by Kevin Hirzel | Apr 2, 2018 | Board of Directors, Bylaws, Collections, Condo and HOA Assessments, Condominium Document Amendments, Condominium Document Enforcement, Director and Officer Liability, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer, Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Act
Michigan Association of Condominium Associations (MACA) Director Boot Camp (Livonia, MI) Date: 4/16/18 Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm Location: Livonia Public Library, 32777 5 Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154 Details: Meet with MACA representatives and...
by Kevin Hirzel | Sep 18, 2017 | Board of Directors, Bylaws, Collections, Condo and HOA Assessments, Condo and HOA Cases, Condominium Document Enforcement, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer
MCL 559.169 allows for a Michigan condominium association to impose assessments against all co-owners in order to pay for the common expenses that are necessary to operate the condominium. When a co-owner fails to pay assessments, it places a strain on the condominium...
by Kevin Hirzel | Jun 26, 2017 | Bylaws, Collections, Condo and HOA Assessments, Condo and HOA Cases, Deed Restrictions, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer, Restrictive Covenants
In Deghetto v Beaumont’s Seven Harbors White and Duck Lack Association, issued June 22, 2017 (Docket No. 330972) (Unpublished Opinion), the Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled that a homeowners’ association could not continue to collect assessments after the...
by Kevin Hirzel | Aug 22, 2016 | Bankruptcy, Collections, Condo and HOA Assessments, Condo and HOA Cases, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer
On August 4, 2016, the Bankruptcy Panel of the Federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion holding that a condominium association could foreclose on a pre-petition lien for unpaid assessments that was not extinguished in the bankruptcy proceedings. In re:...
by William Kolobaric | Apr 19, 2016 | Collections, Condo and HOA Assessments, Liens
Even though the real estate market is gradually improving, condominium and homeowner communities are still faced with instances where a delinquent member abandons their unit/home and stops mortgage payments, but the lender does not foreclose. While condominium...
by William Kolobaric | Mar 21, 2016 | Bankruptcy, Collections, Condo and HOA Assessments, Liens, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer
Condominium associations are solely dependent upon the collection of assessments from its members for their survival and to purchase and provide the goods and services necessary for the maintenance of the project for the benefit of its members. Thus,...
