Michigan Residential Rent Increase Notice

Michigan Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this form only after completing every legal, lease, coverage, and housing-program check below. Michigan law bars local governments from controlling rent for private residential property. Publicly owned property, voluntary incentive agreements, and housing programs may have separate terms. Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.411.

Michigan Timing and Authority Gate

Do not make a rent increase effective during a fixed term unless the signed lease and current law authorize it. Michigan Compiled Laws § 554.134(1) is a termination statute, not standalone rent-increase authority. For a periodic tenancy without a more specific controlling rule, this form conservatively uses a written-notice period equal to the interval between rent-payment dates.

• Lease authority or renewal basis for the increase identified: ☐ Yes
• Written notice covers at least one full rent-payment interval: ☐ Yes

• Effective date is aligned with the next lawful rental period: ☐ Yes

• Fair-housing review confirms the increase is not based on a protected characteristic: ☐ Yes

• Public-property terms, voluntary incentive agreements, subsidy rules, deed restrictions, and applicable emergency orders checked: ☐ Yes
• Longer notice required by another law, agreement, or program: ☐ No ☐ Yes — [____] days

1. Property, Parties, and Tenancy

• Date of notice: [__/__/____]
• Housing provider/agent: [________________________________]
• Tenant(s): [________________________________]
• Property address/unit: [________________________________]
• Tenancy: ☐ Fixed term ending [__/__/____] ☐ Month-to-month ☐ Week-to-week ☐ Other: [________]
• Lease section authorizing change/renewal: [________________________________]
• Rent is normally due on day [____] of each month.

2. Increase Calculation and Effective Date

Calculation: (proposed amount − current amount) ÷ current amount × 100 = [____]%.

3. Notice to Tenant

Date: [__/__/____]

To: [TENANT NAME(S)]
At: [PROPERTY ADDRESS AND UNIT]

This is written notice that, beginning [EFFECTIVE DATE], the monthly rent and any disclosed recurring housing charges for the premises will change:

• Current monthly amount: $[________]
• New monthly amount: $[________]
• Change: $[________] ([____]%)

The new amount is due on the regular rent-payment date and must be paid by the method stated in the rental agreement, unless the parties sign a different lawful agreement. All other terms remain unchanged except as expressly stated here:

[____________________________________________________________]

Legal/lease basis and applicable notice period:

[____________________________________________________________]

This notice does not waive any tenant right or housing-provider duty under controlling law, housing-program rules, or the parties' agreements.

Housing provider/authorized agent: [________________________________]

Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Contact/address for lawful communications: [________________________________]

4. Service and Proof

Permitted service method verified under current controlling law: ☐ Yes

• Method: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Mail ☐ Posting plus mailing ☐ Other lawful method: [________]
• Person/address served: [________________________________]
• Date/time served or mailed: [__/__/____] [____]
• Mailing extension or actual-receipt rule included in effective-date calculation: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Tracking/certificate/witness: [________________________________]

I declare that the information above accurately records service of this notice.

Server name/signature/date: [________________________________]

5. File Record

• Signed lease and amendments retained: ☐ Yes
• Coverage/exemption and cap calculation retained: ☐ Yes
• Current state and local sources saved or cited: ☐ Yes
• Copy of notice and service proof retained: ☐ Yes
• Effective date independently rechecked after service: ☐ Yes

Sources and References

• 42 U.S.C. § 3604 — https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:3604%20edition:prelim)
• Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.134 — Michigan Legislature — https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-134
• Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.411 — Michigan Legislature — https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-123-411