Tenants And Landlords Resource Guide - Michigan State University, College Of Law Page 3
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39Dear Friend:
This Guide is designed to inform tenants and landlords about their rights and responsibilities in
rental relationships. It serves as a useful reference – complete with the following:
An in-depth discussion about rental housing law in an easy-to-read question-and-answer
format;
Important timelines that outline the eviction process and recovering or keeping a security
deposit;
Website links to our sample lease, sublease, roommate agreement, lead-based paint
disclosure form, inventory checklist, and certain rental housing timelines;
Website links to our sample letters about repair and maintenance, the escrowing or rent
deduction procedure, termination of occupancy, the notice of forwarding address,
eviction issues, security deposit issues; and
Website links to relevant court forms.
Rental housing law is complex. Whether you are a tenant or landlord, when you sign a lease
agreement, you sign a contract. You are contractually obligated to perform certain duties and
assume certain responsibilities. You are also granted certain rights and protections under the
lease agreement. This resource guide is not a substitute for competent legal advice.
Owners of mobile-home parks, owners of mobile homes who rent spaces in the parks, and
renters of mobile homes may have additional rights and duties. Also, landlords and renters of
subsidized housing may have additional rights and duties.
It is our pleasure to provide this information to you. We hope that you find it useful.
For more information, please contact the MSU College of Law Housing Law Clinic at:
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(517) 336-8088 Option 2
housing@law.msu.edu
DISCLAIMER: This Guide was created to help Michigan citizens find legal information to
help them work better with their attorney, and to represent themselves in some instances. The
information provided is not a substitute for the services of an attorney and does not constitute
legal advice.
Revised and reprinted 2009-2010 by Assistant Clinical Professor of Law: Elan S. Nichols
Housing Law Clinic Director and Associate Clinical Professor of Law: Brian G. Gilmore
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