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Kevin Hirzel

Maintenance Repairs & Common Elements• March 19, 2018

Michigan Court Rules that Association is Not Required to Maintain Road to Township Standards

In McGue v Glenbrook Beach Association, unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued March 6, 2018 (Docket No. 337785), the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s dismissal of an owner’s claim against a Michigan Summer Resort Owners Association for failing to maintain the roads in the subdivision according to the township ordinance. In this case, James McGue…
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Firm News• February 1, 2018

WXYZ Detroit Interviews Kevin Hirzel on Emotional Support Animals and Senate Bill 663

WXYZ Detroit (Channel 7) recently interviewed Kevin Hirzel regarding the increase in requests for emotional support animals and how Senate Bill 663 would help to curb requests for fake emotional support animals.   The interview discusses how requests for emotional support animals can be made under the Fair Housing Act and the Air Carrier Access Act, as emotional support animals are…
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Bylaw & Covenant Enforcement• January 12, 2018

Michigan Court of Appeals Dismisses Condominium Bylaw Enforcement Case After Lawsuit Approval Deemed Improper

As previously discussed in HB 4446 allows Michigan Condominium Associations to enforce restrictions and defend lawsuits, it is not uncommon for developers to insert anti-lawsuit provisions into condominium documents that later have drastic consequences for Michigan condominium associations. In Sawgrass Ridge Condominium Association v Louis J Alarie, et. al., unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued January 9, 2018…
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Condo & HOA Collections• December 18, 2017

Court Rules that Tax Foreclosure Does Not Extinguish Obligations in the Master Deed and that “Need Not Be Built” Units Ceased to Exist

The Michigan Court of Appeals decided several important issues in favor of Michigan condominium associations on December 14, 2017 in Ferry Beaubien LLC v Centurion Place on Ferry Street Condominium Association, unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued December 14, 2017 (Docket No. 335571). 
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