EXECUTIVE ORDER 2020-92: MICHIGAN MAINTAINS BAN ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND...
On April 24, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-59 and banned short-term rentals, except for certain limited circumstances. On May 7, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order...
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS: WHAT CONDOS AND HOA’S NEED TO KNOW ABOUT REOPENING RECREATIONAL...
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...
View ArticleMICHIGAN MAINTAINS BAN ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES...
On May 22, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-100 and extended the ban on short-term rentals and the use of recreational facilities, originally contained in Executive Order 2020-92,...
View ArticleTHE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
The Coronavirus and the State of Emergency On March 10, 2020, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services identified the first two presumptive cases of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, in...
View ArticleEXECUTIVE ORDER 2020-115: MICHIGAN RELAXES RESTRICTIONS ON RECREATIONAL...
On June 5, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-115 which further relaxed the restrictions on pools and recreational facilities contained in Executive Order 2020-110. Accordingly,...
View ArticleDOES YOUR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION KEEP TRACK OF MORTGAGES?
Michigan condominium associations are required to keep a number of different types of records. One type of record that condominium associations are required to keep, which is often overlooked, is a...
View ArticleKEVIN HIRZEL’S ARTICLE IN THE WASHINGTON POST : KNOW WHICH...
As governors around the country ease stay-at-home restrictions, community association boards are forced to make difficult decisions regarding opening common areas, where once ordinary activities such...
View ArticleTIPS FOR REVIEWING CABLE SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENTS
In 2009, 87.8% of American households had either a cable or satellite TV subscription; however, by the end of 2019, that number dropped to just 65.3% of American households, as more American households...
View ArticleMCL 559.152: WHEN DO THE CO-OWNERS ELECT DIRECTORS AFTER DEVELOPER CONTROL?
Every Michigan condominium association goes through a transition in which control of the board of directors is transferred from developer control to co-owner control. In many condominium associations,...
View ArticleMCL 559.154: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION?
Conflict is inevitable when co-owners live in close proximity in a condominium association. Whether it is a barking dog, loud music or unpleasant odor, it is important that a condominium association...
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