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| Before we go any
further, let me emphasize, and re-emphasize, and re-emphasize
again, that what you are about to read applies only to the state
of Michigan. More than any other body of law, the rules for
landlord - tenant proceedings vary from state to state. If
you attempt to evict a tenant in any state other than Michigan
using these steps, you will be laughed out of court. |
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| There are two
different types of eviction and two different methods of handling
them in the Michigan courts. First, you may have a tenant
who is behind in rent. They have not been bad tenants when
all things are considered and you would be willing to keep them as
tenants if only they paid the rent. Second you may have a
tenant that has not been a good tenant and you want to get rid of
them, even if they pay the rent. |
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| In the first
instance you will want to proceed with what is commonly called the
7 day proceedings. This type of eviction is what we would
call a curable eviction. If the tenant cures the problem
(does what he is supposed to do) then he will not be evicted.
In the second instance you will want to proceed with 30 day
proceedings. This is not a curable eviction. No matter
what action the tenant takes, the judgment will provide that the
tenant is evicted. |
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| The differences
between the two evictions is primarily which forms you use and
what you are required to prove in court. The actual
procedures used by the court are almost identical. |
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