Sec. 12.
If a landlord claims damages to a rental unit and gives notice of damages as required, the tenant upon receipt of the list of damages shall respond by ordinary mail to the address provided by the landlord as required by section 3 within 7 days, indicating in detail his agreement or disagreement to the damage charges listed. For the purposes of this section the date of mailing shall be considered the date of the tenant's response.
History: 1972, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 Popular Name: Landlord-Tenant Act
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property
Act 348 of 1972 - Landlord and Tenant Relationships (554.601 - 554.616)
Section 554.601 - Definitions.
Section 554.602 - Security Deposit; Amount.
Section 554.603 - Security Deposit; Notice.
Section 554.604 - Security Deposit, Disposition; Bond.
Section 554.605 - Security Deposit as Property of Tenant.
Section 554.606 - Waiving Requirements of Act.
Section 554.607 - Security Deposit; Permissible Uses.
Section 554.608 - Inventory Checklists.
Section 554.609 - Itemized List of Damages; Check or Money Order; Contents of Notice of Damages.
Section 554.610 - Effect of Noncompliance With Notice of Damages Requirement.
Section 554.611 - Notice of Forwarding Address; Effect of Noncompliance.
Section 554.612 - Response to Notice of Damages.
Section 554.613 - Action for Damages; Retention of Security Deposit; Waiver.
Section 554.614 - Termination of Landlord's Interest; Liability for Security Deposit.