Michigan Landlord Compliance Kit: Deposit, Notice and Eviction Checklists with an Excel Tracker

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Michigan, and tenants who want the same record, from move-in through move-out or a court case.

Not the right fit if

Your rental is outside Michigan: get that state's kit. Not legal advice, not a lawyer's review of a lease, notice or court case, and not a set of legal notice forms; city and county rules aren't covered.

Why it is different

• Built only from our Michigan data files, checked November 2026 against 12 official pages, among them Michigan Legislature: MCL 554.602, Security deposit; amount; Michigan Legislature: MCL 554.604, Disposition; bond; Michigan Legislature: MCL 554.609, Itemized list of damages; Michigan Legislature: MCL 554.613, Action for damages; Michigan Legislature: MCL 554.134; Michigan Judicial Institute: Residential Landlord-Tenant Law Benchbook, Orders of Eviction.
• 7 items the official pages didn't state are marked "not confirmed" with the page to check, never guessed.
• The workbook recalculates with zero formula errors and works out Michigan notice and deposit dates for you.

What is inside

• Start here. How to use the kit, the 16 confirmed Michigan rules at a glance and the 7 items to confirm: interest on the deposit, rent increase notice, entry notice, late fee limits, writ to lockout, right to counsel (statewide), diversion or mediation (statewide), each with the official page to check.
• Michigan landlord rules checklist. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: No more than one and one-half months' rent (554.602); return deadline: Within 30 days after occupancy ends: mail a notice of damages with an itemized list and a check or money order for the difference (554.609); itemized list of deductions: An itemized list of damages with the estimated cost of repair of each item, mailed with any balance (554.609); where the deposit is held: In a regulated financial institution, unless the landlord files a cash or surety bond with the Secretary of State (554.604); penalty the law states: A landlord who claims damages must sue within 45 days after occupancy ends; failing to comply waives the claimed damages and makes the landlord liable for double the amount retained (554.613); ending month-to-month (landlord): One month's notice by either side; where rent is paid at intervals under 3 months, notice equal to the interval between payments is enough, and the tenancy ends at the end of such a period; ending month-to-month (tenant): One month's notice by either side; where rent is paid at intervals under 3 months, notice equal to the interval between payments is enough, and the tenancy ends at the end of such a period; unpaid rent notice: A written 7-day notice to quit.
• Move-in and move-out deposit checklist. A room-by-room condition checklist for both visits and the steps after move-out, with Michigan's return deadline (within 30 days).
• Notice calendar. When each notice must go out: the lead time for every notice the state's text confirms, with a 2027 month-by-month serve-by table worked out with our notice date calculator's rules.
• Eviction timeline sheet. The Michigan case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• Michigan landlord workbook (Excel). A tenant notice log that dates each notice from the Michigan rules, a deposit tracker that works out the return date for each move-out, and a rent ledger with a running balance.