In Michigan, the terms of a master deed, bylaws or other restrictive covenants are contractual in nature. See Rossow v. Brentwood Farms Dev, Inc, 251 Mich App 652, 658, 651 NW2d 458 (2002). The Michigan Courts have generally held that a master deed, bylaws or
Michigan is working to make alternative energy, such as solar, financially feasible for commercial and industrial property owners. Michigan's Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing law, Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.931 (2010), and the Lean and Green Michigan Program allow counties, cities, and townships to
In Michigan, the Michigan Condominium Act, MCL 559.157, requires that the “…books, records, contracts, and financial statements concerning the administration and operation of the condominium” be available for examination by the co-owners at convenient times. Accordingly, most condo documents also contain provisions that require the books
In 1993, the federal government enacted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”). The purpose of the RFRA was to allow a person to avoid complying with any law that interfered with the exercise of their religious freedom unless there was a compelling governmental interest behind
With the exception of vacation condominiums or condominium hotels, residential condominiums are created with the intention that the co-owners will be owner-occupants. However, the glut of foreclosures that occurred from 2007 to 2012 led many investors to purchase condominium units for rental purposes. Moreover, the
The Michigan Condominium Act was amended in 2014 to impose additional requirements on condominium associations with respect to financial record keeping and encourage transparency. Prior to 2014, the annual audit or review of an association’s books, records and financial statements did not need to be
