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SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS
Landlord - Tenant cases
A landlord may file a summary proceeding (landlord-tenant case) to recover
possession of premises and/or to obtain a money judgment. A person who is
renting a home, apartment, mobile home, or some other building from someone, is
a tenant. A landlord is the person who is renting the home, apartment, mobile
home, or some building. Both the tenant and the landlord have legal rights.
The 70th District Court handles a variety of cases involving problems between
landlords and tenants. A tenant can be evicted from the property for
failure to pay rent, termination of tenancy, health hazard termination,
destruction of property and refusal to follow rules and regulations. For a
further discussion please visit the State Court Administrators web site.
Click
here.
Land Contract Forfeiture cases
An owner of property who is selling that property to another on
a land contract may file a summary proceeding to forfeit the buyer's interest in
the property and regain possession. The procedures for a land contract
forfeiture are similar to landlord tenant cases. A buyer may be evicted from the
premises after forfeiture of the property for violating terms of the contract
such as non-payment of installment payments, or taxes, or failure to maintain
insurance. For a further discussion of the procedures used, visit the State
Court Administrators web site.
Click
here.
Fees
Possession only
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$ 45.00
Claims up to $600.00
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$ 25.00
Claims $600.01 to $1,750.00
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$ 45.00
Claims $1,750.01 to $10,000.00
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$ 65.00
Claims $10,000.01 to 25,000.00
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$ 150.00
Motion fee
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$ 20.00
Landlord - Tenant Forms
Forms for landlord tenant cases are available on the Forms page of this
web site. Click on the Forms
link on the left or click here.
Notice: A corporation must be represented by an attorney.
If the property is owned by a corporation, the owner may not appear in Court to
present the case. Michigan law specifically prohibits a non-lawyer from
representing the corporation in Court.
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70th
District Court