554.601 Definitions. Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) “Rental unit” means a structure or part of a structure used as a home, residence, or sleeping unit by a single person or household unit, or any grounds, or other facilities or area promised for the use of a residential tenant and includes, but without […]
554.601a Termination of lease; conditions; applicability of section to leases entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after effective date. Sec. 1a. (1) A rental agreement shall provide that a tenant who has occupied a rental unit for more than 13 months may terminate a lease by a 60-day written notice to the landlord if 1 of […]
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. Sec. 1b. (1) A tenant who has a reasonable apprehension of present danger to the tenant or his or her child […]
554.602 Security deposit; amount. Sec. 2. A landlord may require a security deposit for each rental unit. A security deposit shall be required and maintained in accordance with the terms of this act and shall not exceed 1 1/2 months’ rent. History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
554.603 Security deposit; notice. Sec. 3. A landlord shall not require a security deposit unless he notifies the tenant no later than 14 days from the date a tenant assumes possession in a written instrument of the landlord’s name and address for receipt of communications under this act, the name and address of the financial […]
554.604 Security deposit, disposition; bond. Sec. 4. (1) The security deposit shall be deposited in a regulated financial institution. A landlord may use the moneys so deposited for any purposes he desires if he deposits with the secretary of state a cash bond or surety bond written by a surety company licensed to do business […]
554.605 Security deposit as property of tenant. Sec. 5. For the purposes of this act and any litigation arising thereunder, the security deposit is considered the lawful property of the tenant until the landlord establishes a right to the deposit or portions thereof as long as the bond provision is fulfilled, the landlord may use […]
554.606 Waiving requirements of act. Sec. 6. The requirements of this act may not be waived by the parties to a rental agreement except as specifically provided herein. History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
554.607 Security deposit; permissible uses. Sec. 7. A security deposit may be used only for the following purposes: (a) Reimburse the landlord for actual damages to the rental unit or any ancillary facility that are the direct result of conduct not reasonably expected in the normal course of habitation of a dwelling. (b) Pay the […]
554.608 Inventory checklists. Sec. 8. (1) The landlord shall make use of inventory checklists both at the commencement and termination of occupancy for each rental unit which detail the condition of the rental unit for which a security deposit is required. (2) At the commencement of the lease, the landlord shall furnish the tenant 2 […]
554.609 Itemized list of damages; check or money order; contents of notice of damages. Sec. 9. In case of damage to the rental unit or other obligation against the security deposit, the landlord shall mail to the tenant, within 30 days after the termination of occupancy, an itemized list of damages claimed for which the […]
554.610 Effect of noncompliance with notice of damages requirement. Sec. 10. Failure by the landlord to comply with the notice of damages requirement within the 30 days after the termination of occupancy, constitutes agreement by the landlord that no damages are due and he shall remit to the tenant immediately the full security deposit. History: […]
554.611 Notice of forwarding address; effect of noncompliance. Sec. 11. The tenant shall notify the landlord in writing at the address given under section 4 within 4 days after termination of his occupancy of an address at which communications pursuant to this act may be received. Failure to comply with this requirement relieves the landlord […]
554.612 Response to notice of damages. Sec. 12. If a landlord claims damages to a rental unit and gives notice of damages as required, the tenant upon receipt of the list of damages shall respond by ordinary mail to the address provided by the landlord as required by section 3 within 7 days, indicating in […]
554.613 Action for damages; retention of security deposit; waiver. Sec. 13. (1) Within 45 days after termination of the occupancy and not thereafter the landlord may commence an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for a money judgment for damages which he has claimed or in lieu thereof return the balance of the security […]
554.614 Termination of landlord’s interest; liability for security deposit. Sec. 14. 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 agent is liable with respect to the security deposit, until the occurrence of any of the following: (a) Transfer of […]
554.615 Action to enforce act. Sec. 15. The attorney general or any affected individual may bring an action to enforce this act in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the defendant resides or does business. History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
554.616 Effective date and applicability of act. Sec. 16. This act takes effect April 1, 1973 and applies only to security deposits held pursuant to leases entered into, renewed or renegotiated after April 1, 1973. History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
