The Cost of Collecting Delinquent Condo Assessments in Michigan One of the most common questions Michigan condominium board members ask is simple and practical: How much will it cost the association to collect unpaid assessments? The short answer is that, in many cases, a condominium association can
Introduction Most Michigan condominium associations are nonprofit corporations formed under the Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Act, MCL 450.2101 et seq. (the “Nonprofit Corporation Act”), and often fail to realize they’ve fallen out of good standing with the State of Michigan. The Nonprofit Corporation Act requires all nonprofit
2025 Michigan Condo and HOA Legislative Update The start of a new year is a natural time to look forward to what the future holds. But before everyone starts focusing on their resolutions, let’s take a moment to look back on what happened in 2025 from
Condominium associations frequently insure aging common elements, such as clubhouses, recreation centers, maintenance buildings, and other shared facilities, under replacement cost property insurance policies. Condominium and homeowners associations may assume that replacement cost coverage will fully fund rebuilding after a catastrophic loss. However,
Condominium associations rely on assessments to fund shared services, including building maintenance, landscaping, insurance, common utilities, and reserve planning. Board members are legally obligated to protect the condo association’s financial health, and part of that fiduciary duty is to ensure that every co-owner pays their
Michigan Court of Appeals Issues Important Opinion Concerning Reversion of Undeveloped Condominium Units to General Common Elements On September 17, 2025, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an unpublished Opinion in the matter of Charter Twp of Fenton v Fenton Orchards Condo Ass’n, unpublished per curiam
