Landlord-Tenant Fee Limitations

Current understanding

Michigan’s Truth in Renting Act (1978 PA 454, MCL 554.631 et seq.) governs terms landlords may include in residential leases and limits certain charges to tenants. Pending legislation SB0373 would amend section 3 (MCL 554.633) to add or tighten limitations on fees that landlords may charge tenants. The bill has passed one chamber as of the latest tracked action.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-16 — Housing: landlord and tenants; requirements for notice of rent increases; provide for. Amends sec. 4 of 1978 PA 454 (MCL 554.634).: Companion bill HB6089 amends a different section (sec. 4, MCL 554.634) of the same 1978 PA 454 to update rent-increase notice requirements; introduced. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-16 — Labor: collective bargaining; tenants right to organize; provide for. Creates new act.: cross-connection with tenants-right-to-organize: Part of a broader 103rd Legislature package expanding tenant protections alongside fee limits, relocation assistance (HB6087), and right to purchase (HB6086). (novelty: 4)
• 2026-06-16 — Housing: landlord and tenants; purchase of rental property by tenants; provide for. Creates new act.: cross-connection with tenant-right-to-purchase-rental: Both regulate landlord-tenant relationships, adjusting the balance of rights during the tenancy and at property transfer. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-03 — Housing: landlord and tenants; limitations on fees charged to tenants; provide for. Amends sec. 3 of 1978 PA 454 (MCL 554.633).: cross-connection with landlord-tenant-security-deposits: Both bills amend distinct sections of Michigan’s residential landlord-tenant statutory framework (1978 PA 454 on lease terms/fees; 1972 PA 348 on security deposits), together shaping what landlords may charge or withhold from tenants. (novelty: 2)

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