Sec. 34.
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, an estate at will or by sufferance may be terminated by either party by giving 1 month's notice to the other party. If the rent reserved in a lease is payable at periods of less than 3 months, the time of notice is sufficient if it is equal to the interval between the times of payment. Notice is not void because it states a day for the termination of the tenancy that does not correspond to the conclusion or commencement of a rental period. The notice terminates the tenancy at the end of a period equal in length to the interval between times of payment.
(2) If a tenant neglects or refuses to pay rent on a lease at will or otherwise, the landlord may terminate the tenancy by giving the tenant a written 7-day notice to quit.
(3) A tenancy from year to year may be terminated by either party by a notice to quit, given at any time to the other party. The notice shall terminate the lease at the expiration of 1 year from the time of the service of the notice.
(4) If a tenant holds over after a lease is terminated pursuant to a clause in the lease providing for termination because the tenant, a member of the tenant's household, or other person under the tenant's control has manufactured, delivered, possessed with intent to deliver, or possessed a controlled substance on the leased premises, the landlord may terminate the tenancy by giving the tenant a written 24-hour notice to quit. This subsection applies only if a formal police report has been filed alleging that the person has unlawfully manufactured, delivered, possessed with intent to deliver, or possessed a controlled substance on the leased premises. For purposes of this subsection, "controlled substance" means a substance or a counterfeit substance classified in schedule 1, 2, or 3 pursuant to sections 7211 to 7216 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7211 to 333.7216.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2807 ;-- CL 1871, 4304 ;-- How. 5774 ;-- Am. 1885, Act 162, Eff. Sept. 19, 1885 ;-- CL 1897, 9257 ;-- CL 1915, 11812 ;-- CL 1929, 13492 ;-- Am. 1935, Act 145, Eff. Sept. 21, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 554.134 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 311, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 106, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 140, Imd. Eff. May 22, 2012