Michigan Notice of Default in Payment of Rent as Warning Prior to Demand to Pay or Terminate for Residential Property

One of your important tenant's rights is to a habitable residence. This means that the home must be safe to live in, without dangerous conditions and with usable heat, utilities, and water. Your landlord is required to make any necessary repairs to keep your unit in reasonable condition while you live there.

In Colorado, evictions are sometimes referred to as forcible entry & detainer (FED). Before you can file for eviction, you must generally provide 10 days' notice (increased from 3 days prior) for tenants to correct a deficiency or leave the property, except in certain circumstances.

Putting all this together, you can see that even if the tenant does not show up to contest the eviction hearing, it will take an absolute minimum of four weeks to get an eviction in Michigan. In reality, an official eviction is likely to take longer, in the region of six to eight weeks.

Notice of Entry Laws in Michigan There is no notice of entry law in Michigan. According to our survey of Michigan landlords, must provide their tenants 24-hour notice before entering the unit.

Tenant Rights to Withhold Rent in MichiganTenants may withhold rent or exercise the right to repair and deduct if a landlord fails to take care of important repairs, such as a broken heater. For specifics, see Michigan Tenant Rights to Withhold Rent or Repair and Deduct.

In Michigan, the landlord must give the tenant at least 7 days' notice before filing to evict for non-payment of rent, for causing damage to the home, or for creating a health hazard.

Michigan has an expedited legal process for eviction called summary proceedings. It enables eviction hearings to be scheduled very quickly after the landlord first makes the filing in court. Landlords cannot evict a tenant in Michigan without a court order.

If you accept the full or even partial late rent payment, your eviction process must be dismissed by the courts. Landlords are waiving their rights to the eviction process as originally filed. If you want to evict again, you must start over from the beginning, which is serving a new pay or quit notice.