# Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.601a: Termination of lease; conditions; applicability of section to leases entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after effective date

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.601a

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.601a
- **Heading:** Termination of lease; conditions; applicability of section to leases entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after effective date
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-348-of-1972 / Section 554.601a

## Text

Sec. 1a.

A rental agreement shall provide that a tenant who has occupied a rental unit for more than 13 months may terminate a lease by a 60-day written notice to the landlord if 1 of the following occurs:

The tenant becomes eligible during the lease term to take possession of a subsidized rental unit in senior citizen housing and provides the landlord with written proof of that eligibility.

The tenant becomes incapable during the lease term of living independently, as certified by a physician in a notarized statement.

This section applies only to leases entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after the effective date of this section, in accordance with the constitutional prohibition against impairment of contracts provided by section 10 of article I of the state constitution of 1963.

History: Add. 1995, Act 79, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1995

## Nearby sections

- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.601 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.601.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.601a Termination of lease; conditions; applicability of section to leases entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after effective date.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.601a.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.601b Tenant under apprehension of danger from domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; release from rental payment obligation; written notice; content; documentation; forwarding information; liability of multiple tenants; applicability; remedies against other parties; definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.601b.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.601c Prohibition on the distinction, discrimination, or restriction based on source of income of tenant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.601c.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.601d Civil action; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.601d.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.602 Security deposit; amount.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.602.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.603 Security deposit; notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.603.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.604 Security deposit, disposition; bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.604.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.605 Security deposit as property of tenant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.605.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.606 Waiving requirements of act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.606.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.607 Security deposit; permissible uses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.607.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.608 Inventory checklists.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.608.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.609 Itemized list of damages; check or money order; contents of notice of damages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.609.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.610 Effect of noncompliance with notice of damages requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C554_AAct-348-of-1972_S554.610.md)

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