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State-specific leases, notices, checklists, and addenda for a Michigan rental. Legal notes last reviewed 2026-08-15. LeaseGen.io is not a law firm.
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Screen an applicant, write the lease, and document the move-in.
Receipts, entry, rent changes, renewals, and papers that amend who lives there.
Give notice, inspect at surrender, and account for the deposit. Use an eviction notice only for unpaid rent or a lease violation.
Short summaries of the rules that shape Michigan leases, notices, and deposit papers on LeaseGen.io. Last reviewed 2026-08-15. Not legal advice.
A security deposit generally may not exceed one and a half months’ rent (Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.602). Give the statutory inventory checklist at move-in. Unused deposit plus an itemized list is generally due within 30 days after the tenant vacates (§ 554.609).
A month-to-month tenancy generally takes one rental period’s written notice, often 30 days (Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.134).
Michigan does not prescribe a statewide 24-hour entry statute. Put a reasonable-notice entry clause in the lease. Emergency entry is customary.
A Michigan rent increase should be in writing. Many landlords use at least the same notice they would use to end a month-to-month tenancy. A month-to-month tenancy generally takes one rental period’s written notice, often 30 days (Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.134). The lease may require more. Local rent-control rules can cap the amount even when the notice period is met.
Michigan’s 7-day demand is the usual nonpayment notice. A 30-day notice ends many periodic tenancies. File in district court if the tenant stays.
Michigan residential leases commonly need these statewide disclosures. The lease generator adds them when your answers trigger them.
Give a commencement inventory checklist when the tenant moves in. Missing it can block later damage claims.