Michigan Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

A free Michigan notice to landlord (tenant move-out letter) that follows Michigan law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Michigan law says

Ending a month-to-month lease	Either party: one month's notice, or if rent is payable at intervals shorter than 3 months, notice equal to the rent-payment interval (e.g., 1 week for week-to-week). Termination date need not coincide with a rent period. Year-to-year tenancy: notice ends tenancy 1 year after service. Source: MCL 554.134(1),(3)
How notices must be delivered	A demand for possession or notice to quit can be served by: (a) personal delivery to the tenant; (b) delivery at the premises to a household member or employee of suitable age, asking them to pass it on; (c) first-class mail (served on the next regular mail-delivery day); or (d) electronic service, only if the tenant specifically consented in writing and the consent was confirmed by an electronic reply. A landlord cannot refuse to rent because a tenant declines e-service. Source: MCL 600.5718(1)-(2)

Ending a month-to-month lease

Either party: one month's notice, or if rent is payable at intervals shorter than 3 months, notice equal to the rent-payment interval (e.g., 1 week for week-to-week). Termination date need not coincide with a rent period. Year-to-year tenancy: notice ends tenancy 1 year after service.

Source: MCL 554.134(1),(3)

How notices must be delivered

A demand for possession or notice to quit can be served by: (a) personal delivery to the tenant; (b) delivery at the premises to a household member or employee of suitable age, asking them to pass it on; (c) first-class mail (served on the next regular mail-delivery day); or (d) electronic service, only if the tenant specifically consented in writing and the consent was confirmed by an electronic reply. A landlord cannot refuse to rent because a tenant declines e-service.

Source: MCL 600.5718(1)-(2)

Fill in your letter

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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]

From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]

This is my written notice that I am ending my month-to-month tenancy at the rental above. My last day in the unit will be [move-out date].

I am giving this notice under MCL 554.134(1),(3), which sets the notice a tenant must give.

Please return my security deposit, less only deductions the law allows, to my forwarding address: [forwarding address].

You can reach me at [phone or email] to arrange a move-out walk-through and key return.

Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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