June 2019 - The Michigan Community Association Law Blog

Uncategorized• June 28, 2019

2019 CAI Law Seminar Best Manuscript Award Recipient Kevin Hirzel

Each year the CAI Law Seminar Planning Committee reviews over 50 presentations and topic submissions focused solely on community association law from over 100 potential presenters to determine the breakout sessions for the following year's event. Only one-third of the presentation and topic submissions are selected.

WXYZ Detroit Interviews Kevin Hirzel on the Debate over HOA’s

WXYZ Detroit (Channel 7) recently interviewed Kevin Hirzel regarding the debate over HOA's. The interview discusses the pros and cons of Homeowner's Associations, what you need to know before entering into binding agreements with your association and how your day to day living will be impacted by that associations "rules and regulations". This interview also discusses how entering into binding…

Michigan Court Rules that Homeowners Association Did Not Violate Fair Housing Act in Refusing Fence for Emotional Support and Service Dogs

In Fox Bay Civic Assn, Inc v Creswell, unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued May 30, 2019 (Docket No. 343384), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that a homeowners association could enforce its deed restrictions banning fences and that a disabled owner could not erect a fence in order to keep her emotional support and service dogs in…