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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 433 of 1998 - Michigan Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (554.521 - 554.552) › Section 554.549 - Applicability of Act to Transfer Made Before Effective Date.

554.549 Applicability of act to transfer made before effective date.
Sec. 29.
(1) Transfer of custodial property made before the effective date of this act is validated notwithstanding that there was no specific authority in former 1959 PA 172 for the coverage of custodial property of that kind or for a transfer from that source at the time the transfer was made.
(2) This act applies to a transfer made before the effective date of this act in a manner and form prescribed in former 1959 PA 172, except insofar as the application impairs constitutionally vested rights or extends the duration of custodianships in existence on the effective date of this act.
(3) With respect to the age of a minor for whom custodial property is held under this act, sections 3, 4, and 26 do not apply to custodial property held in a custodianship that terminated because the minor becomes 18 years of age after December 31, 1971, and before the effective date of this act.
History:
1998, Act 433, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 433 of 1998 - Michigan Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (554.521 - 554.552) › Section 554.550 - Construction of Act.

554.550 Construction of act.
Sec. 30.
This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it.
History:
1998, Act 433, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 433 of 1998 - Michigan Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (554.521 - 554.552) › Section 554.551 - Repeal of Former 1959 Pa 172; Effect.

554.551 Repeal of former 1959 PA 172; effect.
Sec. 31.
To the extent that this act by virtue of section 29(2) does not apply to a transfer made in a manner prescribed in former 1959 PA 172, or to the powers, duties, and immunities conferred by a transfer in that manner upon a custodian or a person dealing with a custodian, the repeal of former 1959 PA 172 does not affect that transfer or those powers, duties, and immunities.
History:
1998, Act 433, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 433 of 1998 - Michigan Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (554.521 - 554.552) › Section 554.552 - Repeal of MCL 554.451 to 554.461.

554.552 Repeal of MCL 554.451 to 554.461.
Sec. 32.
The Michigan uniform gifts to minors act, 1959 PA 172, MCL 554.451 to 554.461, is repealed.
History:
1998, Act 433, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 226 of 2014 - Trespass Liability Act (554.581 - 554.583) › Section 554.581 - Short Title.

554.581 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "trespass liability act".
History:
2014, Act 226, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 226 of 2014 - Trespass Liability Act (554.581 - 554.583) › Section 554.583 - Duty of Care to Trespasser; Liability.

554.583 Duty of care to trespasser; liability.
Sec. 3.
(1) A possessor of a fee, reversionary, or easement interest in land, including an owner, lessee, or other lawful occupant, owes no duty of care to a trespasser and is not liable to a trespasser for physical harm caused by the possessor's failure to exercise reasonable care to put the land in a condition reasonably safe for the trespasser or to carry on activities on the land so as not to endanger trespassers.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a possessor of land may be subject to liability for physical injury or death to a trespasser if any of the following apply:
(a) The possessor injured the trespasser by willful and wanton misconduct.
(b) The possessor was aware of the trespasser's presence on the land, or in the exercise of ordinary care should have known of the trespasser's presence on the land, and failed to use ordinary care to prevent injury to the trespasser arising from active negligence.
(c) The possessor knew, or from facts within the possessor's knowledge should have known, that trespassers constantly intrude on a limited area of the land and the trespasser was harmed as a result of the possessor's failure to carry on an activity in that limited area involving a risk of death or serious bodily harm with reasonable care for the trespasser's safety.
(d) The trespasser is a child injured by an artificial condition on the land and all of the following apply:
(i) The possessor knew or had reason to know that a child would be likely to trespass on the place where the condition existed.
(ii) The possessor knew or had reason to know of the condition and realized or should have realized that the condition would involve an unreasonable risk of death or serious bodily harm to a child.
(iii) The injured child, because of his or her youth, did not discover the condition or realize the risk involved in intermeddling with it or in coming within the area made dangerous by it.
(iv) The utility to the possessor of maintaining the condition and the burden of eliminating the danger were slight as compared with the risk to the child.
(v) The possessor failed to exercise reasonable care to eliminate the danger or otherwise to protect the child.
(3) This section does not increase the liability of a possessor of land and does not affect any immunity from or defenses to civil liability established by or available under the statutes or common law of this state to which a possessor of land is entitled.
History:
2014, Act 226, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616) › Section 554.601 - Definitions.

