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SB-22, As Passed Senate, July 3, 2026
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SENATE BILL NO. 22
A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled
"An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants
relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the
payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to
provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental
units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental
units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,"
by amending section 9 (MCL 554.609).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 9. (1) In case of damage to the rental unit or other 1
obligation against the security deposit, the landlord shall mail to 2
the tenant, within 30 days after the termination of occupancy, a 3
January 22, 2025, Introduced by Senator ANTHONY and referred to Committee on Housing and
Human Services.
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notice of damages that contains an itemized list of damages claimed 1
for which the security deposit may be used as provided in section 2
7, including the estimated cost of repair of each property damaged 3
property item and the amounts and bases on which he the landlord 4
intends to assess the tenant. The list shall 5
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), the notice 6
of damages must be accompanied by a check or money order for the 7
difference between the damages claimed and the amount of the 8
security deposit held by the landlord and shall must not include 9
any damages that were claimed on a previous termination inventory 10
checklist prior to the tenant's occupancy of the rental unit. 11
(3) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that 12
added this subsection, a notice of damages may not be accompanied 13
by a check or money order as described in subsection (2) if the 14
landlord transmits the difference between the damages claimed and 15
the amount of the security deposit held by the landlord as 16
described in subsection (2) to the tenant through direct deposit or 17
electronic transfer to a bank account, or to an internet or mobile 18
payment account or application. A landlord that complies with this 19
subsection must deposit the amount determined in accordance with 20
subsection (2) into the tenant's account in a financial institution 21
or internet or mobile payment account or application within 10 days 22
after mailing the notice of damages. 23
(4) The notice of damages shall must include the following 24
statement in 12 point boldface type which shall be that is at least 25
4 points larger than the body of the notice: "You must respond to 26
this notice by mail within 7 days after receipt of same, the notice 27
of damages, otherwise you will forfeit the amount claimed for 28
damages.". 29