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Your Security Deposit: What it Is and How to Get it Back

Learn what your security deposit is and how to avoid losing it at the end of your lease.

Eviction for Nonpayment of Rent

If you rent your home, you must pay rent for it. If you don’t you could be evicted. Here’s an overview of that process.

Automated Online Letter to Landlord Requesting Security Deposit

Use this online interview to prepare a letter asking your landlord to return your security deposit after you have moved out of your home. You will go to the Law Help Interactive website to do this interview. After you answer the questions, your finished letter will be ready for you to print.

Automated Online Letter to Landlord Requesting Repairs

Use this online interview to prepare a letter telling your

Fillable PDF Answer, NonPayment of Rent Form

Use this form to prepare an Answer if you are facing eviction because you haven’t paid your rent.  This is a fillable PDF form that is available on the Michigan Courts One Court of Justice website.

Fillable PDF Answer to Complaint to Recover Possession of Property

Use this form to prepare an Answer if you are facing eviction because your landlord wants to take back possession of your home. This means your landlord wants to stop renting to you. This may happen if your landlord thinks you broke your lease, wants to end a month-to-month rental agreement, or thinks you have stayed after your lease ended. This might also happen after a foreclosure. This is a fillable PDF form that is available on the Michigan Courts One Court of Justice website.

Judgments in Eviction Cases

A judgment is the court’s final order that tells you and your landlord the decision in your case.

Automated Online Answer, Non-payment of Rent Forms

Use this online interview to prepare an Answer if you are facing eviction because you haven’t paid your rent.

Tenant Rights and Responsibilities

When you rent your home, there are things you must do and things your landlord must do. Learn about them in this article.

Appealing Your Denied Application for a Housing Subsidy

Read this article to learn how to request a hearing or meeting, how to prepare and what to expect if your application for housing assistance is denied.

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