Financial Issues, Budgets & Reserves May 1, 2023

Underfunded Reserves? How your Condominium Association Can Qualify for a Community Association Loan

Nearly 2 years after the Surfside collapse, the New York Times recently reported that a 35-unit condominium in North Bay Village, Florida was ordered to be evacuated after an engineer deemed the condominium to be structurally unsound.  The engineering report provided to North Bay Village officials indicated that the Majestic Isle Condominium had serious structural issues due to termites and…
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Condo & HOA Collections April 21, 2023

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 is provided for by Michigan Condominium Act, MCL 559.101, et seq. Foreclosure can be a…
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Fair Housing March 27, 2023

Public Act 6 of 2023: Codifying the Prohibition of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity or Expression

On March 16, 2023, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Public Act 6 of 2023, enacting Senate Bill 4 of the 2023-2024 legislative session and amending the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identify or expression. The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (“ELCRA” or the “Act”), MCL 37.2101, et seq., prohibits discriminatory practices, policies, and customs based on…
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Fair Housing March 17, 2023

Federal Court Permits Fair Housing Claim to Keep Six Emotional Support Chickens to Proceed to Trial

Has your condominium or homeowners association encountered a request for an emotional support animal under the Fair Housing Act?  If not, you are likely to encounter a request in the future as requests for emotional support animals in community associations have been on the rise in recent years.  HOAs and condo associations are subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act…
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