reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
MI Comp L § 554.609 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616)|Section 554.609 - Itemized List of Damages; Check or Money Order; Contents of Notice of Damages.

554.609 Itemized list of damages; check or money order; contents of notice of damages. Sec. 9.  In case of damage to the rental unit or other obligation against the security deposit, the landlord shall mail to the tenant, within 30 days after the termination of occupancy, an itemized list of damages claimed for which the security deposit may be used as provided in section 7, including the estimated cost of repair of each property damaged item and the amounts and bases on which he intends to assess the tenant. The list shall be accompanied by a check or money order for the difference between the damages claimed and the amount of the security deposit held by the landlord and shall not include any damages that were claimed on a previous termination inventory checklist prior to the tenant's occupancy of the rental unit. The notice of damages shall include the following statement in 12 point boldface type which shall be at least 4 points larger than the body of the notice: "You must respond to this notice by mail within 7 days after receipt of same, otherwise you will forfeit the amount claimed for damages.". History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
MI Comp L § 554.610 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616)|Section 554.610 - Effect of Noncompliance With Notice of Damages Requirement.

554.610 Effect of noncompliance with notice of damages requirement. Sec. 10.  Failure by the landlord to comply with the notice of damages requirement within the 30 days after the termination of occupancy, constitutes agreement by the landlord that no damages are due and he shall remit to the tenant immediately the full security deposit. History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
MI Comp L § 554.611 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616)|Section 554.611 - Notice of Forwarding Address; Effect of Noncompliance.

554.611 Notice of forwarding address; effect of noncompliance. Sec. 11.  The tenant shall notify the landlord in writing at the address given under section 4 within 4 days after termination of his occupancy of an address at which communications pursuant to this act may be received. Failure to comply with this requirement relieves the landlord of the requirement of notice of damages but does not prejudice a tenant's subsequent claim for the security deposit. History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
MI Comp L § 554.612 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616)|Section 554.612 - Response to Notice of Damages.

554.612 Response to notice of damages. Sec. 12.  If a landlord claims damages to a rental unit and gives notice of damages as required, the tenant upon receipt of the list of damages shall respond by ordinary mail to the address provided by the landlord as required by section 3 within 7 days, indicating in detail his agreement or disagreement to the damage charges listed. For the purposes of this section the date of mailing shall be considered the date of the tenant's response. History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
MI Comp L § 554.613 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616)|Section 554.613 - Action for Damages; Retention of Security Deposit; Waiver.

554.613 Action for damages; retention of security deposit; waiver. Sec. 13.  (1) Within 45 days after termination of the occupancy and not thereafter the landlord may commence an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for a money judgment for damages which he has claimed or in lieu thereof return the balance of the security deposit held by him to the tenant or any amount mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties. A landlord shall not be entitled to retain any portion of a security deposit for damages claimed unless he has first obtained a money judgment for the disputed amount or filed with the court satisfactory proof of an inability to obtain service on the tenant or unless:  (a) The tenant has failed to provide a forwarding address as required by section 11.  (b) The tenant has failed to respond to the notice of damages as required by section 12.  (c) The parties have agreed in writing to the disposition of the balance of the deposit claimed by the landlord.  (d) The amount claimed is entirely based upon accrued and unpaid rent equal to the actual rent for any full rental period or portion thereof during which the tenant has had actual or constructive possession of the premises.  (2) This section does not prejudice a landlord's right to retain any security deposit funds as satisfaction or partial satisfaction of a money judgment obtained pursuant to summary proceedings filed pursuant to chapter 57 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being sections 600.5701 to 600.5759 of the Compiled Laws of 1948 or other proceedings at law. Failure of the landlord to comply fully with this section constitutes waiver of all claimed damages and makes him liable to the tenant for double the amount of the security deposit retained. History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
MI Comp L § 554.614 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616)|Section 554.614 - Termination of Landlord's Interest; Liability for Security Deposit.

554.614 Termination of landlord's interest; liability for security deposit. Sec. 14.  Upon termination of a landlord's interest in a rental unit whether by sale, assignment, death, appointment of receiver or otherwise, the landlord or his agent is liable with respect to the security deposit, until the occurrence of any of the following:  (a) Transfer of the deposit to the landlord's successor in interest and written notification to the tenant by ordinary mail of the transfer and of the successor's name and address.  (b) Compliance with section 4 by the successor in interest.  (c) Return of the security deposit to the tenant. History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
MI Comp L § 554.615 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616)|Section 554.615 - Action to Enforce Act.

