Posts by Piper Legal

Serving a Michigan landlord notice is step one—not the finish line. If the tenant does not pay (when payment is an option) or does not move by the deadline, the next stage is often a summary proceeding in the Michigan district court that covers the rental property. This post explains, at a practical high level,…

Most Michigan eviction cases do not fail because a landlord “forgot the law exists.” They stall because a notice was the wrong form, the wrong amount, the wrong service method, or filed a day too soon. A careful notice is not paperwork theater—it is the foundation of the case you may file later. Here are…

Michigan landlords often ask a deceptively simple question: If I mail a notice today, when does the clock start? For a demand for possession, Michigan law answers that question more clearly than many owners expect—and getting it wrong can mean filing a case a day too early. This post explains the mailing rule that applies…

Not every landlord-tenant exit is about unpaid rent. Sometimes the lease has ended, the tenancy has rolled month to month, and you simply need the unit back. In Michigan, ending many of those arrangements starts with a written Notice to Quit—most often using SCAO form DC 100c. Landlords commonly call this a 30-Day Notice to…

When a tenant falls behind on rent in Michigan, the eviction process usually starts with a written demand—not a court filing. For nonpayment of rent, that document is commonly called a 7-Day Demand for Possession. The State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) publishes the approved form as DC 100a. If you own or manage rental property…