MI HB4993

Expands notification methods for tenants seeking early lease termination due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking to include email, personal delivery, electronic portal submissions, and text messages, in addition to certified mail

Shortens the timeline for release from rent obligations from the first day of the second month after notice to the fifteenth day after notice is given

Relaxes documentation requirements by allowing police reports detailing circumstances of the danger to qualify regardless of whether charges were filed, removing the previous requirement that charges must be filed within 14 days

Updates the standardized verification form language to clarify that tenants declare apprehension of present danger to themselves and/or their child, with simplified acknowledgment statements

Applies to rental agreements entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after October 5, 2010, the original effective date of the underlying law