Michigan property management software.
AI-native property management for every US state. Here is the Michigan compliance profile included with Forge -- every value cited to its statute.
Included -- every value cited to its statute.
Each value below is drawn directly from the cited statute and maintained to the best of our ability; it has not been reviewed by an attorney. Fields we could not source are left out rather than guessed. You remain responsible for complying with the current statutes -- verify before you rely on any value here.
Michigan landlord-tenant rules Forge tracks
- Security-deposit return
- Within 30 days of move-out
- Maximum security deposit
- 1.5 month(s) of rent
- Late-fee cap
- No statutory cap (must still be reasonable and disclosed)
- Rent-increase notice (month-to-month)
- 30 days
- Termination notice (month-to-month)
- 30 days
- Pay-or-quit / cure period
- 7 days
- Manager / broker license
- Generally required to manage for others
Extra protected classes: beyond the federal Fair Housing Act, Michigan also protects age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, source of income. Forge's fair-housing checks account for this.
Required lease disclosures
- Truth in Renting Act notice, printed prominently (12pt+) (MCL 554.634)
- Security-deposit bank/surety name and address, within 14 days of possession (MCL 554.603)
- Move-in inventory checklist, 2 blank copies provided to tenant (MCL 554.608)
Sources
- MCL 554.609 (30-day itemized deposit return)
- MCL 554.602 (deposit capped at 1.5 months rent)
- MCL 554.134(1)-(2) (1-month notice to terminate/modify an estate at will; 7-day pay-or-quit)
- MCL 600.5714(1)(a) (7-day nonpayment notice, cross-confirms 554.134(2))
- MCL 339.2501(u) / 339.2503 (broker license to manage/lease for others; owner-managing-own exemption)
- MCL 37.2502(1) (Elliott-Larsen protected classes; source-of-income added 2025 PA 178/180, 5+ units)
- MCL 554.634 (Truth in Renting Act notice)
Last reviewed: 2026-07-09
Software assistance, not legal advice.
Forge helps you track deadlines and generate documents, but it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Any statutory values shown are assistive guidance we maintain to the best of our ability; you remain responsible for complying with the current Michigan statutes whether or not our values are correct. Always verify the current statutes and consult a licensed Michigan attorney before acting on a specific situation.
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