Michigan License Discipline & Enforcement

In Michigan, LARA administers and enforces the Occupational Code provisions governing real estate licensees, investigating complaints of fraud, misrepresentation, commingling, and other dishonest conduct. Disciplinary sanctions range from censure and fines to suspension or revocation of a license, and a licensee is entitled to notice and a hearing before final action. Michigan also maintains a Real Estate Recovery Fund that can compensate consumers holding unsatisfied court judgments arising from a licensee's fraud or conversion, subject to statutory caps. A licensee whose misconduct results in a fund payout may have the license suspended until the fund is reimbursed.