Your Michigan move-out, dated from notice to deposit.
Enter your lease end or the day you give notice. You get every step that matters, each with its date and the statute behind it: notice, the steps that start your landlord's clock, report day, keys, and the day the deposit is due.
Move-out condition report: photos of every roomYour deadline
Photograph each room after you clean, before you hand back the keys. Hashes and server receipts record when housr saw each photo.
Hand back the keys (your surrender date)Starts the clock
Michigan's clock starts when: occupancy ends. Write down the date and how you returned the keys.
Send your new address in writingYour deadline
Michigan gives you 4 days after you leave to tell the landlord, in writing, where to send notices. Miss it and the landlord no longer has to send you a notice of damages.
If nothing has arrived: send the demand letterYour deadline
Late is a fact you can put in writing. The letter cites MCL 554.609 and the date it was due.
Your deadline: 7 days from receipt of the notice of damagesYour deadline
Answer the notice of damages by mail within 7 days of receiving it, saying in detail what you agree or disagree with, or you forfeit the amount claimed. Count from the day it actually reaches you; this date assumes it arrives on the landlord's last day.
Small claims, if the demand goes unanswered
We haven't checked Michigan's small-claims limit yet. The date assumes the 10-day reply window housr suggests in the letter.