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Michigan Landlord-Tenant Laws 2026

Security deposit limits, eviction notice requirements, rent increase rules, and every compliance deadline for Michigan landlords. 533 cities covered.

Based on Michigan state statutes. Updated August 2026.

Michigan Landlord Law Summary

In Michigan, landlords must return security deposits within 30 days, provide 7-day eviction notice for nonpayment, and do not cap rent increases. No just cause eviction requirement.

Michigan Landlord Rules at a Glance

Key compliance requirements every Michigan landlord must follow.

Rule Requirement
Security Deposit Cap 1.5 months’ rent
Deposit Return Deadline 30 days
Eviction Notice (Nonpayment) 7 days written notice (demand for possession)
Rent Cap No statewide cap
Entry Notice 24 hours notice (by common practice)
Late Fee Cap No statutory cap
Grace Period No statutory requirement
Just Cause Eviction Not required

What Happens If You Violate Michigan Landlord-Tenant Law

Security deposit violation: Tenant may recover up to 2x the wrongfully withheld amount.

  • Late deposit return: Miss the 30-day deadline and tenants can sue for up to 2x the withheld amount.
  • Improper eviction notice: Wrong notice period or procedure = case dismissed. You restart from zero and owe additional court costs.
  • Illegal entry: Entering without 24-hour notice = harassment claim. Tenants can terminate the lease and sue for damages.
  • Fair housing violation: First offense: $16,000+ federal fine. Repeat: $65,000+. Plus actual damages, attorney fees, and potential criminal penalties.

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Michigan Landlord-Tenant Statutes

The laws that govern residential rentals in Michigan.

Michigan Truth in Renting Act

Mich. Comp. Laws §554.631 et seq.

Prohibits unconscionable lease provisions and regulates lease terms in Michigan.

Michigan Security Deposit Act

Mich. Comp. Laws §554.601 et seq.

Governs security deposit collection, holding requirements, deductions, and return timelines.

Michigan Landlord Law Topics

Explore detailed rules by topic for any Michigan city.

Security Deposit Laws

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Eviction Process & Notice Requirements

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Rent Increase Laws

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Landlord Entry & Access Rules

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Maintenance & Habitability Standards

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Late Fee Limits

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Lease Termination & Renewal

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Fair Housing Protections

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Tenant Screening Rules

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Required Landlord Disclosures

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Rent Control

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Property Registration Requirements

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Top 50 Michigan Cities — Landlord Law Coverage

The largest Michigan cities by population, with median rent and deposit cap data. Click any city for detailed landlord-tenant law coverage.

City Population Median 2BR Rent Max Deposit
Detroit 633,218 $1,411/mo $2,117
Grand Rapids 196,608 $1,531/mo $2,297
Warren 136,655 $1,411/mo $2,117
Sterling Heights 133,306 $1,411/mo $2,117
Ann Arbor 119,381 $1,656/mo $2,484
Lansing 112,115 $1,268/mo $1,902
Dearborn 105,811 $1,411/mo $2,117
Livonia 92,185 $1,411/mo $2,117
Troy 87,339 $1,411/mo $2,117
Westland 82,574 $1,411/mo $2,117
Farmington Hills 82,528 $1,113/mo $1,670
Flint 79,661 $1,033/mo $1,550
Wyoming 77,451 $1,531/mo $2,297
Rochester Hills 76,002 $1,113/mo $1,670
Southfield 75,687 $1,411/mo $2,117
Kalamazoo 73,126 $1,162/mo $1,743
Novi 66,314 $1,411/mo $2,117
Pontiac 61,689 $1,411/mo $2,117
Taylor 61,241 $1,411/mo $2,117
Dearborn Heights 60,872 $1,411/mo $2,117
St. Clair Shores 57,548 $1,113/mo $1,670
Royal Oak 57,452 $1,411/mo $2,117
Kentwood 53,987 $1,113/mo $1,670
Battle Creek 52,175 $1,176/mo $1,764
Portage 49,302 $1,162/mo $1,743
East Lansing 48,528 $1,268/mo $1,902
Roseville 46,666 $1,411/mo $2,117
Saginaw 43,185 $1,117/mo $1,676
Midland 42,663 $1,193/mo $1,790
Lincoln Park 38,646 $1,411/mo $2,117
Muskegon 37,183 $1,236/mo $1,854
Holland 34,540 $1,519/mo $2,279
Eastpointe 33,676 $1,411/mo $2,117
Bay City 32,082 $1,030/mo $1,545
Jackson 30,854 $1,165/mo $1,748
Burton 29,376 $1,033/mo $1,550
Oak Park 29,023 $1,411/mo $2,117
Southgate 29,002 $1,411/mo $2,117
Port Huron 28,383 $1,113/mo $1,670
Madison Heights 28,238 $1,411/mo $2,117
Allen Park 27,528 $1,411/mo $2,117
Hamtramck 27,339 $1,411/mo $2,117
Garden City 26,325 $1,411/mo $2,117
Auburn Hills 25,597 $1,411/mo $2,117
Walker 25,289 $1,113/mo $1,670
Inkster 25,056 $1,411/mo $2,117
Norton Shores 25,005 $1,113/mo $1,670
Romulus 24,702 $1,411/mo $2,117
Wyandotte 24,057 $1,411/mo $2,117
Birmingham 21,434 $1,411/mo $2,117

