You’ve just bought your dream property. It consists of a lot with a house on it and big side lot area. This entire parcel is listed in your legal property description. That means you are one about one lot away from having any neighbors on one side. Hooray! There is a...
If you are a tenant or do not own the condominium unit you are living in and your landlord/owner wants to evict you, you have what is called “standing” to challenge the landlord/owner in court. However, if you rent or live in a condominium unit you do not own...
My Landlord Stops By Unannounced - So you've been living in your rented apartment/house for some time and you've noticed that the landlord likes to randomly stop by like he/she owns the place. Okay, they do own it; however, they have no right to just stop by. The...
In 2018, the Michigan Legislature amended the Marketable Record Title Act (“MRTA”), MCL 565.101, et seq. Under the MRTA, a person has Under the Act, a person has marketable title to an interest in land if they have an unbroken chain of title to the interest for 40...
Another article about COVID-19 you say? I know that we are all tired of it and we all want to get back to our old way of life, but over a year later we are still dealing with what many of us naively thought would go away within a few weeks. A lot has changed since...
Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, it is important that you know your rights and responsibilities when it comes to security deposits. There are specific things that a landlord must do in order to take a security deposit from a tenant and to keep security deposit...
You have been proactive as far as getting your estate plan in place. You have a trust, a pour over will, powers of attorneys, and HIPAA authorizations. You have your beneficiaries named for your life insurance policies and retirement accounts. But, do your loved ones...
Depending on who you are, you either love living in a condominium or subdivision governed by a Homeowners Association (HOA) or you hate it. If you are one of those people that likes things uniform and loves following the rules, you are probably just fine living in a...
If an attorney represents your condominium association or homeowners association (HOA), it would be wise to find out if that attorney represents or has ever represented your management company. Why? Because that is a conflict of interest. The Michigan Rules of...
The freezing cold temperatures of winter are right around the corner and now is the time that a lot of Michigan’s Snowbirds begin making their way to warmer temperatures. But for Snowbirds living in attached condominiums in Michigan during the warmer months of the...
