Michigan Eviction Laws
Michigan notice periods for ending a tenancy and starting an eviction, each as LeaseCraft read it in the statute at the official source, with its citation and read date (most recently ).
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Michigan notice periods
Periods are as the statute states them: some are minimums, some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means there is no statutory period; "No pre-suit notice" means none is required before filing.
| Situation | Notice period | Source |
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| Unpaid rent | 7 days |
MCL 600.5714(1)(a); MCL 554.134(2); MCL 600.5716
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| Lease violation | 7 days |
MCL 600.5714(1)(d); see MCL 600.5714(1)(c), MCL 554.134(1)
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| Ending the tenancy without a chance to cure | 1 day |
MCL 600.5714(1)(b), (1)(e); MCL 554.134(4)
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| Ending a month-to-month tenancy | 30 days |
MCL 554.134(1); MCL 600.5714(1)(c)(iii)
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| Tenant staying after the lease ends | Lease controls |
MCL 600.5714(1)(c)(ii)
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| Ending a week-to-week tenancy | 7 days |
MCL 554.134(1)
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What the Michigan statute says
Unpaid rent 7 days
- Written demand for possession for nonpayment served under MCL 600.5718; tenant holds over after failing to pay within 7 days from service.
- Demand must be in writing, addressed to the person in possession, describe the premises, state the reason, time to act and amount due, and be dated and signed (MCL 600.5716).
Lease violation 7 days
- Applies only where the person in possession willfully or negligently causes a serious and continuing health hazard or extensive and continuing physical injury to the premises; tenant may cure by substantially restoring or repairing the premises within 7 days after service of the demand.
Exceptions
- For other lease violations Michigan has NO statutory comply-or-quit/cure notice: the landlord terminates under a lease power to terminate (MCL 600.5714(1)(c)(i)) or by the MCL 554.134(1) notice to quit (1 month / rental interval); SCAO form DC 100c is used in practice (30 days).
Ending the tenancy without a chance to cure 1 day
- 24-hour written notice to quit / demand for possession where tenant, household member or person under tenant's control unlawfully manufactured, delivered, possessed with intent to deliver, or possessed a controlled substance on the premises; requires a lease clause providing for termination and a formal police report (MCL 554.134(4)); Schedule 1, 2 or 3 substances.
- 7-day written notice to quit where the tenant, household member or person under tenant's control caused or threatened physical injury to an individual on property owned or operated by the landlord (MCL 600.5714(1)(e)).
Ending a month-to-month tenancy 30 days
- Statute says '1 month's notice' for an estate at will or by sufferance; recorded as 30 days for registry purposes — generate the notice to run a full calendar month / rental period.
Ending a week-to-week tenancy 7 days
- Where rent is payable at periods of less than 3 months, notice equal to the interval between the times of payment is sufficient (week-to-week = 1 week).
Just cause, delivery, form and local rules in Michigan
How the notice may be delivered
Personal delivery to the person in possession; personal delivery on the premises to a family/household member or employee of suitable age and discretion with a request to deliver it; first-class mail addressed to the person in possession (service date = next regular mail-delivery day after mailing); or electronic service if the person in possession specifically consented in writing and the consent was confirmed by electronic reply (MCL 600.5718).
MCL 600.5718 · read
Required form or contents
No statutory mandatory form; MCL 600.5716 prescribes mandatory contents (in writing, addressed to person in possession, address/description of premises, reason, time to act, amount due, date, signature). SCAO-approved forms exist: DC 100a (nonpayment), DC 100b (damage/health hazard), DC 100c (notice to quit), DC 100d (termination of tenancy). https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/forms/scao-approved/dc100a.pdf
MCL 600.5716; SCAO forms DC 100a–d · read
Statewide just-cause rule
No statewide just-cause requirement
- No statewide just-cause requirement; estates at will may be terminated by either party on the MCL 554.134(1) notice without stated cause.
MCL 554.134(1); MCL 600.5714(1)(c) · read
City and county rules
Could not verify LeaseCraft has not verified this at the official source (Ann Arbor City Code — Right to Renew Ordinance (city guide dated 2024-04-10)), so this page states no rule.
For Michigan landlords
- Find the period for your situation in the table above and count it from the day the notice is delivered.
- Deliver the notice the way Michigan law allows and keep a record of how and when.
- A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant.
For Michigan tenants
- Compare the notice you received with the period for its situation in the table above and the date it reached you.
- A notice is not a court order. If a case is filed, the court papers say how and by when to respond.
- Local legal aid and tenant organizations can explain your options.
How an eviction generally proceeds
A general outline, not Michigan law: the steps, their names and their deadlines differ by state and court. The Michigan rules LeaseCraft has verified are the ones above.
- Written notice. The landlord gives the notice the situation calls for and waits out its period.
- Court filing. If the tenant has not paid, cured or left, the landlord files an eviction case in court.
- Hearing. Both sides can be heard; the tenant may raise defenses such as an improper notice.
- Judgment. The court decides who has the right to the property.
- Removal. If the court rules for the landlord, removal follows its order. A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant.
Michigan eviction questions
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7 days, under MCL 600.5714(1)(a); MCL 554.134(2); MCL 600.5716. Written demand for possession for nonpayment served under MCL 600.5718; tenant holds over after failing to pay within 7 days from service. LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.
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7 days, under MCL 600.5714(1)(d); see MCL 600.5714(1)(c), MCL 554.134(1). Applies only where the person in possession willfully or negligently causes a serious and continuing health hazard or extensive and continuing physical injury to the premises; tenant may cure by substantially restoring or repairing the premises within 7 days after service of the demand. LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.
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30 days, under MCL 554.134(1); MCL 600.5714(1)(c)(iii). Statute says '1 month's notice' for an estate at will or by sufferance; recorded as 30 days for registry purposes — generate the notice to run a full calendar month / rental period. LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.
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Personal delivery to the person in possession; personal delivery on the premises to a family/household member or employee of suitable age and discretion with a request to deliver it; first-class mail addressed to the person in possession (service date = next regular mail-delivery day after mailing); or electronic service if the person in possession specifically consented in writing and the consent was confirmed by electronic reply (MCL 600.5718). Source: MCL 600.5718. LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.
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No statewide just-cause requirement, under MCL 554.134(1); MCL 600.5714(1)(c). No statewide just-cause requirement; estates at will may be terminated by either party on the MCL 554.134(1) notice without stated cause. LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.
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7 days, under MCL 554.134(1). Where rent is payable at periods of less than 3 months, notice equal to the interval between the times of payment is sufficient (week-to-week = 1 week). LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.
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