Books

Michigan Lease Drafting and Landlord-Tenant Law (2009)
Authors: Roger B. Chard, Lawrence Shoffner

Distilled from the authors’ years of experience, this book includes excellent commercial and residential lease forms, with explanations and drafting advice. Also explains summary proceedings, other remedies, and the law regulating landlords and tenants. This book is available through ICLE, and can be purchased by contacting ICLE’s website at http://www.icle.org

Michigan Landlord Tenant Courtroom Handbook (2011)
Author: Lawrence Shoffner

This essential handbook fits nicely into your briefcase so you can have easy access to court rules, statutes, jury instructions and forms while in the courtroom. The cost of this book is $20 plus shipping and Michigan sales tax.

Updates since January 2011

MCL 600.5714 was amended by Pub Acts 2012, No. 139. The amendment deleted the words "by the landlord" preceding "alleging that the person" in Section (1)(b); added Section (1)(e) [see below]; and re-designated former (1)(e) through (1)(g) as (1)(f) through (1)(h). The new Section 1(e) states:

"(e) When a person holds over premises for 7 days following service of a written notice to quit for termination of the lease after the tenant, a member of the tenant's household, or a person under the tenant's control, on real property owned or operated by the tenant's landlord, has caused or threatened physical injury to an individual. This subdivision applies only if the police department with jurisdiction has been notified that the person, on real property owned or operated by the tenant's landlord, caused or threatened physical injury to an individual. This subdivision does not apply in either of the following cases: (i) The individual who was physically injured or threatened is the tenant or a member of the tenant's household. (ii) Application would result in a violation of federal housing regulations."

MCL 554.134 was amended by Pub Acts 2012, No. 140. The amendment deleted the words "by the landlord" preceding "alleging that the person" in Section (4).

MCR 4.201(N)(1) was amended to read: "Rules Applicable. Except as provided by this rule, appeals must comply with MCR 7.101 through 7.115."

Local Court Rules: The following LCRs have been rescinded: 27th District LCR 4.201; 36th District LCR 4.202; 55th District LCR 4.201.

SCAO Forms: The SCAO has added 9 new forms and revised many previously existing forms, see http://courts.michigan.gov/Administration/SCAO/Forms/Pages/Landlord-Tenant-and-Land-Contract.aspx