlord shall not require a security deposit unless he notifies the tenant no later than 14 days from the date a tenant assumes...
Section 554.604 Security Deposit, Disposition; Bond.
(1) The security deposit shall be deposited in a regulated financial institution. A landlord may use the moneys so deposited for any purposes he...
Section 554.605 Security Deposit As Property Of Tenant.
For the purposes of this act and any litigation arising thereunder, the security deposit is considered the lawful property of the tenant until the...
Section 554.606 Waiving Requirements Of Act.
The requirements of this act may not be waived by the parties to a rental agreement except as specifically provided herein. History: 1972, Act...
Section 554.607 Security Deposit; Permissible Uses.
A security deposit may be used only for the following purposes: (a) Reimburse the landlord for actual damages to the rental unit or any...
Section 554.608 Inventory Checklists.
(1) The landlord shall make use of inventory checklists both at the commencement and termination of occupancy for each rental unit which detail the...
Section 554.609 Itemized List Of Damages; Check Or Money Order; Contents Of Notice Of Damages.
In case of damage to the rental unit or other obligation against the security deposit, the landlord shall mail to the tenant, within 30...
Section 554.610 Effect Of Noncompliance With Notice Of Damages Requirement.
Failure by the landlord to comply with the notice of damages requirement within the 30 days after the termination of occupancy, constitutes agreement by...
Section 554.611 Notice Of Forwarding Address; Effect Of Noncompliance.
The tenant shall notify the landlord in writing at the address given under section 4 within 4 days after termination of his occupancy of...
Section 554.612 Response To Notice Of Damages.
If a landlord claims damages to a rental unit and gives notice of damages as required, the tenant upon receipt of the list of...
Section 554.613 Action For Damages; Retention Of Security Deposit; Waiver.
(1) Within 45 days after termination of the occupancy and not thereafter the landlord may commence an action in a court of competent jurisdiction...
Section 554.614 Termination Of Landlord's Interest; Liability For Security Deposit.
Upon termination of a landlord's interest in a rental unit whether by sale, assignment, death, appointment of receiver or otherwise, the landlord or his...
Section 554.615 Action To Enforce Act.
The attorney general or any affected individual may bring an action to enforce this act in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county...
Section 554.616 Effective Date And Applicability Of Act.
This act takes effect April 1, 1973 and applies only to security deposits held pursuant to leases entered into, renewed or renegotiated after April...

Last modified: October 10, 2016