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Ex. MET-DET-023 Order Primary source read

Announcement: 36th District Court Provides Update Concerning Moratorium on Evictions

Eviction moratorium issued March 13, 2020, expanded March 24, 2020, continued to April 17, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.

36th District Court (Detroit) · City of Detroit, Michigan (36th District Court) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
City of Detroit, Michigan (36th District Court) · Detroit · Michigan
Level
Court
Authority
Court's administrative authority; Executive Order 2020-19 (Mar. 20, 2020) referenced
Issued
2020-03-30 Mar. 30, 2020
Effective
2020-03-13 (moratorium); expanded 2020-03-24 (read as 2020-03-13)
End
2020-04-17 11:59 p.m. (extended Apr. 9, May 7, May 23, June 26 and July 16, 2020, Ex. MET-DET-049) (read as 2020-04-17)
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 to Apr. 17, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • landlords and tenants in Detroit
  • process servers and court officers
Functions reached
  • PM property management (evictions barred; demands for rent not deliverable)
  • SV servicing and collections
  • CL closings dependent on possession
Collection
Detroit MET-DET

Operative words

On March 13, 2020, the 36th District Court issued a moratorium on evictions. On March 24, 2020, the Court expanded the moratorium to include areas outlined in Governor Gretchen Whitmer's Executive Order 2020-19... A landlord may not, however, physically deliver a demand for payment of rent during this time. The temporary suspension of evictions will continue until April 17, 2020, at 11:59 p.m.

Enforcement

Court order (summary proceedings not heard; writs not issued)

Notes

Detroit's district court handles all landlord-tenant summary proceedings in the city

Retrieval note

The court's own announcement text read in full.