Landlord notice deadlines — Michigan
In Michigan, the checked deadlines on this page cover: pay or quit, ending a tenancy, raising the rent. Each figure carries its statute and the stamp Rules checked October 2026. Run your exact dates through the checker — the period is only half the answer; the counting rule is the other half.
| Pay or quit | 7 calendar days — the tenant may pay and cure (Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 600.5714, 554.134(2)). 7-day written demand for possession: pay within 7 days or move out. Paying within the 7 days stops the termination. |
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| End a tenancy | 30 days — month-to-month / estate at will or sufferance (Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.134(1)). 1 month's written notice. year-to-year — no fixed period in the statute (Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.134(3)). Notice terminating the tenancy at the expiration of 1 year from service of the notice. |
| Raise the rent | 30 days (Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.134). No cap, and local caps are barred. One full rental period's notice for a change in a month-to-month tenancy. |
| How days are counted | No Michigan counting rule (weekend/holiday treatment) was verified from a primary source for this dataset. |
| Allowed service methods | in-person delivery to the tenant delivery to a family member at the household with a request to give it to the tenant email if the tenant agreed to that method |
| Just cause | No statewide just-cause requirement. |
| Sources checked | https://www.casemine.com/act/us/646c8b7958fb4765033861b2 https://www.turbotenant.com/rental-lease-agreement/michigan/ |
Local rules sit on top of state law in many places — city just-cause lists, rent boards, and prescribed local forms. A state deadline is the floor of the analysis, never a promise that no local rule adds to it.
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