Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.131 (2026)
Rent; liability of person in possession of land.
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Revised Statutes of 1846
R.S. of 1846
554.131 Rent; liability of person in possession of land.
Sec. 31.
Every person in possession of land, out of which any rent is due, whether it was originally demised in fee, or for any other estate of freehold, or for any term of years, shall be liable for the amount or proportion of rent due from the land in his possession, although it be only a part of what was originally demised.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2804 ;-- CL 1871, 4301 ;-- How. 5771 ;-- CL 1897, 9254 ;-- CL 1915, 11809 ;-- CL 1929, 13489 ;-- CL 1948, 554.131
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1980–2015 · leading case: Durda v. Chembar Dev. Corp., 291 N.W.2d 179 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980).
Durda v. Chembar Dev. Corp., 291 N.W.2d 179 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “On June 8, 1973, pursuant to MCL 554.131 et *709 seq.; MSA 26.1101 et seq.”
Aleksander Huk v. Golfpointe Vill. Condo. Ass'n, No. 319822 (Mich. Ct. App. July 16, 2015). “Plaintiffs first argue that defendant had a statutory duty under the landlord-tenant relationship act, MCL 554.131 et seq. In particular, MCL 554.”
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