All 533 Michigan Cities

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Detroit 633,218 Grand Rapids 196,608 Warren 136,655 Sterling Heights 133,306 Ann Arbor 119,381 Lansing 112,115 Dearborn 105,811 Livonia 92,185 Troy 87,339 Westland 82,574 Farmington Hills 82,528 Flint 79,661 Wyoming 77,451 Rochester Hills 76,002 Southfield 75,687 Kalamazoo 73,126 Novi 66,314 Pontiac 61,689 Taylor 61,241 Dearborn Heights 60,872 St. Clair Shores 57,548 Royal Oak 57,452 Kentwood 53,987 Battle Creek 52,175 Portage 49,302 East Lansing 48,528 Roseville 46,666 Saginaw 43,185 Midland 42,663 Lincoln Park 38,646 Muskegon 37,183 Holland 34,540 Eastpointe 33,676 Bay City 32,082 Jackson 30,854 Burton 29,376 Oak Park 29,023 Southgate 29,002 Port Huron 28,383 Madison Heights 28,238 Allen Park 27,528 Hamtramck 27,339 Garden City 26,325 Auburn Hills 25,597 Walker 25,289 Inkster 25,056 Norton Shores 25,005 Romulus 24,702 Wyandotte 24,057 Birmingham 21,434 Marquette 21,079 Mount Pleasant 20,859 Adrian 20,238 Monroe 20,089 Ypsilanti 19,393 Ferndale 19,083 Trenton 17,891 Wixom 17,134 Wayne 17,078 Grandville 16,682 Grosse Pointe Woods 15,854 Traverse City 15,707 Mount Clemens 15,378 Berkley 14,934 Harper Woods 14,895 Hazel Park 14,808 Owosso 14,581 Coldwater 14,439 Fraser 14,434 Sault Ste. Marie 13,320 Rochester 12,779 Woodhaven 12,559 Melvindale 12,402 Escanaba 12,343 Ionia 12,249 New Baltimore 11,992 Riverview 11,976 South Lyon 11,941 Fenton 11,863 Niles 11,665 East Grand Rapids 11,429 Farmington 11,391 Clawson 11,176 Grosse Pointe Park 11,124 Sturgis 11,012 Grand Haven 11,002 Cadillac 10,430 Beverly Hills 10,390 Flat Rock 10,289 Alpena 10,130 Howell 10,008 Marysville 9,917 Muskegon Heights 9,815 Grosse Pointe Farms 9,757 Alma 9,364 Charlotte 9,242 Plymouth 9,153 Lapeer 9,128 Saline 9,006 Greenville 8,989 Ecorse 8,941 Benton Harbor 8,875 Tecumseh 8,596 Houghton 8,508 Highland Park 8,443 Center Line 8,354 Flushing 8,243 Menominee 8,207 Mason 8,153 Hillsdale 7,998 Brighton 7,958 Three Rivers 7,928 Grand Blanc 7,925 Big Rapids 7,912 Hudsonville 7,879 Grand Ledge 7,784 St. Joseph 7,729 St. Johns 7,699 Ludington 7,597 Iron Mountain 7,519 Hastings 7,512 Albion 7,329 Walled Lake 7,297 St. Louis 7,008 River Rouge 6,882 Marshall 6,774 New Haven 6,657 Milford 6,419 Manistee 6,279 Huntington Woods 6,260 Ishpeming 6,183 Rockford 6,171 Milan 6,009 Northville 5,982 Dundee 5,980 Belding 5,972 Holly 5,938 St. Clair 5,887 Petoskey 5,846 Swartz Creek 5,840 Richmond 5,831 Dowagiac 5,673 Zeeland 5,645 Grosse Pointe 5,449 Chelsea 5,364 Springfield 5,281 Gladstone 5,237 Eaton Rapids 5,165 Frankenmuth 5,163 Allegan 5,162 Kingsford 5,134 Utica 5,124 Davison 5,056 Ironwood 4,957 Gibraltar 4,873 Cheboygan 4,847 Coopersville 4,846 DeWitt 4,779 Negaunee 4,653 Fremont 4,595 Dexter 4,509 Hancock 4,507 Wayland 4,484 Wolverine Lake 4,436 Middleville 4,424 Bloomfield Hills 4,377 Gaylord 4,374 Caro 4,272 Sparta 4,271 Buchanan 4,191 Linden 4,160 Roosevelt Park 4,132 Algonac 4,125 Lowell 4,103 North Muskegon 4,082 Otsego 4,054 Marine City 4,017 Lathrup