Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.916 (2026)
Action for damages or other equitable relief; recovery; civil penalty; attorney's fees and court costs.
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OCCUPATIONAL CODE
Act 299 of 1980
339.916 Action for damages or other equitable relief; recovery; civil penalty; attorney's fees and court costs.
Sec. 916.
(1) A person who suffers injury, loss, or damage, or from whom money was collected by the use of a method, act, or practice in violation of this article or rules promulgated under this article, may bring an action for damages or other equitable relief.
(2) If the court finds for the petitioner, recovery shall be in the amount of actual damages or $50.00, whichever is greater. If the court finds that the method, act, or practice was a wilful violation, it may award a civil penalty of not less than 3 times the actual damages, or $150.00, whichever is greater and shall award reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in connection with the action.
History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980
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Cited in 7
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2019–2025 · leading case: Hill v. Ability Recovery Servs., LLC (E.D. Mich. 2019).
Hill v. Ability Recovery Servs., LLC (E.D. Mich. 2019). “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.916 (2). Plaintiff alleges that Defendant violated the MOC provisions that mirror some of the FDCPA provisions discussed above.”
Kathryn M Rodriguez v. Hirshberg Acceptance Corp (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “257(2); MCL 339.916(2). At least as applied to this matter, the availability of attorneys’ fees and court costs in addition to statutory damages obviates the problem of individual lawsuits being intrinsically unviable.”
Aljahmi v. Ability Recovery Servs., LLC s (E.D. Mich. 2021). “Section 339.916 of the MOC provides: (1) A person who suffers injury, loss, or damage, or from whom money was collected by the use of a method, act, or practice in violation of this article or rules promulgated under this article, may bring an action for damages or other…”
PNC Bank, Nat'l Ass'n v. Ballrhodes Trucking, LLC (E.D. Mich. 2024). “§ 1692k(3); Mich. Comp Laws §§ 339.916(2), 445.257(2) (granting litigation costs as recoverable damages); see also ECF 1.”
Zocher v. Flexshopper, LLC (E.D. Mich. 2024). “00 pursuant to Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.916 (2). (Id. at PageID.”
Joshua Mitchell v. Capital One, N.A. (W.D. Mich. 2025). “) In addition to these actual damages, Mitchell requests statutory damages and attorney fees pursuant to Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.916 (2). This provision allows for recovery of actual damages or $50.”
Sandusky v. LTD Fin. Servs., LP (E.D. Mich. 2022). “LAWS § 339.916(1). Second, “Article III of the Constitution limits the jurisdiction of federal[] courts to hear only actual cases and controversies.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.916(1) — 1 case
Sandusky v. LTD Fin. Servs., LP (E.D. Mich. 2022). “LAWS § 339.916(1). Second, “Article III of the Constitution limits the jurisdiction of federal[] courts to hear only actual cases and controversies.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.916(2) — 2 cases
Kathryn M Rodriguez v. Hirshberg Acceptance Corp (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “257(2); MCL 339.916(2). At least as applied to this matter, the availability of attorneys’ fees and court costs in addition to statutory damages obviates the problem of individual lawsuits being intrinsically unviable.”
PNC Bank, Nat'l Ass'n v. Ballrhodes Trucking, LLC (E.D. Mich. 2024). “§ 1692k(3); Mich. Comp Laws §§ 339.916(2), 445.257(2) (granting litigation costs as recoverable damages); see also ECF 1.”
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