by Kevin Hirzel | May 26, 2020 | Articles of Incorporation, Board of Directors, Condominium Document Amendments, Condominium Document Enforcement, Director and Officer Liability, Fair Housing Act, Insurance, Maintenance, Michigan Condominium Act, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer, Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Act, Restrictive Covenants
Michiganders living in condominiums and homeowners associations have been subject to some form of a stay-at-home order since March 24, 2020 due to COVID-19. However, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has started reopening portions of Northern Michigan, and it is expected that...
by Fallon O'Guinn-Baker | Apr 9, 2020 | Board of Directors, Bylaws, Condominium Document Amendments, Landlord/Tenant, Michigan Condominium Act, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer
It is important that Michigan condominium associations are proactive in protecting the health and safety of the co-owners during the coronavirus pandemic. As previously noted by the Michigan Court of Appeals: Inherent in the condominium concept is the principle that...
by Kevin Hirzel | Apr 2, 2020 | Bylaws, Condo and HOA Cases, Condominium Document Amendments, Master Deed, Michigan Condominium Act, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer, Site Condominium
In DeCaminada v Hammond, unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued February 18, 2020 (Docket No. 345847), the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that the co-owners of a site condominium unit who constructed a larger home, after losing their home in a fire, had...
by Kevin Hirzel | Mar 27, 2020 | Bankruptcy, Collections, Condo and HOA Assessments, Condominium Document Amendments, Condominium Document Enforcement, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Liens, Master Deed, Michigan Condominium Act, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer, Taxes
On March 10, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-4 and declared a State of Emergency in the State of Michigan related to the respiratory disease novel coronavirus (COVID-19). On March 13, President Donald Trump declared a National Emergency. ...
by Kevin Hirzel | Mar 10, 2020 | Condominium Document Amendments, Condominium Document Enforcement, Deed Restrictions, Internet Use and Security, Michigan Condominium Act, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer, Restrictive Covenants, Rules and Regulations, Technology
It is estimated that at least 400,000 neighborhoods throughout the United States have installed automated license plate readers. Automated license plate readers are high-speed cameras that are mounted on street poles, streetlights, entrances, gatehouses or other...
by Joe Wloszek | Mar 3, 2020 | Board of Directors, Condominium Document Amendments, Condominium Document Enforcement, Construction, Developers, Director and Officer Liability, Insurance, Maintenance, Michigan Condominium Act, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer, Property Managers, Restrictive Covenants
Each year, the Board of Directors for Michigan condominium and homeowners associations make a multitude of difficult decisions regarding what work needs to be done within the association, what vendors to hire to perform various tasks, and how long those contracts...
