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Michigan Eviction Notice

A Michigan eviction notice starts with a written demand for possession giving the tenant 7 days from service to pay the rent due (MCL 600.5714(1)(a)). A 24-hour notice to quit exists only for unlawful drug activity backed by a formal police report (MCL 600.5714(1)(b)). Ending a periodic tenancy takes one month's notice (MCL 554.134(1)). This free template builds the notice with the deadline computed from your service date.

A Michigan eviction notice for landlords: the 7-day demand for possession for nonpayment, the 24-hour notice to quit for controlled-substance cases backed by a formal police report, and the one-month notice to end a periodic tenancy — each with the exact statutory deadline calculated from your service date.

Deadlines verified September 19, 2026 against legislature.mi.gov (MCL 600.5714, MCL 554.134). New York is also covered from the home page.

Read this before serving: this template is not legal advice and does not replace an attorney. Deadlines and service rules vary, and cities can add their own rules (rent control, just-cause ordinances). A notice served with the wrong period or the wrong form can get the case dismissed and cost months. Have a local attorney review your notice before serving it.

1Build your Michigan notice

State of the rental property

Reason for the notice

Date you will serve the notice

2The Michigan deadlines, notice by notice

Every deadline below was read in the Michigan Compiled Laws on September 19, 2026. The notice type available in the tool depends on the reason:

7-Day Demand for Possession (nonpayment of rent) — MCL 600.5714(1)(a).
7-Day Notice to Quit — serious and continuing health hazard — MCL 600.5714(1)(d).
24-Hour Notice to Quit — controlled substances (formal police report filed) — MCL 600.5714(1)(b).
1-Month Notice of Termination (periodic tenancy) — MCL 554.134(1).

3How the Michigan notice period is counted

The 7-day periods run from service of the written demand — the statute speaks of days from service (MCL 600.5714(1)(a), (d)). The date and proof of service set the deadline.
The 24-hour notice applies only where a formal police report has been filed alleging unlawful manufacture, delivery or possession of a controlled substance on the leased premises (MCL 600.5714(1)(b)).
A periodic tenancy (estate at will or by sufferance) is terminated by one month's notice; where rent is payable at intervals of less than 3 months, notice equal to the interval between rent payments is enough (MCL 554.134(1)).

4Mistakes that get a Michigan eviction notice thrown out

Using the 24-hour notice without a police report. The 24-hour notice to quit exists only for controlled-substance cases with a formal police report already filed (MCL 600.5714(1)(b)). Used without one, it is defective and the case fails.
Counting from the date on the letter. The 7 days run from service of the demand, not from its date of writing — proof of service decides the deadline.
Using the wrong demand for the reason. Nonpayment takes the 7-day demand for possession (§ 600.5714(1)(a)); a serious and continuing health hazard takes a different 7-day demand (§ 600.5714(1)(d)). Crossed notices get dismissed.
Using a generic free form. Michigan summary proceedings require the statutory demand; a generic letter that misstates the grounds or the period fails in court.

Questions landlords ask about Michigan

How many days does a Michigan eviction notice give for unpaid rent?

A written demand for possession giving 7 days from service: if the rent due is not paid within that period, the landlord may recover possession (MCL 600.5714(1)(a)). The 7 days run from service of the demand, not from its date of writing.

When does Michigan allow a 24-hour eviction notice?

Only for the unlawful manufacture, delivery or possession of controlled substances on the leased premises — and only when a formal police report has been filed alleging it (MCL 600.5714(1)(b)). Without that police report, the 24-hour notice does not apply and the notice is defective.

What notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Michigan?

One month's notice for an estate at will or by sufferance (MCL 554.134(1)). Where rent is payable at intervals of less than 3 months, notice equal to the interval between rent payments — for example one week for a week-to-week tenancy — is sufficient.

What is the 7-day health-hazard notice in Michigan?

For a serious and continuing health hazard, or extensive and continuing physical injury to the premises, the tenant has 7 days after service to deliver possession or substantially restore and repair (MCL 600.5714(1)(d)). The discovery must be made no earlier than 90 days before suit.

Can a Michigan tenant stay after the demand for possession expires?

Yes. The demand is the statutory prerequisite; it is not an eviction. The landlord must then file a summary proceedings action and obtain a judgment before possession can be recovered. Self-help eviction is not lawful.

Is this Michigan eviction notice template really free?

Yes — no account, no credit card, no trial. The document is built in your browser and nothing you type is stored or sent. The optional email field only notifies you when another state is verified; it never receives the contents of your notice.

Neighboring states

Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio are in the state selector, but their eviction notice requirements are not yet verified against an official source, so no notice is offered for them — an out-of-state notice fails in court. Verified notices for other states:

Every deadline for these states was read in the official statute text on September 19, 2026. For all other states, the state-by-state requirements table shows what is verified — and what is not.

This tool is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Michigan deadlines verified September 19, 2026 against legislature.mi.gov (MCL 600.5714, MCL 554.134). Not a substitute for a licensed Michigan attorney.