January 2020 - The Michigan Community Association Law Blog

Condominium Document Enforcement• January 17, 2020

Does Your Community Association Have a Vaping Problem?

E-cigarettes were first introduced into the U.S. market in the mid-2000s (see here) but only recently garnered national attention when e-cigarette smokers began developing mysterious lung injuries, some of which have been fatal.

Kevin Hirzel Elected to the Community Associations Institute’s Board of Trustees

Kevin Hirzel, the Managing Member of Hirzel Law, PLC, was elected to a two (2) year term on the Community Associations Institute (“CAI”) Board of Trustees that commences on January 1, 2020.

Michigan Court Rules Condo Developer Lost Right to Build Units

If the developer, its successors or assigns did not complete the “need not be built” units with the statutory time periods, the right to construct the units would automatically terminate and the undeveloped land would remain as common elements if it was not withdrawn from the condominium.