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Kayleigh Long

Fair Housing• November 1, 2022

What Is a HOPA Community? How Can 55+ Condo Associations Avoid Violating The Fair Housing Act?

The Fair Housing Act, 42 USC 3601 et seq. (“FHA”), prohibits discrimination in housing based on an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin. Persons protected by the Fair Housing Act based on their familial status include: Someone who is younger than 18 years old and lives with either a parent, a person who has legal custody…
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Fair Housing• August 1, 2022

Discrimination Based on Familial Status: What Your HOA Needs to Know About Kids and Common Areas

School’s out for the summer! For many condominium and homeowners associations with families, the long summer days mean more families and children utilizing recreational facilities and common areas, such as clubhouses and swimming pools. Concerned about the safety of children who use these areas, condominium and homeowners associations may create and enforce rules and regulations designed to protect the children…
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Uncategorized• May 3, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About the 2022 Amendments to the Michigan Summer Resort and Park Associations Act

Summer resort and park associations are a unique type of community association that have been in existence in Michigan since 1887 but generally have been superseded over the past several decades by homeowners and condominium associations. Notwithstanding the rise of other types of community associations, Michigan summer resort and park associations can still be found, particularly along lake and waterfront…
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