Mich. Comp. Laws § § 600.5775
“Just cause” required for termination of tenancy; “just cause” defined; change of rental payments or terms or conditions of tenancy.
Operative Text
Sec. 5775. (1) The tenancy of a tenant in a mobile home park shall not be terminated unless there is just cause for the termination. (2) For the purpose of this chapter, "just cause" means 1 or more of the following: (a) Use of a mobile home site by the tenant for an unlawful purpose. (b) Failure by the tenant to comply with a lease or agreement by which the tenant holds the premises or with a rule or regulation of the mobile home park, adopted pursuant to the lease or agreement, which rule or regulation is reasonably related to any of the following: (i) The health, safety, or welfare of the mobile home park, its employees, or tenants. (ii) The quiet enjoyment of the other tenants of the mobile home park. (iii) Maintaining the physical condition or appearance of the mobile home park or the mobile homes located in the mobile home park to protect the value of the mobile home park or to maintain its aesthetic quality or appearance. (c) A violation by the tenant of rules promulgated by the Michigan department of public health under section 6 of the mobile home commission act, Act No. 96 of the Public Acts of 1987, being section 125.2306 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. (d) Intentional physical injury by the tenant to the personnel or other tenants of the mobile home park, or intentional physical damage by the tenant to the property of the mobile home park or of its other tenants. (e) Failure of the tenant to comply with a local ordinance, state law, or governmental rule or regulation relating to mobile homes. (f) Failure of the tenant to make timely payment of rent or other charges under the lease or rental agreement by which the tenant holds the premises on 3 or more occasions during any 12-month period, for which failure the owner or operator has served a written demand for possession for nonpayment of rent pursuant to section 5714(1)(a) and the tenant has failed or refused to pay the rent or other charges within the time period stated in the written demand for possession. The written demand for possession shall provide a notice to the tenant in substantially the following form: "Notice: Three or more late payments of rent during any 12-month period is just cause to evict you." Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit a tenant from asserting, and the court from considering, any meritorious defenses to late payment of rent or other charges. (g) Conduct by the tenant upon the mobile home park premises which constitutes a substantial annoyance to other tenants or to the mobile home park, after notice and an opportunity to cure. (h) Failure of the tenant to maintain the mobile home or mobile home site in a reasonable condition consistent with aesthetics appropriate to the park. (i) Condemnation of the mobile home park. (j) Changes in the use or substantive nature of the mobile home park. (k) Public health and safety violations by the tenant. (3) This section does not prohibit a change of the rental payments or the terms or conditions of tenancy in a mobile home park following the termination or expiration of a written lease agreement for the mobile home site.
Michigan law under MCL § 600.5701 et seq. § 600.5775 establishes that mobile home park tenants may not have their tenancy ended without a recognized 'just cause.' The statute enumerates specific grounds that qualify, including lease violations, nonpayment of rent on three or more occasions within a 12-month period, unlawful use of the site, intentional harm to persons or property, condemnation, and changes in the park's use, among others. The law also clarifies that once a written lease expires or terminates, the park operator is not barred from adjusting rent or modifying the terms and conditions of tenancy going forward.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under MCL § 600.5775, mobile home park operators who seek to terminate a tenancy are generally expected to document that at least one enumerated just-cause ground applies before initiating eviction proceedings. Operators who rely on the repeated late-payment ground (subsection 2(f)) typically serve a written demand for possession that includes the specific statutory notice language warning that three or more late payments within 12 months can constitute just cause for eviction. Compliant operators also tend to maintain clear, written park rules that are reasonably tied to health, safety, quiet enjoyment, or property appearance, since those rules form the basis for lease-violation just-cause claims.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
MCL § 600.5775 gives mobile home park tenants a significant protection: a landlord generally cannot end a tenancy without establishing one of the specific just-cause grounds listed in the statute. Tenants facing eviction based on alleged late payments should be aware that the law expressly preserves the right to raise meritorious defenses to late-payment claims in court. Tenants who believe a termination notice lacks a valid just-cause basis may wish to review the statute's enumerated grounds, consult a tenant-rights organization familiar with Michigan mobile home park law, or seek guidance from a legal aid office about available options.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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