LARA

Community Association Governance & Meetings• January 20, 2026

How to Check if Your Michigan Condominium Association is in Good Standing with LARA

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 corporations to file an annual report by October 1st each year. Under the Nonprofit…
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Condominium Document Enforcement• January 12, 2018

Michigan Court of Appeals Dismisses Condominium Bylaw Enforcement Case After Lawsuit Approval Deemed Improper

As previously discussed in HB 4446 allows Michigan Condominium Associations to enforce restrictions and defend lawsuits, it is not uncommon for developers to insert anti-lawsuit provisions into condominium documents that later have drastic consequences for Michigan condominium associations. In Sawgrass Ridge Condominium Association v Louis J Alarie, et. al., unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued January 9, 2018…
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