Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
In a recent unpublished decision, Skiver v Durga, Docket Nos. 358830; 358931, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision that a landlord can be held liable for …
Landlord Can Be Found Liable for Vicious Attack by Tenant’s Dog Read More
The anti-lockout statute, MCL 600.2918, prevents a landlord from unlawfully interfering with a tenant’s possessory interest in the property without a court order including changing, altering, or adding to the …
Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Exception to Anti-Lockout Statute Can Protect Landlords Read MoreIn River Square University, LLC v. Aspect Properties, LLC,[1] the Michigan Court of Appeals held that under the plain meaning rule, a landlord can still be entitled to post-eviction damages …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Lack of an Acceleration Clause Does Not Preclude a Landlord from Receiving Post-eviction Damages 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 late 2015, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a circuit court’s decision to dismiss a case based on the fact that the matter had already been litigated. In Francis …
Michigan Court of Appeals Rules that Litigant Only Gets One Bite At the Apple Read MoreGovernor Snyder recently signed a bill into law that will allow landlords to send eviction notices to tenants via email or social media. The new law requires landlords to first …
New Law Allows Eviction Notices To Be Sent By Email Read More