Board Meetings

Community Association Governance & Meetings• July 11, 2019

Are HOA or Condo Board Decisions Valid Without Annual Meetings in Michigan?

On July 2, 2019, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an Opinion in Channel View East Condominium Association, Inc v Gregory V Ferguson, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued July 2, 2019 (Docket No. 344149). The issue presented to the Court in Channel View was whether a condominium association’s board of directors had authority to take…
Read More →
Community Association Governance & Meetings• May 12, 2016

Is a Community Association’s Board of Directors Required to Make Board Meetings Open to Association Members?

The State of Michigan primarily has two so-called “Sunshine Laws”- the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”), MCL 15.261, et seq., and the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231, et seq.  These two acts together help promote and create open government by making certain governmental meetings open to the public, and in allowing the public access to governmental documents and records.  In…
Read More →