554.615 Action to enforce act. Sec. 15.  The attorney general or any affected individual may bring an action to enforce this act in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the defendant resides or does business. History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
MI Comp L § 554.616 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616)|Section 554.616 - Effective Date and Applicability of Act.

554.616 Effective date and applicability of act. Sec. 16.  This act takes effect April 1, 1973 and applies only to security deposits held pursuant to leases entered into, renewed or renegotiated after April 1, 1973. History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
MI Comp L § 554.631 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 454 of 1978 - Truth in Renting Act (554.631 - 554.641)|Section 554.631 - Short Title.

554.631 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "truth in renting act". History: 1978, Act 454, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 554.632 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 454 of 1978 - Truth in Renting Act (554.631 - 554.641)|Section 554.632 - Definitions.

554.632 Definitions. Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Rental agreement" means a written agreement embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of residential premises, but does not include an agreement the terms of which are limited to 1 or more of the following: the identity of the parties, a description of the premises, the rental period, the total rental amount due, the amount of rental payments, and the times at which payments are due.  (b) "Residential premises" means a house, building, structure, shelter, or mobile home, or portion thereof, used as a dwelling, home, residence, or living place by 1 or more human beings. "Residential premises" includes an apartment unit, a boardinghouse, a rooming house, a mobile home, a mobile home space, and a single or multiple family dwelling, but does not include a hotel, a motel, motor home, or other tourist accommodation, when used as a temporary accommodation for guests or tourists, or premises used as the principal place of residence of the owner and rented occasionally during temporary absences including vacation or sabbatical leave. History: 1978, Act 454, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 554.634 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 454 of 1978 - Truth in Renting Act (554.631 - 554.641)|Section 554.634 - Rental Agreement; Mandatory Statements.

554.634 Rental agreement; mandatory statements. Sec. 4.  (1) A rental agreement shall state the name and address at which notice required under this act shall be given to the lessor.  (2) A rental agreement shall state in a prominent place in type not smaller than the size of 12-point type, or in legible print with letters not smaller than 1/8 inch, a notice in substantially the following form:  "NOTICE: Michigan law establishes rights and obligations for parties to rental agreements. This agreement is required to comply with the Truth in Renting Act. If you have a question about the interpretation or legality of a provision of this agreement, you may want to seek assistance from a lawyer or other qualified person." History: 1978, Act 454, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 554.635 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 454 of 1978 - Truth in Renting Act (554.631 - 554.641)|Section 554.635 - Notices.

554.635 Notices. Sec. 5.  (1) A lessor may cure a violation of section 3 by giving written notice to all tenants who are currently parties, with the lessor, to a rental agreement which contains a prohibited provision. The notice shall state that the provision is void and unenforceable or alter the provision to bring it into compliance with this act.  (2) A lessor may cure a violation of section 4 by giving written notice to all tenants who are currently parties, with the lessor, to a rental agreement which does not include a required statement. The notice shall set forth the statement as provided in section 4.  (3) Notices under this section may be given personally or sent by first class or certified mail to the tenant at the address of the leased premises. History: 1978, Act 454, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 554.637 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 454 of 1978 - Truth in Renting Act (554.631 - 554.641)|Section 554.637 - Remedies Cumulative.

554.637 Remedies cumulative. Sec. 7.  The remedies provided by this act shall be in addition to any other remedies provided by law, and the provisions of this act shall not limit a person's right to use any other cause of action available under law. History: 1978, Act 454, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 554.638 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 454 of 1978 - Truth in Renting Act (554.631 - 554.641)|Section 554.638 - Printed Rental Agreement Form; Sale; Violation; Damages.

554.638 Printed rental agreement form; sale; violation; damages. Sec. 8.  A printed rental agreement form which fails to include a provision required by section 4, which contains a provision which expressly and unambiguously violates section 3, or which contains a provision which, not less than 90 days before the sale, has been prohibited by statute or declared unenforceable by a published decision of the supreme court of this state or the United States supreme court relating to the law of this state shall not be offered for sale in this state by a commercial seller. A commercial seller who violates this section shall be liable for damages suffered by a purchaser of such a form in an action brought against the purchaser by a tenant under this act. History: 1978, Act 454, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 554.639 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 454 of 1978 - Truth in Renting Act (554.631 - 554.641)|Section 554.639 - Waiver Prohibited.

