Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.2512b (2026)

Actions not constituting participation in real estate transaction or in payment of real estate commissions.

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OCCUPATIONAL CODE

Act 299 of 1980

339.2512b Actions not constituting participation in real estate transaction or in payment of real estate commissions.

Sec. 2512b.

The following actions do not constitute participation in a real estate transaction or in the payment of real estate commissions:

(a) As an owner or an authorized agent of the owner, offering an existing tenant of the owner's property a consideration of a value of 1 month's rent or less for referring a prospective tenant to the owner or the authorized agent of the owner for the purpose of entering into a lease agreement.

(b) As an existing tenant of rental property, accepting a consideration of 1 month's rent or less for the referral of prospective tenants.

History: Add. 1981, Act 83, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1981 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 2022

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2003–2003 · leading case: G C Timmis & Co. v. Guardian Alarm Co., 662 N.W.2d 710 (Mich. 2003).

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G C Timmis & Co. v. Guardian Alarm Co., 662 N.W.2d 710 (Mich. 2003). “2510 sets forth the commissions to which a real estate salesperson is lawfully entitled; MCL 339.2512b provides that referral of prospective tenants does not constitute participation in a real estate transaction; and MCL 339.”

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