Village 4,013 South Haven 4,001 Vicksburg 3,929 Belleville 3,904 Boyne City 3,831 Portland 3,797 Williamston 3,772 Plainwell 3,747 Imlay City 3,744 Romeo 3,731 Cedar Springs 3,671 Durand 3,470 Oxford 3,449 Paw Paw 3,389 Essexville 3,304 Clare 3,278 Blissfield 3,263 Rockwood 3,135 Franklin 3,121 Gladwin 3,117 Whitehall 3,105 Mount Morris 3,092 Potterville 3,092 Iron River 3,032 Corunna 3,022 Bad Axe 2,977 Ferrysburg 2,931 Fowlerville 2,931 Rogers City 2,909 Manistique 2,860 Almont 2,847 Norway 2,837 Lake Orion 2,832 Ithaca 2,813 Mattawan 2,756 Keego Harbor 2,729 Vassar 2,698 Sandusky 2,685 East Tawas 2,680 Pleasant Ridge 2,577 Newaygo 2,542 Village of Grosse Pointe Shores 2,542 Reed City 2,521 Spring Lake 2,521 Cass City 2,487 Clinton 2,487 Hartford 2,479 Clio 2,471 Montague 2,417 Chesaning 2,412 Hudson 2,362 West Branch 2,358 Pinckney 2,353 Charlevoix 2,347 Carleton 2,337 Croswell 2,296 St. Ignace 2,293 Bronson 2,272 East Jordan 2,250 Kalkaska 2,239 Morenci 2,222 Orchard Lake Village 2,206 Shelby 2,174 Jonesville 2,171 Harrison 2,162 Perry 2,126 Lake Odessa 2,065 Manchester 2,065 Galesburg 2,059 Hart 2,055 Bridgman 2,053 Auburn 2,044 Goodrich 2,019 Constantine 1,990 Bangor 1,977 Capac 1,968 Munising 1,963 St. Charles 1,956 Grayling 1,946 L'Anse 1,936 Lake Isabella 1,929 Baraga 1,922 Leslie 1,903 Howard City 1,895 Parchment 1,893 Yale 1,890 Laurium 1,876 Marlette 1,853 Tawas City 1,843 Berrien Springs 1,790 Lawton 1,789 Bessemer 1,779 Caledonia 1,775 Evart 1,765 Fennville 1,739 White Pigeon 1,725 Cassopolis 1,718 Montrose 1,709 Sebewaing 1,705 Sylvan Lake 1,702 Union City 1,695 New Buffalo 1,693 Wakefield 1,681 Armada 1,669 Decatur 1,660 Watervliet 1,650 Crystal Falls 1,612 Nashville 1,611 Homer 1,610 Elk Rapids 1,594 Harbor Beach 1,576 South Rockwood 1,575 Birch Run 1,540 Quincy 1,532 Shepherd 1,503 Zilwaukee 1,498 Ovid 1,485 White Cloud 1,477 Standish 1,457 Manton 1,449 Schoolcraft 1,445 Kingsley 1,436 Coloma 1,424 Newberry 1,424 Laingsburg 1,414 Douglas 1,411 Three Oaks 1,390 Mancelona 1,388 Brooklyn 1,387 Litchfield 1,384 Saranac 1,381 Ravenna 1,377 Stanton 1,372 Kent City 1,360 Scottville 1,356 Luna Pier 1,353 Olivet 1,347 Bellevue 1,338 Ortonville 1,331 Lakewood Club 1,324 Centreville 1,321 Brown City 1,295 Edwardsburg 1,290 Webberville 1,289 Ontonagon 1,282 Stockbridge 1,278 Frankfort 1,277 Harbor Springs 1,270 Coleman 1,269 Reese 1,268 Breckenridge 1,263 Edmore 1,254 Fowler 1,230 Colon 1,198 Pigeon 1,198 Pinconning 1,184 Beaverton 1,170 Dimondale 1,170 Petersburg 1,156 Fruitport 1,153 Stevensville 1,143 Carson City 1,123 North Branch 1,105 Grass Lake 1,096 Bingham Farms 1,085 Reading 1,085 Concord 1,084 Memphis 1,062 Marcellus 1,049 Bellaire 1,038 Lakeview 1,034 Dryden 1,031 Millington 1,019 Lake Linden 1,018 Lawrence 1,012 Onsted 997 Morrice 991 Baldwin 990 Roscommon 989 Grant 979 Central Lake 977 Hesperia 973 Au Gres 961 Athens 960 Richland 943 Elsie 942 Westphalia 941 Lexington 927 Onaway 912 Baroda 911 Village of Clarkston 909 Mayville 908 Pentwater 902 Farwell 896 Deerfield 889 