Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.602 (2026)

Security deposit; amount.

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LANDLORD AND TENANT RELATIONSHIPS

Act 348 of 1972

554.602 Security deposit; amount.

Sec. 2.

A landlord may require a security deposit for each rental unit. A security deposit shall be required and maintained in accordance with the terms of this act and shall not exceed 1 1/2 months' rent.

History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973

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Landlord-Tenant Act

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2023 · leading case: De Bruyn Produce Co. v. Romero, 508 N.W.2d 150 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993).

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De Bruyn Produce Co. v. Romero, 508 N.W.2d 150 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). “See MCL 554.602; MSA *109 26.1138(2) (a security deposit shall not exceed IV2 months’ rent).”

Sobel v. Trony Assocs., 284 N.W.2d 267 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 3× “1138(l)(e), MCL 554.602; MSA 26.1138(2). 2 The lower court also properly found that defendant had required advance payments in excess of those allowed by the landlord-tenant relationship act.”

Gabrielle Beebe v. Ag Mgmt. Co. LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “MCL 554.602 provides that “[a] landlord may require a security deposit for each rental unit.”

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