554.601 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Rental unit" means a structure or part of a structure used as a home, residence, or sleeping unit by a single person or household unit, or any grounds, or other facilities or area promised for the use of a residential tenant and includes, but without limitation, apartment units, boarding houses, rooming houses, mobile home spaces, and single and 2-family dwellings.
(b) "Rental agreement" means an agreement that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, regulations, or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of a rental unit.
(c) "Landlord" means the owner, lessor, or sublessor of the rental unit or the property of which it is a part and, in addition, means a person authorized to exercise any aspect of the management of the premises, including a person who, directly or indirectly, acts as a rental agent, receives rent, other than as a bona fide purchaser, and who has no obligation to deliver the receipts to another person.
(d) "Tenant" means a person who occupies a rental unit for residential purposes with the landlord's consent for an agreed upon consideration.
(e) "Security deposit" means a deposit, in any amount, paid by the tenant to the landlord or his or her agent to be held for the term of the rental agreement, or any part of the term, and includes any required prepayment of rent other than the first full rental period of the lease agreement; any sum required to be paid as rent in any rental period in excess of the average rent for the term; and any other amount of money or property returnable to the tenant on condition of return of the rental unit by the tenant in condition as required by the rental agreement. Security deposit does not include either of the following:
(i) An amount paid for an option to purchase, pursuant to a lease with option to purchase, unless it is shown the intent was to evade this act.
(ii) An amount paid as a subscription for or purchase of a membership in a cooperative housing association incorporated under the laws of this state. As used in this subparagraph, "cooperative housing association" means a consumer cooperative that provides dwelling units to its members.
(f) "Senior citizen housing" means housing for individuals 62 years of age or older that is subsidized in whole or in part under any local, state, or federal program.
History:
1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 297, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1984 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 79, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1995
Popular Name:
Landlord-Tenant Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616) › Section 554.601a - Termination of Lease; Conditions; Applicability of Section to Leases Entered Into, Renewed, or Renegotiated After Effective Date.

554.601a Termination of lease; conditions; applicability of section to leases entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after effective date.
Sec. 1a.
(1) A rental agreement shall provide that a tenant who has occupied a rental unit for more than 13 months may terminate a lease by a 60-day written notice to the landlord if 1 of the following occurs:
(a) The tenant becomes eligible during the lease term to take possession of a subsidized rental unit in senior citizen housing and provides the landlord with written proof of that eligibility.
(b) The tenant becomes incapable during the lease term of living independently, as certified by a physician in a notarized statement.
(2) This section applies only to leases entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after the effective date of this section, in accordance with the constitutional prohibition against impairment of contracts provided by section 10 of article I of the state constitution of 1963.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 79, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1995
Popular Name:
Landlord-Tenant Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616) › Section 554.602 - Security Deposit; Amount.

554.602 Security deposit; amount.
Sec. 2.
A landlord may require a security deposit for each rental unit. A security deposit shall be required and maintained in accordance with the terms of this act and shall not exceed 1 1/2 months' rent.
History:
1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973
Popular Name:
Landlord-Tenant Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616) › Section 554.603 - Security Deposit; Notice.

554.603 Security deposit; notice.
Sec. 3.
A landlord shall not require a security deposit unless he notifies the tenant no later than 14 days from the date a tenant assumes possession in a written instrument of the landlord's name and address for receipt of communications under this act, the name and address of the financial institution or surety required by section 4 and the tenant's obligation to provide in writing a forwarding mailing address to the landlord within 4 days after termination of occupancy. The notice shall include the following statement in 12 point boldface type which is at least 4 points larger than the body of the notice or lease agreement: "You must notify your landlord in writing within 4 days after you move of a forwarding address where you can be reached and where you will receive mail; otherwise your landlord shall be relieved of sending you an itemized list of damages and the penalties adherent to that failure." Failure to provide the information relieves the tenant of his obligation relative to notification of the landlord of his forwarding mailing address.
History:
1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973
Popular Name:
Landlord-Tenant Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616) › Section 554.604 - Security Deposit, Disposition; Bond.

