How much notice is required to raise the rent in Michigan?
Michigan has no statute setting a specific notice period for rent increases; for a month-to-month tenancy the effective requirement is the termination-notice rule — notice equal to one rental payment period (typically one month) — since a tenant who rejects the new rent is on notice the tenancy can end on the same timeline.
Michigan has no statewide rent control, and state law prohibits local governments from enacting rent control ordinances.
Michigan rent increase notice at a glance
| Notice — month-to-month | No rent-increase statute — notice derives from tenancy-termination rules (see summary) |
|---|---|
| Varies by increase size | Not addressed by statute |
| Fixed-term leases | Rent cannot be changed mid-term unless the lease itself provides for it; increases take effect at renewal or via termination-and-reoffer. |
| Statewide rent control / stabilization | No |
| Rent control details | Not addressed by statute |
| Local rent control preempted | Yes |
| Frequency limits | Not addressed by statute |
Notes and caveats
notice_days_month_to_month is null because the requirement derives from MCL 554.134(1) (termination of at-will tenancy: notice equal to the rent payment interval, one month for month-to-month), not from a rent-increase statute. On-page copy must explain this derivation.
Statute citations
- MCL 554.134 (1) Official source
- MCL 123.411 Official source
How this record was verified: Web verification against legislature.mi.gov statute text (MCL 554.602, 554.604, 554.605, 554.607, 554.609, 554.613) and the Michigan Judicial Institute Landlord-Tenant Benchbook (courts.michigan.gov) for 554.611, 554.134, 554.633 context.