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Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.631 (2026)

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TRUTH IN RENTING ACT


Act 454 of 1978


554.631 Short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "truth in renting act".

History: 1978, Act 454, Eff. July 1, 1979

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1993–2023 · leading case: Liss v. Lewiston-Richards, Inc, 732 N.W.2d 514 (Mich. 2007).
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Liss v. Lewiston-Richards, Inc, 732 N.W.2d 514 (Mich. 2007). · cites it 2× “; the Truth in Renting Act, MCL 554.631 et seq. ; and the pricing and advertising act, MCL 445.”
De Bruyn Produce Co. v. Romero, 508 N.W.2d 150 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “, and the Truth in Renting Act, MCL 554.631 et seq.; MSA 26.1138(31) et seq.”
Calef v. West, 652 N.W.2d 496 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “In doing so, we hold that an exculpatory clause in a residential lease agreement that purports to negate a landlord’s duty to warn of latent *445 defects existing on the premises at the inception of the lease violates the Truth in Renting Act, MCL 554.631 et seq., and is…”
Ypsilanti Hous. Comm'n v. O'Day, 618 N.W.2d 18 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “n Defendant argues on appeal that the lease provision on which plaintiff relied to justify her eviction is void because it violates Michigan’s Truth in Renting Act, MCL 554.631 et seq.-, MSA 26.1138(31) et seq.”
Ann Arbor Tenants Union v. Ann Arbor YMCA, 581 N.W.2d 794 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “1 The trial court held that the ymca is subject to the provisions of the Truth in Renting Act, MCL 554.631 et seq.; MSA 26.1138(31) et seq.”
Audrey Greiner v. R&P Investments LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “In response, plaintiffs argued that the MCPA applied to landlord- tenant relationships because § 3 of the Truth in Renting Act, MCL 554.631 et seq., explicitly incorporates the MCPA by providing: (1) A rental agreement shall not include a provision that does 1 or more of the…”
Morris Davis v. Boydell Dev. Co Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “Detroit’s ordinances did not necessarily bar plaintiff’s proposed claims that defendants breached Truth in Renting Act, MCL 554.631 et seq., and the warranty of habitability.”
Cedar Springs Mobile Estates v. Angela Smith (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “Smith had further defended that the leases delegated the duty to repair onto tenants in violation of the Truth in Renting Act, MCL 554.631 et seq. The court reasoned that MCL 554.”
Tameka McCree v. Cont'l Mgmt. LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “Subsequently, on May 1, 2017, plaintiff filed a 10- count complaint alleging: (1) violations of state housing laws, (2) negligence, (3) nuisance, (4) breach of lease agreement, (5) breach of nondelegable duties, (6) breach of statutory duties, (7) gross negligence, (8) violation…”
Lashawn McColor v. Benjamin Cordoba (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “634, which is contained in the Truth In Renting Act, MCL 554.631 et seq., because the second lease had no address “at which notice required” under the Truth in Renting Act shall be given to lessor, nor did it contain the required statutory language mandated under MCL 554.”
Gabrielle Beebe v. Ag Mgmt. Co. LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “Count III alleged violations of the Truth in Renting Act (TIRA), MCL 554.631 et seq. Count IV alleged fraud by both defendants.”
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