Security deposit rules sd-2026.11.19
Published interest rates and the cleaning rule are now written as dated values, one value from each date. No rule changed and no answer moved.
- Changed: Deductions.
Michigan rule history
Every change we have made to the rules we apply in Michigan, newest first. Each entry gives the ruleset version, the day we made the change and the rules it touched.
Changes, newest first
Dates are the days we made each change. A change reaches tektolo.com with the next release of the site. Changes that apply in every state are in the rules changelog. Rules changelog.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.11.14
Adds the wording the statute requires on the statement in Michigan, Florida, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, in the version in force on the day it is sent.
- Added: Wording required on the statement.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.11.10
An exemption whose exception is unknown keeps the statute's answer (New Jersey, New Hampshire), with fixes for Wisconsin, West Virginia, DC photos, and Michigan and California return methods.
- Changed: Return deadline.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.29
Uses inputs the statutes refer to: pet deposits and prepaid rent in caps and interest, Minneapolis's prepaid cap, North Carolina's term, published interest rates and move-in reports.
- Changed: Deposit cap, Itemized statement and records.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.10
Weekend and holiday roll-forward under each state's time-computation statute (32 states), with each state's own legal holidays.
- Changed: Return deadline, Sources.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.9
Where the statute is silent on depreciation (49 states), an aged item is limited to its remaining value as an estimate; Colorado carpet over ten years old is barred.
- Changed: Deductions.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.8
Cleaning is typed per state, as named in the statute or recoverable only as damage beyond normal wear; a cleaning line of unknown kind is 'depends', never refused outright.
- Changed: Deductions.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.7
Documentation duties computed (California move-in photos, Washington records); Massachusetts utilities, Delaware painting, and interest held until returned in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
- Added: Points the tool does not compute.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.6
Late-fee caps (17 states, Chicago and Seattle) and lease-break limits; a lease-break charge is 'depends' everywhere.
- Changed: Deductions.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.3
Loss of the right to withhold is typed per state and computed into the totals; consequences the tool does not compute are listed as unknowns.
- Added: Loss of the right to withhold.
The rules we apply now
Each rule we apply in Michigan, with the day it took its current form.
| Rule | In this form since | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Deductions | October 15, 2026 | sd-2026.11.19 |
| Deposit cap | October 10, 2026 | sd-2026.10.29 |
| Interest | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Itemized statement and records | October 10, 2026 | sd-2026.10.29 |
| Loss of the right to withhold | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.3 |
| Notes | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Penalties | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Points the tool does not compute | October 10, 2026 | sd-2026.10.7 |
| Recent amendments | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Return deadline | October 10, 2026 | sd-2026.11.10 |
| Statute | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Statute text | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Wording required on the statement | October 14, 2026 | sd-2026.11.14 |
Get this as data
The same history is available as JSON. The API is free and needs no key.
- Changes this year:
/v1/rules/changes?state=MI&since=2026-01-01 - Every value of one rule:
/v1/rules/history?rule=deposit-settlement/states/MI%23return - What we said on a date about the law on another:
/v1/rules/as-of?rule=deposit-settlement/states/MI&known=2026-10-01&valid=2025-12-01