554.604 Security deposit, disposition; bond.
Sec. 4.
(1) The security deposit shall be deposited in a regulated financial institution. A landlord may use the moneys so deposited for any purposes he desires if he deposits with the secretary of state a cash bond or surety bond written by a surety company licensed to do business in this state and acceptable to the attorney general to secure the entire deposits up to $50,000.00 and 25% of any amount exceeding $50,000.00. The attorney general may find a bond unacceptable based only upon reasonable criteria relating to the sufficiency of the bond, and shall notify the landlord in writing of his reasons for the unacceptability of the bond.
(2) The bond shall be for the benefit of persons making security deposits with the landlord. A person for whose benefit the bond is written or his legal representative may bring an action in the district, common pleas or municipal court where the landlord resides or does business for collection on the bond.
History:
1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973
Popular Name:
Landlord-Tenant Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616) › Section 554.605 - Security Deposit as Property of Tenant.

554.605 Security deposit as property of tenant.
Sec. 5.
For the purposes of this act and any litigation arising thereunder, the security deposit is considered the lawful property of the tenant until the landlord establishes a right to the deposit or portions thereof as long as the bond provision is fulfilled, the landlord may use this fund for any purposes he desires.
History:
1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973
Popular Name:
Landlord-Tenant Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616) › Section 554.606 - Waiving Requirements of Act.

554.606 Waiving requirements of act.
Sec. 6.
The requirements of this act may not be waived by the parties to a rental agreement except as specifically provided herein.
History:
1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973
Popular Name:
Landlord-Tenant Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616) › Section 554.607 - Security Deposit; Permissible Uses.

554.607 Security deposit; permissible uses.
Sec. 7.
A security deposit may be used only for the following purposes:
(a) Reimburse the landlord for actual damages to the rental unit or any ancillary facility that are the direct result of conduct not reasonably expected in the normal course of habitation of a dwelling.
(b) Pay the landlord for all rent in arrearage under the rental agreement, rent due for premature termination of the rental agreement by the tenant and for utility bills not paid by the tenant.
History:
1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973
Popular Name:
Landlord-Tenant Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616) › Section 554.608 - Inventory Checklists.

554.608 Inventory checklists.
Sec. 8.
(1) The landlord shall make use of inventory checklists both at the commencement and termination of occupancy for each rental unit which detail the condition of the rental unit for which a security deposit is required.
(2) At the commencement of the lease, the landlord shall furnish the tenant 2 blank copies of a commencement inventory checklist, which form shall be identical to the form used for the termination inventory checklist. The checklist shall include all items in the rental unit owned by the landlord including, but not limited to, carpeting, draperies, appliances, windows, furniture, walls, closets, shelves, paint, doors, plumbing fixtures and electrical fixtures.
(3) Unless the landlord and tenant agree to complete their inventory checklist within a shorter period, the tenant shall review the checklist, note the condition of the property and return 1 copy of the checklist to the landlord within 7 days after receiving possession of the premises.
(4) The checklist shall contain the following notice in 12 point boldface type at the top of the first page: "You should complete this checklist, noting the condition of the rental property, and return it to the landlord within 7 days after obtaining possession of the rental unit. You are also entitled to request and receive a copy of the last termination inventory checklist which shows what claims were chargeable to the last prior tenants.".
(5) At the termination of the occupancy, the landlord shall complete a termination inventory checklist listing all the damages he claims were caused by the tenant.
History:
1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973
Popular Name:
Landlord-Tenant Act
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Repealed - Act 116 of 1974 - Farmland and Open Space Preservation Act (554.701 - 554.719)

FARMLAND AND OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION ACT
Act 116 of 1974
554.701-554.719 Repealed. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Repealed - Act 131 of 1996 - Disclaimer of Property Interests Act (554.871 - 554.890)

DISCLAIMER OF PROPERTY INTERESTS ACT
Act 131 of 1996
554.871-554.890 Repealed. 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000.
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 448 of 2014 - Continuing Care Community Disclosure Act (554.901 - 554.993) › Section 554.909 - Definitions; P to R.

