Michigan Compiled Laws — Act 348 of 1972: Landlord and Tenant Relationships
MCL §§554.601–554.616 (20 sections, verified 2026-10-12 from Chapter 554.xml UTF-16 bulk file): Michigan's core landlord-tenant statute. §554.601 definitions; §554.601a lease-termination conditions; §554.601b domestic-violence/sexual-assault/stalking early termination (incl. statutory notice form — HTML table in BodyText, see parser hazard 5 in scope proposal); §554.601c source-of-income discrimination (2024 PA 178, prohibits adverse action based on voucher, subsidy, or emergency-rental-assistance); §554.601d civil action; §§554.602–.616 security deposits (cap 1.5 months rent, inventory checklists, itemized damages, forwarding address, bond, enforcement). Fetched via Bright Data Unlocker (DEC-040). Verified 2026-10-12.
Provisions (20)
§ 554.601
Definitions.
§ 554.601a
Termination of lease; conditions; applicability of section to leases entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after effective date.
§ 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.
§ 554.601c
Prohibition on the distinction, discrimination, or restriction based on source of income of tenant.
§ 554.601d
Civil action; penalty.
§ 554.602
Security deposit; amount.
§ 554.603
Security deposit; notice.
§ 554.604
Security deposit, disposition; bond.
§ 554.605
Security deposit as property of tenant.
§ 554.606
Waiving requirements of act.
§ 554.607
Security deposit; permissible uses.
§ 554.608
Inventory checklists.
§ 554.609
Itemized list of damages; check or money order; contents of notice of damages.
§ 554.610
Effect of noncompliance with notice of damages requirement.
§ 554.611
Notice of forwarding address; effect of noncompliance.
§ 554.612
Response to notice of damages.
§ 554.613
Action for damages; retention of security deposit; waiver.
§ 554.614
Termination of landlord's interest; liability for security deposit.
§ 554.615
Action to enforce act.
§ 554.616