Michigan Rent Increase Notice
A free Michigan rent increase notice 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
| Notice before a rent increase | No statute sets a rent-increase notice period. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended (and so changed) with notice equal to one rental period (1 month for monthly rent). During a lease term, the lease controls. Source: MCL 554.134(1) |
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| Rent control / increase limits | Statewide preemption: local governments may not adopt, maintain, or enforce any ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling rent on private residential property. No statewide rent cap. Source: MCL 123.411 |
Fill in your letter
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To: [tenant name(s)]
Premises: [rental address]
Your rent will change from $[current rent] to $[new rent] per [month], starting [effective date].
This notice is given under MCL 554.134(1). If a fixed-term lease is in effect, the new rent starts only when the lease allows a change.
All other terms of your tenancy stay the same.
Questions: [landlord name, phone, email].
Date: [today's date]
Landlord or agent: [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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