554.909 Definitions; P to R.
Sec. 9.
As used in this act:
(a) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.
(b) "Publish" means to publicly issue or circulate by newspaper, mail, radio, television, or electronic means or otherwise to disseminate to the public.
(c) "Refundable portion of an entrance fee" means the component of an entrance fee that is refundable to the member or his or her estate under the terms and conditions of the continuing care agreement, but excludes the amortized component of an entrance fee.
(d) "Registrant" means a continuing care community registered under this act.
(e) "Reportable change", subject to subdivision (f), means any of the following:
(i) Any change in the tax status of the continuing care community.
(ii) Termination of the continuing care community's sponsorship, or a portion thereof, by a religious, nonprofit, or proprietary organization or group, or the establishment of any new sponsorship for the community.
(iii) Denial, suspension, or revocation of any license, certification, or registration held by the continuing care community and required by state or federal law.
(iv) The entry of any cease and desist order, other order similar in nature, or a temporary or permanent injunction by a court of competent jurisdiction that restricts the continuing care community from offering continuing care agreements to prospective members or restricts the community from operating in any material respect in compliance with the most recent registration.
(v) Any substantive amendments or changes in the disclosure statement, continuing care agreement, or the rules and regulations of the continuing care community.
(vi) Any significant alteration in the care, amenities, or services indicated in the disclosure statement or continuing care agreement.
(vii) Any change in monthly service fees.
(viii) A variation of 10% or more between the actual amount of any of the following items and the amount forecast in the continuing care community's pro forma financial plan most recently filed under this act:
(A) Total assets.
(B) Total liabilities.
(C) Equity.
(D) Fund balance or deficit.
(E) Long-term debt.
(F) Total revenue.
(G) Total expenses.
(H) Cash flow.
(ix) A violation of any debt covenant applicable to the continuing care community.
(f) "Reportable change" does not include a change in the value of an interest rate swap not related to the termination of the interest rate swap.
History:
2014, Act 448, Eff. Apr. 2, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 448 of 2014 - Continuing Care Community Disclosure Act (554.901 - 554.993) › Section 554.911 - Definitions; S.

554.911 Definitions; S.
Sec. 11.
As used in this act:
(a) "Sale of a continuing care agreement" means the execution of a continuing care agreement.
(b) "Sell a continuing care agreement" means to secure the sale of a continuing care agreement.
History:
2014, Act 448, Eff. Apr. 2, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 448 of 2014 - Continuing Care Community Disclosure Act (554.901 - 554.993) › Section 554.913 - Continuing Care Community; Organization and Operation; Purpose; Member to Service in Advisory Capacity.

554.913 Continuing care community; organization and operation; purpose; member to service in advisory capacity.
Sec. 13.
(1) A continuing care community shall be organized and operated as either a for-profit or nonprofit entity. The entity's purposes shall be limited to ownership, organization, and operation of the continuing care community.
(2) Each continuing care community shall elect or appoint at least 1 member, along with an alternate, to serve in an advisory capacity to its governing body. The member shall be notified in advance of and invited to attend all meetings of the governing body. The member shall not have a vote unless the governing body grants such voting rights. The continuing care community is responsible for expenses incurred by the member representative in fulfilling his or her duties under this section.
History:
2014, Act 448, Eff. Apr. 2, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property › Act 448 of 2014 - Continuing Care Community Disclosure Act (554.901 - 554.993) › Section 554.915 - Continuing Care Agreement; Registration or Exemption Required; Applicability to Written or Oral Arrangements; Offer or Sale; Conditions; Circumstances.

554.915 Continuing care agreement; registration or exemption required; applicability to written or oral arrangements; offer or sale; conditions; circumstances.
Sec. 15.
(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a person shall not offer to enter into or enter into a continuing care agreement unless the person is registered or exempt from registration under this act.
(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), this act applies to all written or oral arrangements between a continuing care community and a member or prospective member in connection with the offer or the sale of a continuing care agreement.
(3) An offer or sale of a continuing care agreement is subject to this act if any of the following apply:
(a) Subject to subsection (4), the offer is made or accepted in this state.
(b) The continuing care community is or will be operated in this state.
(c) The offer originates from this state and is received at the place to which the offer is directed.
(d) The offer is directed by the offeror to this state and is received in this state.
(4) An offer of a continuing care agreement shall not be considered to be made in this state solely because of 1 or more of the following circumstances:
(a) Circulation in this state, by or on behalf of a publisher, of a bona fide newspaper, electronic media, or other publication of general, regular, and paid circulation that has had more than 2/3 of its circulation outside this state during the past 12 months.
(b) Reception in this state of a radio or television program originating outside this state.
History:
2014, Act 448, Eff. Apr. 2, 2015