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 enacting, maintaining, or enforcing an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential property. The bar does not reach residential property in which the local government has a property interest, or a plan that uses voluntary incentives and agreements to increase the supply of moderate- or low-cost private residential property available for lease (MCL 123.411).

Can a landlord raise the rent during a fixed-term lease in Michigan?

Rent cannot be changed mid-term without the tenant's written consent unless the lease provides for one of the adjustments below; increases otherwise take effect at renewal or via termination-and-reoffer. A lease may not let the landlord change a term mid-tenancy without the tenant's written consent, except for three kinds of adjustment the lease may allow on written notice of not less than 30 days: changes required by federal, state, or local law, rule or regulation; changes in rules relating to the property that are required to protect the physical health, safety, or peaceful enjoyment of tenants and guests; and a change in the rent to cover additional operating costs the landlord incurs from increases in property taxes, in charges for electricity, heating fuel, water or sanitary sewer service consumed at the property, or in premiums for liability, fire or worker compensation insurance. A clause that goes further is void.

How much notice is required to raise the rent in Michigan?

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Michigan has no general statute setting a 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 2 more cited sources · Verified October 1, 2026

The Truth in Renting Act sets a 30-day written notice for one narrow case: a lease may allow a mid-term increase that covers named increases in the landlord's operating costs (MCL 554.633(1)(l)(iii)). 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 without the tenant's written consent unless the lease provides for one of the adjustments below; increases otherwise take effect at renewal or via termination-and-reoffer. A lease may not let the landlord change a term mid-tenancy without the tenant's written consent, except for three kinds of adjustment the lease may allow on written notice of not less than 30 days: changes required by federal, state, or local law, rule or regulation; changes in rules relating to the property that are required to protect the physical health, safety, or peaceful enjoyment of tenants and guests; and a change in the rent to cover additional operating costs the landlord incurs from increases in property taxes, in charges for electricity, heating fuel, water or sanitary sewer service consumed at the property, or in premiums for liability, fire or worker compensation insurance. A clause that goes further is void.
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 enacting, maintaining, or enforcing an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential property. The bar does not reach residential property in which the local government has a property interest, or a plan that uses voluntary incentives and agreements to increase the supply of moderate- or low-cost private residential property available for lease (MCL 123.411).
Frequency limits	Not addressed by statute

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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.
One mid-term increase carries a 30-day statutory notice — The Truth in Renting Act's list of clauses a lease may not contain fixes a 30-day notice for one kind of rent increase. A lease may not let the landlord alter a term after the tenancy starts without the tenant's written consent, except that it may provide for three kinds of adjustment on written notice of not less than 30 days: changes required by federal, state, or local law, rule or regulation; changes in rules relating to the property that are required to protect the physical health, safety, or peaceful enjoyment of tenants and guests; and a change in the amount of the rent to cover additional operating costs caused by increases in ad valorem property taxes, in charges for electricity, heating fuel, water or sanitary sewer service consumed at the property, or in premiums for liability, fire or worker compensation insurance. A clause allowing any other mid-term change without written consent is void (MCL 554.633(1)(l), (3)).

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 enacting, maintaining, or enforcing an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential property. The bar does not reach residential property in which the local government has a property interest, or a plan that uses voluntary incentives and agreements to increase the supply of moderate- or low-cost private residential property available for lease (MCL 123.411).
Can a landlord raise the rent during a fixed-term lease in Michigan?: Rent cannot be changed mid-term without the tenant's written consent unless the lease provides for one of the adjustments below; increases otherwise take effect at renewal or via termination-and-reoffer. A lease may not let the landlord change a term mid-tenancy without the tenant's written consent, except for three kinds of adjustment the lease may allow on written notice of not less than 30 days: changes required by federal, state, or local law, rule or regulation; changes in rules relating to the property that are required to protect the physical health, safety, or peaceful enjoyment of tenants and guests; and a change in the rent to cover additional operating costs the landlord incurs from increases in property taxes, in charges for electricity, heating fuel, water or sanitary sewer service consumed at the property, or in premiums for liability, fire or worker compensation insurance. A clause that goes further is void.
How often can a landlord raise the rent in Michigan?: Not addressed by statute.

Citations

MCL 554.134 · (1) (verified 2026) Official source
MCL 123.411 (verified 2026) Official source
MCL 554.633 · (1)(l)(iii), (3) (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. October 1, 2026: every section of the Landlord and Tenant Relationships Act (MCL 554.601 to 554.616), MCL 554.134, 554.139, 554.633 and 123.411, the summary proceedings chapter (MCL 600.5701 to 600.5759), MCL 600.2918 and MCL 8.6 were read again on legislature.mi.gov, which stated the Michigan Compiled Laws complete through Public Act 103 of 2026. 2026 Public Acts 102 and 103 are the only acts of 2025 or 2026 that amended a section these answers rest on, and both are stated on these pages. MCR 4.201 was read in the Michigan Court Rules published on courts.michigan.gov (updated July 31, 2026; the rule was last amended effective May 1, 2024).