April 2023 - The Michigan Community Association Law Blog

Board of Directors, Collections, Condo and HOA Assessments, Condominium Document Enforcement, Property Managers

Michigan Court Rules Condo Association Did Not Wrongfully Foreclose

A necessary component of running a functional condo association is the collection of delinquent maintenance assessments. While many condo associations can yield account resolution through a demand letter and/or recording a lien against the unit, some delinquent accounts may require the initiation of foreclosure, which

April 21, 2023

Hirzel Law (52 ARTICLES)

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Developers

Michigan Court of Appeals Reaffirms that Right to Construct “Need Not Be Built” Units Can Be Lost Under MCL 559.167

Since 2016, one particular section within the Michigan Condominium Act has been the source of repeated litigation in Michigan trial and appellate courts – Section 67, or MCL 559.167. When initially enacted, MCL 559.167 was designed to curtail the problem of Michigan condominium projects that

April 13, 2023

Kayleigh Long (23 ARTICLES)

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Board of Directors, Collections, Document Amendments

Should your Condo or HOA use ChatGPT to reduce legal expenses?

A recent survey by the Community Associations Institute’s Foundation for Community Research reported that 91% of community association managers and HOA board members reported seeing unexpected increases in operating expenses due to inflation. While cost increases are inevitable, it appears that condominium and homeowners associations

April 4, 2023

Kevin Hirzel (183 ARTICLES)

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