by Matthew Heron | Dec 23, 2019 | Condominium Document Enforcement, Michigan Business Law, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer, Real Estate Law, Restrictive Covenants, Rules and Regulations, Satellite Dish, Solar Panels
Homeowner associations often seek to exercise architectural control over exterior structures within their communities which impact community aesthetics. For some issues, however, an association’s concern over the form of a structure potentially impacts its function...
by Kevin Hirzel | Sep 10, 2018 | Bylaws, Condominium Document Amendments, Condominium Document Enforcement, Deed Restrictions, Master Deed, Michigan Condominium Lawyer, Planned Unit Development, Restrictive Covenants, Rules and Regulations, Solar Panels, Technology
On September 5, 2018, Rep. Sheldon Neeley introduced HB 6304 in order to invalidate provisions in the governing documents of homeowners’ association that ban “energy-saving improvements” or require approval from a homeowner’s association to install an “energy-saving...
by Kevin Hirzel | Oct 11, 2016 | Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Condominium Document Amendments, Condominium Document Enforcement, Developers, Elections and Voting, Electric Vehicles, Master Deed, Michigan Condominium Lawyer, Rules and Regulations, Solar Panels, Successor Developers, Technology
The Michigan Condominium Act was enacted in 1978 and is now over thirty-five years old. While significant amendments were made to the Michigan Condominium Act in 2001 and 2002, the Michigan Condominium Act does not currently meet the needs of various stakeholders as...
by Kevin Hirzel | Jun 19, 2015 | Bylaws, Master Deed, Rules and Regulations, Solar Panels, Technology
By: Kevin Hirzel, Esq. and Amber Myers Michigan is working to make alternative energy, such as solar, financially feasible for commercial and industrial property owners. Michigan’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing law, Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.931...
by Kevin Hirzel | Jan 5, 2015 | Bylaws, Drones, Elections and Voting, Electric Vehicles, Internet Use and Security, Michigan Condominium Attorney, Michigan Condominium Lawyer, Rules and Regulations, Smart Phones, Social Media, Solar Panels, Technology
The last significant revisions to the Michigan Condominium Act took place in 2001 and 2002. While many Michigan condominium associations have amended their governing documents to address the 2001 and 2002 amendments to the Michigan Condominium Act, those amendments...