In Michigan, Can a Landlord enter your apartment without there being an emergency, or prior notice?

Except for emergency repairs to correct an issue that would damage the property if not immediately addressed ....your tenancy of the apartment makes the apartment solely for your use and protects both your person and personal property from access except to those who are tenants in good standing of the rental property....The law requires that the property owner must give both reason and suitable advanced notice that he wishes to enter the property....The tenant may not deny entry to the property owner if these two conditions are met...reason and advanced notice....This property owner apparently does not realize that any person or persons he allows to enter your apartment must be bonded by the state ...that is ...the repairman, etc must be financially able to re-imburse the tenant for any damages or breakage to the tenant's property during the repair process ....Check with the Tenant's Rights Association in Lansing or other local tenants rights groups in Michigan you may find thru google searchs... for more information on your tenancy rights. While you may feel the property owner or his agents are entering your home without permission to do benefit to you, this will not benefit you if personal property, cash, etc . becomes missing and the property owner chooses to claim no unadvised entry was made.

Determine what your lease says first. It is customary (and in some states it is law) that a tenant get notice (usually 24 hours) before the landlord or his agent can enter. Typical exceptions to the prior notice requirement are emergency or abandonment. This varies from lease to lease and state to state, so it isn't necessarily breaking and entering or even against the law as some responders suggest. I would strongly advise you to document when these intrusions occurred in case you decide to take action to terminate the lease for trespassing or harassment. Make sure you've asked the landlord, in writing, to provide you notice when they wish to see the property and be reasonable in trying to accommodate routine inspections/visits. Anything more than 1 or 2 a month could be a legitimate argument for a harassment claim in my opinion.

Michigan does not have a statute regulating entry by landlord. That actually means that the landlord is PROHIBITED from entering your leased premises, EXCEPT (1) with your permission, or (2) as otherwise specified in the lease agreement, or (3) as reasonably necessary to comply with the lease provisions.

You should tell this guy that, at a minimum, you want advanced notice before he enters your home.

In a word NO. Simply put, the landlord is trespassing and you right to privacy and "quiet enjoyment" is being compromised. You do not have to let them in when you are there and if you can prove they have let themselves in without your permission you have every right to call the cops.

Michigan has no statute that addresses when a landlord can enter...so no...the landlord does not need to give prior notice.

Totally agree with "sweet talking guy"

Nope, they can't do that anywhere.