Document Amendments

October 5, 2023

Til Death Do Us Part, Or Do We?: Collecting Community Association Assessments from a Deceased Owner in Michigan

The 2021 Michigan Community Association Fact Book (the “Fact Book”) compiled by the Foundation for Association Research estimates that from July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2021 the Michigan population aged 65 and over residing in Community Associations increased from 17.7% to 18.1%.  These percentages exceeded the national average for Community Association residents aged 65 and over by 1.2% in…
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July 19, 2023

Can You Pay Directors and Officers of a Michigan Condominium or Homeowners Association?

It is common for a condominium association’s master deed and bylaws or a homeowners association’s declaration to address compensating board members.  Usually, such a provision will either expressly disallow any compensation or only allow compensation if approved by a specified percentage of the community association’s members.  Apart from the general notion that board members should be made up of volunteers…
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April 5, 2022

Does Your Condominium Association or HOA Need to Update its Articles of Incorporation?

In order to create a Michigan nonprofit corporation, such as a condominium or homeowners association, a developer is required to file the articles of incorporation with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (“LARA”). Similar to other community association governing documents, such as declarations, HOA bylaws, or master deeds, changes in technology and the law, such as the 2015…
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