Michigan Landlord Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (Michigan Landlord Kit, Michigan Small Claims Kit, Eviction Case File Organizer)

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Michigan: the state's rules, a small claims case for unpaid rent or damage, and an eviction case file if it comes to that.

Not the right fit if

Your rentals aren't in Michigan, or you only need one of the kits. Not a property management or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Michigan kits are built only from our Michigan data files: Michigan data files, checked November 2026 against 14 official pages, among them Michigan Legislature: MCL 554.602, Security deposit; amount; Michigan Legislature: MCL 554.604, Disposition; bond; Michigan Legislature: MCL 554.609, Itemized list of damages; Michigan Legislature: MCL 554.613, Action for damages; Michigan Legislature: MCL Act 348 of 1972 (Landlord and Tenant Relationships), full act; Michigan Legislature: MCL 554.134, plus Nolo and National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (a vetted secondary source, marked in the kit) where no official page could be read; Michigan small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Michigan courts: small claims information (DC 84 info, rev. 6/26); Michigan courts: How to get a money judgment in small claims court (DC 84 instructions, rev. 1/24); Michigan Courts: MiFILE court list (courts accepting e-filing and case types; district court standard case types include Small Claims: SC; last revised 10/12/26).
• Eviction Case File Organizer covers every state; the Michigan kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• Michigan Landlord Compliance Kit. The Michigan landlord-tenant rules in one package: deposit capped at 1.5 months of rent; deposit returned within 30 days; one-month notice to end month-to-month; 7-day notice for unpaid rent; $45 eviction filing fee; $7,000 small claims limit. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: No more than one and one-half months' rent (554.602); return deadline: Within 30 days after occupancy ends: mail a notice of damages with an itemized list and a check or money order for the difference (554.609); itemized list of deductions: An itemized list of damages with the estimated cost of repair of each item, mailed with any balance (554.609); interest on the deposit: None stated in Act 348 of 1972 (MCL 554.601 to 554.616), read in full; where the deposit is held: In a regulated financial institution, unless the landlord files a cash or surety bond with the Secretary of State (554.604); penalty the law states: A landlord who claims damages must sue within 45 days after occupancy ends; failing to comply waives the claimed damages and makes the landlord liable for double the amount retained (554.613); ending month-to-month (landlord): One month's notice by either side; where rent is paid at intervals under 3 months, notice equal to the interval between payments is enough, and the tenancy ends at the end of such a period; ending month-to-month (tenant): One month's notice by either side; where rent is paid at intervals under 3 months, notice equal to the interval between payments is enough, and the tenancy ends at the end of such a period; rent increase notice: No rent increase notice period in MCL 554.134 as read; Nolo's 50-state chart (updated 4/25/2024) says there is no Michigan statute on the notice required to change rent or other terms; unpaid rent notice: A written 7-day notice to quit; entry notice: No entry notice statute: Nolo's 50-state chart (updated 7/18/2025) lists Michigan as 'No statute'; court: Summary eviction proceedings are brought in district court; filing fee: $45 for a claim for possession, plus a supplemental fee when money is also claimed; time to answer or appear: The tenant needs to appear in court on the date and time on the summons; hearing after filing: The tenant must appear within 10 days of the summons date, and the summons is served at least 3 days before trial (the earliest date here assumes the summons issues and is served on the filing day);
• Michigan Small Claims Court Kit. In Michigan, small claims (Small claims division of the district court) cover claims up to $7,000. From the official page: The court can't order more than $7,000 through a judgment, even if the claim is worth more. Where and how to file, from the official pages: The district court in the county where the claim happened or where the defendant is established, resides or is employed (MCL 600.8415). Fees: claim up to $600: $30 ($25 filing fee plus $5 electronic filing system fee); $600 to $1,750: $50 ($45 plus $5); over $1,750: $70 ($65 plus $5). From the SCAO instructions for form DC 84 (rev. 1/24). Service runs from about $15 by certified mail to $26 plus mileage for personal service. Fee waiver: form MC 20. Online filing: https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/mifile/mifilecourtlist.pdf Service: A process server, or certified mail restricted to the addressee; the clerk can arrange it for a fee. The defendant should get notice at least 7 days before the hearing. Lawyers can't represent a party at the hearing. Appeal: Both parties give up the right to appeal a small claims judgment. Either party can move the case to the general civil division before the hearing, where attorneys, a jury and appeals are allowed. A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $7,000, a costs sheet with the Michigan fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• Eviction Case File Organizer. Walk into the hearing with the lease, the ledger, the notices and every date in order, whichever side you are on.