Michigan
What is the return deadline for Michigan?
For Michigan, return deadline is 30 days; deadline in days is 30; what starts the clock is after the termination of occupancy; statute is Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.609, recorded from its source on 2026-09-24.
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, a notice of damages that contains 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 damaged property item and the amounts and bases on which the landlord intends to assess the tenant.
— legislature.mi.gov, retrieved 2026-09-24
- State
- Michigan our reading
- Return deadline
- 30 days verified
- Deadline in days
- 30 our reading
- What starts the clock
- after the termination of occupancy verified
- Statute
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.609 our reading
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Source
- legislature.mi.govhttps://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-609