Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.610 (2026)

Effect of noncompliance with notice of damages requirement.

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LANDLORD AND TENANT RELATIONSHIPS

Act 348 of 1972

554.610 Effect of noncompliance with notice of damages requirement.

Sec. 10.

Failure by the landlord to comply with the notice of damages requirement within the 30 days after the termination of occupancy, constitutes agreement by the landlord that no damages are due and he shall remit to the tenant immediately the full security deposit.

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

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2023 · leading case: Hovanesian v. Nam, 539 N.W.2d 557 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995).

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Hovanesian v. Nam, 539 N.W.2d 557 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). “MCL 554.610; MSA 26.1138(10). *236 It is undisputed that defendant notified plaintiff by phone.”

Oak Park Vill. v. Gorton, 341 N.W.2d 788 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “” MCL 554.610; MSA 26.1138(10). "Sec. 13. (1) Within 45 days after termination of the occupancy and not thereafter the landlord may commence an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for a money judgment for damages which he has claimed or in lieu thereof return the balance…”

Gabrielle Beebe v. Ag Mgmt. Co. LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 6× “] Further, MCL 554.610 provides that [f]ailure by the landlord to comply with the notice of damages requirement within the 30 days after the termination of occupancy, constitutes agreement by the landlord that no damages are due and he shall remit to the tenant immediately the…”

Tree City Props. LLC v. Eric Perkey (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “MCL 554.610 []. If the landlord provides the tenant the itemized list of damages, the tenant has seven days to respond in writing and must indicate in detail any disagreement with the landlord’s listed damages.”

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