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Free Michigan Late
Rent Notice Template

Last reviewed September 2026

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Michigan Late Rent Notice

This Late Rent Notice is built with Michigan as the governing state. These are the Michigan landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

Michigan rules at a glance

Michigan rules for a Late Rent Notice
Late feesNo statutory cap; must be in the lease and reasonable
Nonpayment notice7-day demand for possession / notice to quitMCL 600.5714; 554.134

Rent, late fees & rent increases

  • Late fees — Michigan has no statutory late-fee cap or mandatory grace period. A fee must be written into the lease and should reasonably reflect the landlord’s cost of late payment — a fee that works as a penalty can be struck by a court.
  • Rent increases — There’s no statewide notice rule for increases. Rent under a fixed-term lease can’t change mid-term unless the lease says so, and a lease can’t let the landlord change terms mid-lease without the tenant’s written consent, apart from narrow exceptions — changes required by law, reasonable health and safety rules, or pass-through of increased taxes, utility or insurance costs if the lease allows it — on at least 30 days’ notice (MCL 554.633). For month-to-month tenancies, an increase needs at least the one-month termination notice.
  • Rent control — Michigan prohibits cities, villages, townships and counties from controlling the rent on private residential property (MCL 123.411).
  • Source of income — Since April 2, 2025, the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act bars landlords with five or more units from discriminating based on source of income — such as a housing voucher or other housing assistance, Social Security, veterans’ benefits, public assistance, child support or alimony.

Michigan Late Rent Notice FAQs

Is there a limit on late fees in Michigan?

Michigan has no statutory cap or required grace period. A late fee must be in the written lease and reasonable in amount; courts can refuse to enforce a fee that operates as a penalty rather than a fair estimate of the landlord’s cost.

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