If the amount is under $5k they can take you to small claims court.

Attny gets the court date and sends notice as well. 

Part of the reason I want to flip is A) make something functional and useful again and B) use the artistic side of my brain to create beauty.

We like Western Wayne County for LTR because of the responsiveness of the courts, high wages relative to rent levels, and access to a lot of quality contractors.  

If they do move out, you can sue for rent in civil court, which moves a lot faster than the magistrate court.

At the end of the 14 day period it would be my choice to fix the door and charge him or to take other measures.When i asked her if she would send me a copy of the noncompliance letter to the tenant, she said she wouldnt do that unless this goes to court.

Only option is to pursue them in court, which may cost more than you recover.3) Cleaning-If there was $10k in damages, who did the repairs?

I would make a separate entity if the function/assets of the business are different than that of your current entity

I wanted to wait till after the court date to write up a new lease and was hoping things would calm down.

Use caution as an anything not functioning or highlighted for repair will need to be disclosed.