Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Michigan

It depends on the terms of your lease and what you discussed with your landlord. Even if you informed your landlord of your health issues, if your landlord did not agree to let you off the hook, you may be responsible for back rent, or charges if the landlord was not able to immediately re-lease the property. However, given the fact that it has been 3 years, and there are other people involved (were they just roommates, or were they also responsible under the lease???), I doubt the landlord will pursue anything. The call was perhaps an attempt to collect money quickly and easily without filing litigation, in the hopes of scaring you into paying something that you may not owe. You have no idea what efforts the landlord took to re-lease the property and if he is asking you to pay for that, or is only asking for back rent, late fees, and interest.

Furthermore, resolution of any issue such as this should always be placed in writing so that it fully resolves all disputes to avoid the landlord from pursuing something against you later on, for an allegedly different issue.

Your best bet is to retain a lawyer to obtain more information and provide a thorough analysis of your rights. If the landlord does not contact you again, then ignore it, and do not pay anything. You may also desire to wait for a lawsuit to be filed, as the landlord may not pursue anything. Any debt collector must cease from contacting you via telephone upon request/demand, which you should do if he is bothering you. He can then only contact you via mail.

Should you decide to retain a lawyer, please feel free to contact me. Thanks.