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Michigan room rental agreement
Written for Michigan law, checked October 1, 2026 General information, not legal advice
Rentari offers a general room-rental agreement form, but it is not tailored to Michigan or every local rule. Review the room, shared spaces, occupancy requirements, and applicable Michigan and city rules before using a form. The state table below covers selected deposit and entry rules, not every room-rental requirement.
Michigan rules that apply
Security deposit limit
A Michigan security deposit may not exceed one and a half months' rent. The cap covers every deposit the tenant pays, including a refundable pet deposit and any required prepaid rent beyond the first full rental period.
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- A security deposit includes any amount returnable to the tenant if the unit comes back in the condition the lease requires, and any rent charged for one period above the average rent for the term. MCL 554.601(d)
- An amount paid for an option to purchase is not a deposit unless the arrangement was meant to evade the act. MCL 554.601(d)(i)
- You may not require a deposit at all unless you give the tenant a written deposit notice within 14 days after the tenant takes possession. MCL 554.603 See Landlord name and address on the Michigan page
- A lease cannot waive any right the security deposit act gives the tenant, and a clause that tries is void. MCL 554.606 MCL 554.633(1)(b)
The Rentari Michigan lease states the deposit amount and says it may not exceed one and a half months' rent.
Landlord entry
Not set by statuteMichigan's landlord-tenant statutes set no notice period for a landlord's entry into a rented home. The statute on interference with possession lets an owner interfere temporarily only as needed for repairs or inspection, and only as the law provides.
MCL 600.2918(3)(b) MCL 554.631 to 554.641
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- Interference with a tenant's possession outside that exception lets the tenant recover actual damages or $200, whichever is greater, for each occurrence. MCL 600.2918(2) See Lockouts and utility shutoffs on the Michigan page
The Rentari Michigan lease says Michigan sets no entry notice period and has the landlord give written notice of at least 24 hours, or the number of hours the landlord sets, for non-emergency entry at reasonable times.