Property Management
A Michigan tenant who withholds rent due to habitability issues must first:
AFile a complaint with LARA
BNotify the landlord of the defect and give reasonable time to repair✓ Correct
CMove out within 30 days
DObtain a court order authorizing rent withholding
Explanation
Under Michigan's repair and deduct statute (MCL 554.139), a tenant must first notify the landlord of a habitability defect and allow a reasonable time to repair before exercising any rent withholding or repair-and-deduct remedy.
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