554.639 Waiver prohibited. Sec. 9.  The requirements of this act may not be waived. History: 1978, Act 454, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 554.640 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 454 of 1978 - Truth in Renting Act (554.631 - 554.641)|Section 554.640 - Exception.

554.640 Exception. Sec. 10.  This act shall not apply to a rental agreement entered into before the effective date of this act. History: 1978, Act 454, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 554.641 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 454 of 1978 - Truth in Renting Act (554.631 - 554.641)|Section 554.641 - Effective Date.

554.641 Effective date. Sec. 11.  This act shall not take effect until July 1, 1979. History: 1978, Act 454, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 554.651 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 162 of 1990 - Campgrounds (554.651 - 554.658)|Section 554.651 - Definitions.

554.651 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Campground" means that term as defined in section 12501 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.12501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, except that campground does not include land or sites operated by this state or the federal government, and does not include a membership campground.  (b) "Membership campground" means a campground that sells or offers to sell memberships that entitle persons to purchase, share ownership in, or rent a campground site or sites for a 1-time or periodic fee pursuant to a written membership contract or a purchase agreement.  (c) "Occupant" means a person who occupies a site in a campground.  (d) "Operator" means a person who owns or operates a campground, and includes the employees and agents of the person who owns or operates the campground. History: 1990, Act 162, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 554.652 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 162 of 1990 - Campgrounds (554.651 - 554.658)|Section 554.652 - Removal of Occupant, Guest, or Other Individual From Campground; Grounds; Civil Rights.

554.652 Removal of occupant, guest, or other individual from campground; grounds; civil rights. Sec. 2.  The operator of a campground may remove or cause to be removed from the campground, in the manner provided in this section, any occupant of the campground or guest of an occupant or other individual who, while on the premises of the campground, disturbs the peace and comfort of other occupants, who causes physical harm to the campground facilities, or who fails to pay rent at the rental rate agreed upon by the time agreed upon. However, admission to, or removal from, any campground shall not be based upon a person's religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, or marital status as prohibited under the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act, Act No. 453 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 37.2101 to 37.2804 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1990, Act 162, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 554.653 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 162 of 1990 - Campgrounds (554.651 - 554.658)|Section 554.653 - Requesting Occupant to dePart As Condition to Removal From Campground; Contents of Written Request; Return of Unused Portion of Advance Payment; Remaining on Campground as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

554.653 Requesting occupant to depart as condition to removal from campground; contents of written request; return of unused portion of advance payment; remaining on campground as misdemeanor; penalty. Sec. 3.  Before an occupant is removed from a campground for a reason prescribed in section 2, the operator shall request that the occupant immediately depart from the campground. The request shall be in writing and shall include the reason or reasons for the request. If the occupant has paid in advance, the operator, at the time the request is given to the occupant, shall return to the occupant the unused portion of the advance payment. An occupant who remains or attempts to remain in a campground after being requested to leave for the reasons and in the manner prescribed in this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00, or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both. History: 1990, Act 162, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 554.654 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 162 of 1990 - Campgrounds (554.651 - 554.658)|Section 554.654 - Disconnecting Utilities; Grounds; Notice; Written Arrangement for Payment of Account; Copy; Payment Agreement; Reconnecting Utilities.

554.654 Disconnecting utilities; grounds; notice; written arrangement for payment of account; copy; payment agreement; reconnecting utilities. Sec. 4.  If an occupant has accumulated an outstanding account in excess of an amount equal to 3 nights' rent at a campground, the operator may disconnect the utilities of the occupant's recreational vehicle and give written notice to the occupant that the action is for the purpose of requiring the occupant to meet with the operator and arrange for payment of the occupant's account. The arrangement shall be in writing, and a copy shall be furnished to the occupant. Upon entering into a payment agreement, the operator shall reconnect the utilities of the recreational vehicle. History: 1990, Act 162, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 554.655 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 162 of 1990 - Campgrounds (554.651 - 554.658)|Section 554.655 - Removal or Arrest by Law Enforcement Officer; Service of Warrant; Care of Personal Property; Refund.

