Landlord and Tenant

Civil Department

To file electronically, please visit:
https://mifile.courts.michigan.gov/

To utilize the 37th District Court Officers via electronic filing, please visit:
http://micourtofficer.com/

Filing a Landlord / Tenant Case in the 37th District Court
When filing a Landlord / Tenant Case in the 37th District Court, you must submit the following:

IF THERE IS ONE DEFENDANT:

  • Summons Packet
  • Complaint Packet
  • Original Notice To Quit (7 Day or 30 Day Notice) plus two (2) copies.
  • Three (3) copies of the Lease, Rental Agreement, Land Contract or Sheriff’s Deed, if you have one.
  • A self-addressed stamped envelope.
  • A stamped envelope addressed to the Defendant.
  • Check made payable to “37th District Court” for the Filing Fee (See Fine schedule page).
  • Check made payable to “Court Officer” for Service Fee $34.00 in Warren or Center Line or the appropriate service fee as listed below.

IF THERE ARE TWO OR MORE DEFENDANTS:

  • Summons Packet, Complaint Packet, and Original Notice to Quit, as listed above PLUS 2 additional copies of each for every additional Defendant (Example: For two Defendants, you need the Summons and Complaint Packet plus 2 additional copies, the Original Notice to Quit plus 4 copies, and 5 copies of the Lease, etc.)
  • A self-addressed stamped envelope.
  • An individual stamped envelope addressed to each Defendant.
  • Check made payable to “37th District Court” for the Filing Fee (See Fine schedule page).
  • Check made payable to “Court Officer” for the Service Fee ($34.00 per Defendant in Warren or Center Line, the appropriate fee per defendant as listed below.

FILING FEES
POSSESSION ONLY AND LAND CONTRACT CASES—–$55
POSSESSION AND MONEY DAMAGES (THE SUPPLEMENTAL COMPLAINT)
$1 – $600——————–$90.00
$601 – $1750—————-$110.00
$1751 – $10,000————$130.00
$10,001 – $25,000———-$215.00

There is a $20.00 Motion Fee for any Motions filed which must be paid at the time of filing.

Process Serving is now available for your convenience by our Court Officers in the following cities:
Armada—————-$79.00
Bruce Twp.————$73.00
Chesterfield———–$66.00
Clinton Twp.———–$48.00
Eastpointe————-$44.00
Fraser—————–$38.00
Harrison Twp.———$58.00
Lake Twp.————–$50.00
Lenox Twp.————$81.00
Macomb—————-$58.00
Madison Heights——-$41.00
Memphis—————$98.00
Mt. Clemens———–$59.00
New Baltimore——–$77.00
New Haven————$76.00
Ray Twp.—————$69.00
Richmond————–$88.00
Romeo—————–$67.00
Roseville—————$41.00
Shelby Twp.———–$51.00
St. Clair Shores——-$44.00
Sterling Heights——-$43.00
Washington————$56.00

If you have papers that need to be served in any other community, please contact Dan Peters at (586) 918-9003, James Zelmanski at (586) 556-2346 or Anthony Zelmanski at (586) 202-3983 to get a price for service if they are able to accomodate you. If they are not able to accomodate the community in which the papers need to be served, the papers will be returned to you after filing so you may arrange for service on your own.

If you papers are being served by the Court Officers and you are writing a check or money order, please make it payable to “Court Officer.”