Deckerville 878 Saugatuck 875 Mendon 868 Shoreham 861 Augusta 850 Mackinaw City 847 Gobles 842 Lake City 839 Ubly 835 Springport 819 Caspian 818 Otisville 807 Pellston 807 Stephenson 799 Marion 794 Lyons 787 Elkton 786 Alanson 779 Buckley 772 Parma 766 Sanford 763 Burr Oak 760 Vermontville 747 South Range 741 Climax 739 Vernon 724 Columbiaville 712 Sheridan 710 Calumet 679 Merrill 671 Tekonsha 668 Port Austin 655 Hillman 654 McBain 647 Muir 646 Caseville 644 Hopkins 627 Metamora 602 Peck 598 Mackinac Island 592 Addison 588 Suttons Bay 586 Maple Rapids 583 New Lothrop 583 Rose City 579 Port Sanilac 567 Britton 560 Benzonia 558 Freeport 550 Waldron 550 Eau Claire 547 Mulliken 545 Sunfield 538 Maybee 537 Byron 528 Galien 527 Kaleva 527 Fairgrove 526 Vanderbilt 526 Morley 521 Pewamo 518 Bloomingdale 516 Camden 516 Dansville 516 Ashley 511 Northport 502 Carsonville 500 Unionville 485 Thompsonville 484 Bancroft 479 Sand Lake 474 Hanover 472 Lennon 472 Fife Lake 469 North Adams 467 Mecosta 462 Sterling 459 New Era 456 Harrisville 448 Rothbury 444 Kinde 433 Woodland 424 Eastlake 421 Whittemore 418 Cement City 413 Estral Beach 412 Barryton 409 Onekama 404 Mesick 403 Martin 401 Clarksville 399 Kingston 395 Perrinton 391 Boyne Falls 376 Powers 376 Gaines 374 Akron 369 Hersey 363 Ellsworth 361 Empire 358 Otter Lake 358 Rosebush 358 Leonard 352 Hubbardston 343 Bear Lake 337 Barton Hills 336 Honor 333 Vandalia 325 Casnovia 320 Gaastra 320 Gagetown 318 Clayton 316 Montgomery 316 Elberta 315 Luther 315 Beulah 310 Clifford 309 Burlington 302 Lincoln 298 Custer 294 Lake Angelus 288 Grand Beach 286 Oakley 285 Sherwood 284 Wolverine 284 Omer 283 Posen 277 Port Hope 274 Walkerville 268 De Tour Village 262 Owendale 259 Le Roy 257 Tustin 257 Lake Ann 251 Emmett 236 Prescott 228 Applegate 225 McBride 220 Allen 219 Chatham 216 Michiana 214 Millersburg 210 Stanwood 209 Copper City 205 Pierson 204 Daggett 203 Breedsville 200 Copemish 193 Garden 187 Fountain 182 Minden City 182 Carney 177 Harrietta 157 Melvin 152 Free Soil 150 Twining 140 Alpha 124 Ahmeek 120 Turner 120 Eagle 105 Forestville 85

Free Michigan Landlord Calculators

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Frequently Asked Questions — Michigan Landlord Laws

Michigan limits security deposits to 1.5 months’ rent. The deposit must be returned within 30 days of lease termination with an itemized statement of deductions.
No. Michigan preempts local rent control by state law. Landlords may set and increase rents freely with proper notice.
Landlords must give a 7-day written demand for possession. If the tenant does not pay or vacate, the landlord may file a summary proceeding for eviction in district court.

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How we researched this page: This guide covers all Michigan landlord-tenant statutes, verified against official government sources. Rent data comes from HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2026). Last updated: August 2026.
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