554.655 Removal or arrest by law enforcement officer; service of warrant; care of personal property; refund. Sec. 5.  (1) If any occupant, guest of an occupant, or other individual engages in an act or omission for which an operator may remove a person under section 2, the operator may call upon any law enforcement officer for assistance. The law enforcement officer, upon the request of the operator, shall remove from the campground an occupant or other individual who violates in the presence of the officer section 2. If a warrant has been issued by the proper judicial officer for the arrest of any occupant or guest of an occupant, the officer shall serve the warrant, arrest the occupant or guest, and take the occupant or guest into custody.  (2) Upon arrest, with or without warrant for a violation of section 2, an occupant shall be considered to have given up any right to occupancy of the campground site, and the operator shall employ all reasonable and proper means to adequately care for any personal property which may be left on the campground site by the occupant and shall refund to the occupant any unused portion of money paid by the occupant for the occupancy of the campground site. History: 1990, Act 162, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 554.656 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 162 of 1990 - Campgrounds (554.651 - 554.658)|Section 554.656 - Grounds for Eviction.

554.656 Grounds for eviction. Sec. 6.  In addition to grounds for eviction established under this act, grounds for eviction may be established in a written lease agreement between the occupant and the operator. History: 1990, Act 162, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 554.657 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 162 of 1990 - Campgrounds (554.651 - 554.658)|Section 554.657 - Lien Generally.

554.657 Lien generally. Sec. 7.  The operator has a lien upon all personal property left on the campground site for rent or other lawful charges incurred and not paid in the occupancy of the campground site, including expenses necessary for its preservation, or reasonably incurred in its sale pursuant to this act. The amount of the lien shall not exceed $600.00. The lien attaches as of the date of nonpayment of the rent or other lawful charges. History: 1990, Act 162, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
MI Comp L § 554.901 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 448 of 2014 - Continuing Care Community Disclosure Act (554.901 - 554.993)|Section 554.901 - Short Title.

554.901 Short title.Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "continuing care community disclosure act". History: 2014, Act 448, Eff. Apr. 2, 2015
MI Comp L § 554.905 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 448 of 2014 - Continuing Care Community Disclosure Act (554.901 - 554.993)|Section 554.905 - Definitions; D to L.

554.905 Definitions; D to L.Sec. 5.  As used in this act:  (a) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.  (b) "Disclosure statement" means a disclosure statement as required under section 19(1)(c) or that may be required by the department under section 25, as applicable.  (c) "Entrance fee" means money paid in a lump sum or installments or property transferred pursuant to a continuing care agreement before initiation of continuing care for 1 or more individuals and that confers the right to the continuing care.  (d) "Executive officer" means an individual holding executive power in an organization and generally responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization, such as a chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief operating officer.  (e) "Initiation of continuing care" means the commencement of a member's right to possess a living unit in a continuing care community or the commencement of the actual provision of continuing care, whichever occurs first.  (f) "Life interest" means the right, upon payment of an entrance fee, to receive continuing care for life.  (g) "Living unit" means a physical space within a continuing care community set aside for the exclusive use or control of 1 or more specific members.  (h) "Long-term lease" means an agreement between a member and a continuing care community whereby the member has the right to occupy a space for more than 1 year but not for the life of the member. History: 2014, Act 448, Eff. Apr. 2, 2015
MI Comp L § 554.907 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property|Act 448 of 2014 - Continuing Care Community Disclosure Act (554.901 - 554.993)|Section 554.907 - Definitions; M to O.

554.907 Definitions; M to O.Sec. 7.  As used in this act:  (a) "Member" means an individual who enters into a continuing care agreement with a continuing care community.  (b) "Monthly service fee" means a monthly charge to a member for continuing care and not as rent, or a daily prorated portion thereof.  (c) "Nonrefundable portion of the entrance fee" means the amortized component of an entrance fee and any other component of an entrance fee that is not refundable upon termination of the member under the terms and conditions of a continuing care agreement.  (d) "Offer of a continuing care agreement" includes an attempt to offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to enter into, a continuing care agreement.  (e) "Order" means a consent, authorization, approval, prohibition, or requirement applicable to a specific case issued by the department. History: 2014, Act 448, Eff. Apr. 2, 2015