Statute of limitations for slip and fall in Michigan

Rule or statute summary

Run this scenario in DocketMath using the Statute Of Limitations calculator.

For a typical Michigan slip-and-fall injury claim (often treated as a premises liability or negligence lawsuit against a property owner), the default statute of limitations (SOL) is 6 years. This content is intentionally framed around that general/default rule, rather than a claim-type-specific rule.

DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator uses the Michigan default 6-year period described in the jurisdiction data. If you enter the incident date (the date of the slip-and-fall / injury-causing event), the calculator computes the last day you generally have to file under the default rule.

What you typically feed into the calculator

• Incident date: the date of the slip-and-fall event (injury-causing date)
• Jurisdiction: confirm **Michigan (US-MI)

What changes the output

• Changing the incident date shifts the SOL deadline accordingly (because the deadline is calculated as “incident date + the SOL period” under the default approach).
• Arguments about timing and “when you knew/should have known” can be relevant in some legal contexts, but this tool snapshot is focused on applying the stated default limitations period rather than building in fact-specific exceptions.

Citations

Michigan’s general/default SOL period used for this slip-and-fall snapshot is:

• 6 years — MCL § 767.24(1)
  Source: https://www.michigan.gov

Citation pinpoint (as used in this snapshot):

• **MCL § 767.24(1)

Use these sources to confirm the authoritative text before finalizing the calculation.

• MCL § 600.5807

How the statute fits a slip-and-fall timeline (high level)

Slip-and-fall lawsuits seek to recover for personal injuries. Under MCL § 767.24(1), Michigan provides a multi-year deadline to bring covered actions. Because no claim-type-specific sub-rule was identified in the provided jurisdiction notes, this post presents the 6-year period as the default used by DocketMath for Michigan slip-and-fall SOL calculations.

Warning (practical, not legal advice): Michigan limitations law can include additional rules and special timelines (such as rules tied to specific defendants or statutory causes of action). Use this as a starting point for a default civil limitations timeline, not as a guarantee about every possible exception.

Use the calculator

Use DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator to turn the Michigan 6-year default SOL into a specific deadline date based on incident timing.

Run the Statute Of Limitations calculation in DocketMath, then save the output so it can be audited later: Open the calculator.

Step-by-step (practical workflow)

1. Open the calculator: /tools/statute-of-limitations
2. Confirm jurisdiction as **Michigan (US-MI)
3. Enter your incident date (the slip-and-fall event date)
4. Review the computed SOL deadline using the default 6-year period under **MCL § 767.24(1)

Example timeline (illustrative)

Suppose a slip-and-fall occurred on January 10, 2026.

Using the default rule from MCL § 767.24(1) (6 years), the calculator will compute a deadline approximately 6 years later. The exact calendar day can depend on how the tool handles day/month boundaries, but the key idea is that the default deadline moves based on the incident date you enter.

If you change only one input:

• Incident date: January 10, 2026 → SOL deadline: January 10, 2032 (default 6-year shift)

Inputs and outputs at a glance

Quick checklist before you rely on the result

If you need more refinement after running the default calculation, you can use the result to guide what additional Michigan limitations research to do next.

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