Michigan 7 Day Notice to Terminate Tenancy

A Michigan 7 Day Notice to Terminate Tenancy is an official document written to terminate a week-to-week lease. The letter is provided to either party at least seven (7) calendar days before the termination date set forth in the notice.

When to Use a Michigan 7 Day Notice to Terminate Tenancy

The landlord or the tenant may use a Michigan seven (7)-Day Notice to Terminate Tenancy to end a week-to-week lease. This lease termination letter may also be used for tenants with no written lease that pay rent weekly. There is no option to continue the arrangement and the tenancy will end within seven (7) calendar days.

How to Write a Michigan 7 Day Notice to Terminate Tenancy

The seven (7) Day Notice to Terminate Tenancy form is to be completed as follows:

State who the legal letter is addressed to (use full name of the receiving party).
Include the termination date of the lease or tenancy.
Fill in the full address of the rental premises.
For tenants, provide your new address and an updated phone number.
Sign the notice and print your name.
For landlords, include contact information, such as address and phone number.
Complete the certificate of service by indicating the date and method of notice delivery along with printed name and signature.

Without this information on the lease termination notice, a judge may not be able to proceed with legal action.

How to Serve a Michigan 7 Day Notice to Terminate Tenancy

A landlord or tenant can deliver lease termination notices in Michigan using any of the below acceptable methods:

Handing the notice to the other party in person;
Handing the notice to a person who can accept the letter on behalf of the other party;
Mailing the notice by first class mail;
Sending the notice by electronic service.

When sending the notice by first class mail, the notice takes effect on the next day mail is delivered. If the following day is a legal holiday or a day when the mail is not delivered, then the notice will not take effect until the next day mail is delivered.

If the notice is sent electronically, it is considered delivered if the receiving party responds to the electronic message.

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1 MI Comp L § 554.134: If the rent reserved in a lease is payable at periods of less than 3 months, the time of notice is sufficient if it is equal to the interval between the times of payment. Notice is not void because it states a day for the termination of the tenancy that does not correspond to the conclusion or commencement of a rental period. The notice terminates the tenancy at the end of a period equal in length to the interval between times of payment.
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2 MI Comp L § 600.5718: The demand provided for in section 5716 may be served by any of the following means:

  (a) Personal delivery to the person in possession.

  (b) Personal delivery on the premises to a member of the family or household or an employee of the person in possession, who is of suitable age and discretion, with a request that it be delivered to the person in possession.

  (c) First-class mail addressed to the person in possession. If the demand is mailed, the date of service for purposes of this chapter is the next regular day for delivery of mail after the day when it was mailed.

  (d) Subject to subsection (2), by electronic service, if the person in possession has in writing specifically consented to electronic service of the demand and if the consent or confirmation of the consent has been sent by 1 party and affirmatively replied to, by electronic transmission, by the other party.
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