As long as you do not sign any new lease, or sign any extension of the expiring lease, the landlord cannot hold you liable for any rent beyond the May 15 end of the lease.

Short answer: No. A different answer is possible if the land contract gives you that right, but I doubt it.

Yes, the landlord can. They would be filing a 30-day notice to quit. Absent some unusual circumstances, the nature of a month-to-month lease is that either party can end it.

Michigan law does not provide for this. Unless otherwise stated in the lease agreement, or agreed to by the landlord, you could be subject to early termination problems.

You've done the right thing, though: explain the situation to the landlord. This is a negotiation. You may likely... View More

You may be stuck with this water bill. If you didn't know it, the landlord arguably had no way of knowing about the problem either, and no duty to fix it. The city (or whomever entity you pay water to) will typically have a provision about leaks that basically requires your water bill to... View More

Yes - but see lease for terms. Your lease agreement, not the number of bedrooms, determines who may reside in the property.

Unusual question because it is between family members, but generally speaking, without any existence of a written lease, he could evict you under the theory that you are a month to month tenant.

You will need to find a lawyer who handles landlord-tenant issues from the tenant side. What will matter is the nature of the repairs, and what any lease says about who is responsible for those repairs. It does not matter how much rent you pay or how long you've been there.

You have not provided enough facts for me to be able to determine whether you have a basis to sue anyone. However, if you claim that the lease was breached by the landlord, your claim would be against the landlord, whom your refer to as "owner LLC", and not against any of the... View More

You don't need to have the tenant there to do a walk through of the property, however, you do need to complete the check out list and provide them with a copy of your checklist with an itemized list of damages and costs for repairs within 30 days after the termination of occupancy.... View More

As landlord, you have a responsibility under Michigan law to keep a property fit for habitation by humans, which is to say, fit for the property's intended use and in compliance with State health and safety laws. Tenants have the responsibility to exterminate insects that appear if they were... View More

You would need to look at the exact wording on the application. Unless otherwise specified, you should be prepared to disclose or have discovered your complete criminal history. If you are 60, then that is going to mean 42 years. Who pays for the record request depends on the landlord. Many... View More

I qualify my "yes" answer with you need to check into your compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and any applicable state or local ordinances addressing same. Very generally, you could not deny housing to an otherwise qualified tenant just because they make use of a service animal.

It comes down to what your lease says. The law does not provide for any sort of grace period. And many leases contain a provision that if you are late paying a certain number of months, it's a violation in itself. As to whether you will actually need to pay the $20 / day late fee. Some judges... View More

The answer would be no, mainly because you'd need to do a 30-day notice to quit to terminate the lease legally, which would push you beyond the remaining time period. However, you should serve a notice to quit anyway just in case your tenant tries to extend his stay.

Your landlord will now need to file a complaint with the court, telling the court that they provided you notice to move by a certain date (Notice to Quit), and that you have failed to do so. This will generate a court hearing at which you both will need to attend. At that hearing, you may explain... View More

When it comes between your safety and money, choose safety. That said, if you signed a document that makes you equally or jointly responsible for the rent, then a natural consequence of breaking this agreement is that you may owe your roommate money. There are legal ways for your roommate to... View More

You should consult with your property management company or a Michigan attorney to work out a lease that better protects you from some of these costs. But bottom line is that being a landlord is a business and it costs money that you may not end up recovering in order to evict someone.

No, and this may be an unlawful eviction. Expiration of the 7 day notice to quit allows you to move forward with summary proceedings, which would still lead to a hearing. It is not an eviction order to allow you to change the locks. That comes after a judge says "you have 10 days to... View More

While you likely have some additional protections in an income-sensitive development, it may not last forever. You should absolutely have an attorney review whatever paperwork you have, but likely the answer will be that you need to use these three years to prepare a new place.