by Kevin Hirzel | May 20, 2015 | Condo Law
The Board of Directors for condominium associations are often faced with delinquent co-owners who fail to pay assessments or fines. Typically, the Association seeks voluntary compliance with the co-owner to obtain payment, but sometimes the Association is forced to...
by Kevin Hirzel | May 13, 2015 | Condo Law
In Michigan, MCL 559.157 requires that the “…books, records, contracts, and financial statements concerning the administration and operation of the condominium” be available for examination by the co-owners at convenient times. Most condominium documents also contain...
by Kevin Hirzel | Apr 14, 2015 | Condo Law, Homeowners Association Law
In 1993, the federal government enacted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”). The purpose of the RFRA was to allow a person to avoid complying with any law that interfered with the exercise of their religious freedom unless there was a compelling...
by Kevin Hirzel | Mar 31, 2015 | Condo Law
Until recently, many co-owners were concerned about secondhand smoke issues relating to tobacco products in the condominium project and how to limit its impact and/or eliminate the smoke entirely. However, attitudes regarding the acceptable use of marijuana are...
by Kevin Hirzel | Mar 2, 2015 | Condo Law
With the exception of vacation condominiums or condominium hotels, residential condominiums are created with the intention that the co-owners will be owner occupants. However, the glut of foreclosures that occurred from 2007 to 2012 led many investors to purchase...
by Hirzel Law | Feb 18, 2015 | Condo Law
In Michigan, two primary statutes govern the affairs of a condominium association: the Condominium Act and the Nonprofit Corporation Act. The last major revisions to the Nonprofit Corporation Act took place in 2008 through Public Act 9 of 2008, which permitted voting...
