{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-554.607","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.607","heading":"Security deposit; permissible uses.","body":"Sec. 7.\n\nA security deposit may be used only for the following purposes:\n\nReimburse the landlord for actual damages to the rental unit or any ancillary facility that are the direct result of conduct not reasonably expected in the normal course of habitation of a dwelling.\n\nPay the landlord for all rent in arrearage under the rental agreement, rent due for premature termination of the rental agreement by the tenant and for utility bills not paid by the tenant.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 554","Act Act-348-of-1972"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-607","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"ddc60d776ac70f492fdd277facaaa6e1c2b9c3d8754357644eb7dc27991ff885","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-554.606","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-554.608"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}