Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Last month, Governor Whitmer signed into law legislation amending what was previously known as the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act. The UCRERA has now been renamed the “Receivership Act.” …
Michigan Broadens Scope of Receivership Act with New Legislation, Effective October 15, 2020 Read More
A party may feel that a decision made by their Zoning Commission or Zoning Board of Appeals has harmed or aggrieved them. In order to prevent that harm, that party …
Who is an Aggrieved Party Entitled to Appeal a Zoning Decision? Read MoreOn May 14, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order No. 2020-85, extending the moratorium on evictions through June 11, 2020. It orders the following: No person shall remove …
New Gubernatorial Order Extends Moratorium on Evictions Read MoreOn April 17, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order No. 2020-54 restricting evictions. It is currently in effect through May 15, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. (unless extended). To mitigate the …
New Gubernatorial Order Temporarily Restricts Evictions; Additional Eviction And Late Fees Restrictions from CARES ACT Read MoreIn Peggy and Sharon Rose Zlatkin v. Carol and Lawrence Schweihofer, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued September 10, 2019 (Docket No. 345610), the Michigan Court …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that an Implied Easement Cannot be Considered Reasonably Necessary Based on Convenience Read MoreIn Rico Zenti v. City of Marquette, authored opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued July 25, 2019 (Docket No. 344615), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that a conveyance …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Conveyance by Five Siblings, as Joint Tenants, to Themselves, as Tenants in Common, is not a Transfer of Property Read MoreIn Matthew Thiel & Nikole Thiel v. David Goyings & Helen Goyings, issued July 24, 2019 (No. 156708), the Michigan Supreme Court held that the construction of a partially modular …
Michigan Supreme Court Holds that a Mainly Stick-Built Home Does Not Violate a Restrictive Covenant Prohibiting Modular Homes Read MoreIn ONB Ridge Villa One, LLC v. Oil Nut Bay, Inc. and David V. Johnson, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued June 27, 2019 (Docket No. …
Michigan Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Various Claims Related to a Plan to Build Road that Never Materialized Read MoreOn June 26, 2019, Michigan’s House Bill 4121 to amend Michigan’s General Property Tax Act was approved and went into immediate effect. The purpose of the Bill was to repeal …
New Michigan Law Allows County Treasurers to Continue to Offer Tax Foreclosure Avoidance Agreements to Property Owners with Delinquent Taxes Read MoreIn Myra C. Torovich v. Joseph Oddo, unpublished per curium opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued March 5, 2019 (Docket No. 342967),the Michigan Court of Appeals held that all …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Contract to Convey an Interest in Property is Void if not Signed by all Co-Owners Read More