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Michigan Security Deposit Deadline Calculator

Enter the date the tenant's occupancy ended. The calculator gives each deadline in Michigan's security deposit sequence and the section it comes from.

The rule in plain English

Michigan's deadlines run from the end of the tenant's occupancy. The tenant sends a forwarding address within 4 days. Within 30 days, the landlord mails a notice of damages with an itemized list and the balance of the deposit. Within 45 days, a landlord holding on to disputed damages files in court (MCL 554.609, 554.611, 554.613).

Missing the 30 days settles the question: no notice means no damages are due, and the whole deposit is owed (MCL 554.610).

For a tenant who is behind on rent, the Michigan notice is available here.

Prepare the Michigan notice

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Legacy Legal AI is not a law firm. This tool provides general information, not legal advice, and is not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney. Deadlines and requirements can be affected by facts this tool does not ask about.