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.
Cited to MCL 554.134 (1) and 1 more Michigan statute · Verified July 7, 2026
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 regulation | Michigan law bars every local governmental unit — counties, cities, villages, and townships — from adopting any ordinance that would control the amount of rent charged for private residential property, except for property the local government itself owns and voluntary affordable-housing incentive programs. |
| Frequency limits | Not addressed by statute |
Cite this page: "Landlord Atlas, Michigan Rent Increase Notice Laws (verified July 7, 2026), landlordatlas.com/laws/rent-increase-notice/michigan/" — free to cite and quote with a link (how these records are verified). Every figure above is cited to the Michigan statute in the citations section below.
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Notes and caveats
- There is no rent-increase notice statute — the figure is derived — No figure appears because the requirement does not come from a rent-increase statute at all. It derives from MCL 554.134(1), the rule for terminating an at-will tenancy: notice equal to the rent payment interval, which is one month for a month-to-month tenancy.
Common questions: Michigan rent increase notice
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- How many days' notice must a landlord give before raising rent in Michigan?
- No rent-increase statute — notice derives from tenancy-termination rules (see summary).
- Does Michigan have rent control?
- No — Michigan has no statewide rent control or stabilization.
- Does Michigan preempt local rent control ordinances?
- Michigan law bars every local governmental unit — counties, cities, villages, and townships — from adopting any ordinance that would control the amount of rent charged for private residential property, except for property the local government itself owns and voluntary affordable-housing incentive programs.
- Can a landlord raise the rent during a fixed-term lease in Michigan?
- Rent cannot be changed mid-term unless the lease itself provides for it; increases take effect at renewal or via termination-and-reoffer.
- How often can a landlord raise the rent in Michigan?
- Not addressed by statute.
Statute citations
- MCL 554.134 (1) (verified 2026) Official source
- MCL 123.411 (verified 2026) 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.