Things fall apart. While in an ideal world, residential associations will have adequate reserves set aside to pay for repair and replacement of big-ticket items for which they have responsibility—things like pavement projects, roof replacement, siding replacement,...
When a dispute arises there are a few different ways to handle it. In some difficult situations solving this dispute in court is the best solution but there are drawbacks. Litigation is expensive, time-consuming, stressful and unpredictable; it disrupts people’s lives...
Unfortunately, some condominium co-owners feel that they're above the bylaws and continue to leave their assessment fees unpaid. If you on a condominium association’s board of directors and want to clean-up any delinquencies, there are steps that you can take. 1)...
Many times when people decide to purchase a piece of real property (land/real estate) together, they do not understand that how title is held to that property can have serious implications down the road. This is especially true when the relationship between the people...
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...
