Condominium associations should consider amending their condominium bylaws to provide the board of directors with authority to refer co-owner disputes to mediation.
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The Michigan Condominium Act contemplates a gradual transition from developer to nondeveloper co-owner control of the board of directors.
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Michiganders living in condominiums and homeowners associations have been subject to some form of a stay-at-home order since March 24, 2020 due to COVID-19. However, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has started reopening portions of Northern Michigan, and it is expected that the restrictions on recreational facilities in community associations throughout Michigan will be relaxed in the near future. However, at the…
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Community associations will need to adapt their policies and procedures in order to continue operations while dealing with the realities of the current economic environment.
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On January 28, 2020, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new guidance on how housing providers, such as condominium associations, homeowners associations and landlords, can comply with the Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 USC 3601 et seq. in evaluating requests for assistance and emotional support animals.
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E-cigarettes were first introduced into the U.S. market in the mid-2000s (see here) but only recently garnered national attention when e-cigarette smokers began developing mysterious lung injuries, some of which have been fatal.
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