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Michigan Military Clause (SCRA)

This Military Clause (SCRA) 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 Military Clause (SCRA)
Domestic violenceA tenant with a reasonable fear of present danger from domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking can be released from future rent after written notice and documentation (MCL 554.601b).
MilitaryAn active-duty servicemember with qualifying orders may terminate under the federal SCRA (50 U.S.C. §3955).
Domestic violence noticeThe lease should state that a tenant with a reasonable apprehension of present danger to the tenant or the tenant’s child from domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking may have special statutory rights to seek a release of rental obligation under MCL 554.601b. If it doesn’t, the landlord must post or hand over that notice at signing (MCL 554.601b).
Month-to-month terminationOne month’s written notice (or one rental period if rent is paid more often)MCL 554.134
Senior early-termination rightThe 60-day release for tenants of 13+ months entering senior housing or unable to live independently (MCL 554.601a).

Ending a Michigan tenancy

A fixed-term lease ends on its end date. A month-to-month tenancy (a “tenancy at will”) ends only with written notice, and the landlord must still go through the district court to recover possession.

Notice to end a Michigan tenancy
Month-to-month / at willOne month (or one rental period if shorter than 3 months)MCL 554.134
Nonpayment of rent7 daysMCL 554.134; 600.5714
Illegal drug activity (lease clause + police report)24 hoursMCL 554.134(4); 600.5714
  • Seniors & disabled tenants — Every lease must let a tenant who has lived in the unit more than 13 months end it on 60 days’ written notice if they become eligible for subsidized senior housing or can no longer live independently, as certified by a physician in a notarized statement (MCL 554.601a).
  • Domestic violence — A tenant with a reasonable fear of present danger from domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking can be released from future rent after written notice and documentation (MCL 554.601b).
  • Military — An active-duty servicemember with qualifying orders may terminate under the federal SCRA (50 U.S.C. §3955).
  • No self-help — Changing locks, removing belongings or cutting utilities to force a tenant out entitles the tenant to actual damages or $200, whichever is greater, for each occurrence; a tenant forcibly ejected can recover three times actual damages or $200, whichever is greater (MCL 600.2918).

Required notices in a Michigan lease

  • Truth in Renting notice — Every lease must state prominently: “NOTICE: Michigan law establishes rights and obligations for parties to rental agreements. This agreement is required to comply with the Truth in Renting Act…” and give the landlord’s address for notices (MCL 554.634).
  • Domestic violence notice — The lease should state that a tenant with a reasonable apprehension of present danger to the tenant or the tenant’s child from domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking may have special statutory rights to seek a release of rental obligation under MCL 554.601b. If it doesn’t, the landlord must post or hand over that notice at signing (MCL 554.601b).
  • Senior early-termination right — The 60-day release for tenants of 13+ months entering senior housing or unable to live independently (MCL 554.601a).
  • Deposit notices — The 14-day deposit-holder notice with the bolded forwarding-address warning, and the move-in inventory checklists (MCL 554.603, 554.608).
  • Lead-based paint — Federal lead warning and known-hazard disclosure for housing built before 1978 (42 U.S.C. §4852d).

Michigan Military Clause (SCRA) FAQs

How much notice to end a month-to-month lease in Michigan?

One month’s written notice from either side; if rent is paid more often than monthly, one rental period is enough. For unpaid rent, the landlord can serve a 7-day notice before filing in district court (MCL 554.134, 600.5714).

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