Michigan move-in and move-out checklist
In Michigan a landlord who cannot produce the condition report cannot deduct for damage. The generator builds the room-by-room report, prints the statutory notice and checks it covers every item category the Michigan statute lists.
Free watermarked preview · Clean PDF $2.99 · No account needed to preview
What Michigan requires
- Requirement
- The landlord uses inventory checklists at both ends of the tenancy. At move-in the tenant gets two blank copies (identical to the move-out form) with the notice below at the top, notes the condition and returns one within seven days. At move-out the landlord completes the same checklist listing the damage claimed.
- Notice
- Prescribed by statute, printed verbatim in 12-point bold at the top of the first page.
- Tenant's copy
- Returned within 7 days.
- Deductions
- Depend on this report existing.
- Statute
- MCL 554.608
Michigan checklist FAQ
The landlord uses inventory checklists at both ends of the tenancy. At move-in the tenant gets two blank copies (identical to the move-out form) with the notice below at the top, notes the condition and returns one within seven days. At move-out the landlord completes the same checklist listing the damage claimed. (MCL 554.608)
The report is a condition of deducting for damage. Without it the landlord is left arguing about the unit's condition from memory, and in Michigan the statute resolves that argument in the tenant's favor.
The statute prescribes it word for word and requires 12-point bold at the top of the first page. The generator prints it exactly: "You should complete this checklist, noting the condition of the rental property, and return it to the landlord within 7…"
7 days. The report says so on its face.
Nail holes, faded paint, light carpet wear and loose handles from ordinary use are wear and tear. Burns, stains, holes, broken fixtures and anything that needs more than routine cleaning is damage. Mark wear as "fair" with a note; reserve "damaged" for what a tenant could be charged for, and photograph it.
Other states
Arizona · Georgia · Kentucky · Massachusetts · Tennessee · Washington · Montana · Michigan deposit itemization
Walk the unit with the right form
Preview the report free, fix anything the checklist flags, then download the clean PDF for $2.99.
Create a Michigan move-in checklist