Statute of Limitations for Statute of Repose in Michigan
This page has current canonical verification receipts.
Quoted from the source law itself. Not legal advice; confirm how it applies to your matter.
Current verified answer
Michigan statute-of-limitations: period is 2; statute of limitations years is 6.
See your deadlineAuthority and key facts
- Period: 2
- Statute Of Limitations Years: 6
- Government Notice Period Days: 120
- Limitation Period: 3 years (default for personal injury / wrongful death under subsection (2)); subsection-specific periods apply to assault/battery/false imprisonment (2 yr; 5 yr intimate-partner/dating; 10 yr criminal sexual conduct), malicious prosecution (2 yr), malpractice (2 yr), libel/slander (1 yr), products liability (3 yr)
How the limitation period applies
The controlling primary authority for statute-of-repose is MCL § 600.5839(1)(a).
MCL § 600.5839(1)(a). (1) A person shall not maintain an action to recover damages for injury to property, real or personal, or for bodily injury or wrongful death, arising out of the defective or unsafe condition of an improvement to real property, or an action for contribution or indemnity for damages sustained as a result of such injury, against any state licensed architect or professional engineer performing or furnishing the design or supervision of construction of the improvement, or against any contractor making the improvement, unless the action is commenced within either of the following periods: (a) Six years after the time of occupancy of the completed improvement, use, or acceptance of the improvement.
Related statutes
MCL § 600.5839(1)(a)
(1) A person shall not maintain an action to recover damages for injury to property, real or personal, or for bodily injury or wrongful death, arising out of the defective or unsafe condition of an improvement to real property, or an action for contribution or indemnity for damages sustained as a result of such injury, against any state licensed architect or professional engineer performing or furnishing the design or supervision of construction of the improvement, or against any contractor making the improvement, unless the action is commenced within either of the following periods: (a) Six years after the time of occupancy of the completed improvement, use, or acceptance of the improvement.
Use the calculator
DocketMath's statute-of-limitations tool can model these timelines once you identify the controlling claim type and accrual date. Use the source panel for the verified primary-source citations.
Open the Statute of Limitations calculator
Sources
Verified across multiple secondary sources cross-referenced for agreement: law.justia.com, codes.findlaw.com.
Corroboration method: spa_subagent_dual_fetch.
Run the numbers for your matter against the verified rule for this jurisdiction.
See your deadline