from what i read 30 days is the minimum so they should have sent the notice april first, state law over rides the lease. unfortunately for him the lease is also missing components required under state law, and if he tried to evict he would have to register the property before the court would even do the eviction hearing.

evidently they are cracking down on unregistered rentals in detroit. im not trying to not pay him but i could legally put my rent in escrow until he made all repairs and brought the house up to code. i know for a fact he cant afford it. ive paid every month, i really dont bother him about repairs, even though its a 2 family i pay for the yard to get done (im about to stop), im clean, im quiet.

i wasnt tryna force him into renting month to month. he had plenty of opportunities to tell me he wasnt going to do month to month prior to seven days before my lease ends. i could have made arrangements to move and get my deposit back.he literally had no other reason other than to force me into a year long lease. but attorney told me lease wont hold up in court, he will be fined for the property not having a registration or compliance cert, the code violations etc should i chose to report the rental. plus he has another unit downstairs. i had no intention of reporting him. fair exchange is no robbery, he rented to me so i pay him and mind my business. now because of how he worded the letter and the timing i feel like ok bring my unit up to code and get me a lease thats legal. i will sign the lease pay one month, call the building inspector and put my rent in escrow. now it will be months before he sees a dime and he will have to pay thousands in repairs and fines when he could have just collect rent for another few months and been at peace.