Michigan Adopts Remote Witnessing and Notarization Legislation
January 21st, 2021
Author: Jake Vande Zande Governor Whitmore signed several new bills into law related to remote witnessing and notarization due to the hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic, which will be advantageous for people and businesses that frequently wor…
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Categories: Michigan Real Estate Blog
Michigan Zoning Board Appeals (ZBA) & How to Appeal Unfavorable Decisions
January 20th, 2021
Author: Jake Vande Zande January 13, 2021 As discussed in “Variance Requests: Navigating Zoning Regulations and the Zoning Board of Appeals,” almost any time you want to do something with your property, zoning is going to play a role. Thi…
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Categories: Michigan Real Estate Blog
December 2020: Grand Rapids Magazine Top Lawyers of 2020
December 8th, 2020
Sara Lachman nominated as a 2020 Top Real Estate Lawyer. https://www.grmag.com/special-advertising-section/top-lawyers/top-lawyers-2021/
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Former Property Owners have a Right to the Surplus Proceeds from Tax Foreclosure Sales
December 1st, 2020
Introduction Owners who lost property in a tax foreclosure may be entitled to compensation if the county auctioned the property for more than the tax owed. The Michigan Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Rafaeli, LLC v Oakland County, No. 156849,…
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Protecting and Cleaning Up Your Property Interest: An Overview of Quiet Title Actions
November 23rd, 2020
Introduction If there is something wrong with or complicated about the title to your real estate or the real estate you’re about to purchase, then a quiet title action may be necessary. As explained below, a quiet title action is a lawsuit that…
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Categories: Michigan Real Estate Blog
MICHIGAN ZONING ENABLING ACT
November 6th, 2020
MICHIGAN ZONING ENABLING ACT Act 110 of 2006 AN ACT to codify the laws regarding local units of government regulating the development and use of land; to provide for the adoption of zoning ordinances; to provide for the establishment in counties, tow…
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Michigan Seller’s Disclosure Act: What You Need to Know When Buying or Selling a House
October 22nd, 2020
Introduction Buying and selling a house can be one of the most important events of your life and for many people will be the largest financial transactions they ever participate in . Buyers and sellers should have a basic understanding of the law rel…
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Where Can I Walk on the Beach in Michigan?
October 19th, 2020
Have you ever reached the end of a public beach and wondered if you could keep walking? Michigan is surrounded by the beautiful Great Lakes, their beaches attract millions of people each year. But lakefront property in Michigan is largely privately o…
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Michigan Summer Resort Owners Act
October 19th, 2020
INCORPORATION OF SUMMER RESORT OWNERS Act 137 of 1929 AN ACT to authorize the formation of corporations by summer resort owners; to authorize the purchase, improvement, sale, and lease of lands; to authorize the exercise of certain police powers over…
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Categories: Michigan Lakefront & Summer Resort Owners Law
NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (ACT 162 OF 1982)
October 19th, 2020
NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT Act 162 of 1982 AN ACT to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the organization and regulation of certain nonprofit corporations; to prescribe their duties, rights, powers, immunities, and liabilities; to p…
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