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Adverse Possession
Construction Liens
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Construction Liens
Michigan Land Division Act
Quiet Title
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Adverse Possession
Construction Liens
Michigan Land Division Act
Quiet Title
Zoning
Fraud Claim Based on Information Included in Multiple Listing Service Listing Dismissed by Michigan Court of Appeals as a Result of “As Is” Clause
Real Estate Transactions
20 March 2023
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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Everything You Need to Know About Solar Leases
Commercial Leasing
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Land Contracts
01 March 2023
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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2
Do You Need to Be Licensed to Perform Residential Construction Services?
Construction
20 February 2023
Kara Moore (5 ARTICLES)
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2
How to Establish a Prescriptive Easement in Michigan
Trespass / Nuisance
18 January 2023
Kara Moore (5 ARTICLES)
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2
United States Court of Appeals Resolves Dispute Concerning Constitutionality of Tree Ordinance
Planning
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Zoning
08 December 2022
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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The Michigan Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act, MCL 213.51, et seq.: Can a Gas or Electric Company Condemn Your Real Property?
Zoning
16 November 2022
Kara Moore (5 ARTICLES)
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Spite Fences: How to Handle a Nuisance Created by Your Neighbor
Michigan Land Division Act
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Trespass / Nuisance
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Zoning
08 November 2022
Kara Moore (5 ARTICLES)
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Neighbor Disputes Over Water Damage: What Constitutes Trespass and Nuisance
Trespass / Nuisance
17 October 2022
Kara Moore (5 ARTICLES)
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1
Michigan Court Rules Amendment of Restrictive Covenants is Based on Plain Language and Not Reasonableness
Uncategorized
10 October 2022
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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The Impact of Zoning or Ordinance Violations on The Sale of Real Property in Michigan
Real Estate Transactions
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Zoning
08 August 2022
Adam Toosley (10 ARTICLES)
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1
Adverse Possession of “Gap Parcels” Between Properties in Michigan
Miscellaneous
02 August 2022
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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1
Wineries of The Old Mission Peninsula Association v. Township of Peninsula: How to Challenge Illegal Zoning Laws
Zoning
22 June 2022
Adam Toosley (10 ARTICLES)
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2
What You Need to Know About Purchasing a Retail Shopping Center in Michigan
Commercial Leasing
10 June 2022
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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1
Riparian Rights for Backlot Owners in Michigan
Riparian Rights
10 May 2022
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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1
The Most Commonly Litigated Exceptions to Michigan Title Insurance Policies
Quiet Title
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Real Estate Transactions
08 April 2022
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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Abandonment of Easements in Michigan
Uncategorized
14 March 2022
Adam Toosley (10 ARTICLES)
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What’s in an Easement? Common Disputes Involving the Scope of Easements
Uncategorized
08 March 2022
Adam Toosley (10 ARTICLES)
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What is the Statute of Limitations for a Michigan Zoning Ordinance Violation?
Trespass / Nuisance
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Zoning
23 February 2022
Adam Toosley (10 ARTICLES)
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Michigan Seller’s Disclosure Act: Court Grants Rescission Due to Seller’s Fraud
Real Estate Transactions
08 February 2022
Adam Toosley (10 ARTICLES)
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2
Failed Construction Projects: Common Disputes Between Property Owners, Contractors, and Subcontractors
Construction
14 January 2022
Adam Toosley (10 ARTICLES)
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The Michigan Construction Lien Act: What Residential Owners Need to Know
Construction
02 December 2021
Adam Toosley (10 ARTICLES)
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Splitting Real Estate Under The Michigan Land Division Act
Michigan Land Division Act
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Real Estate Transactions
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Zoning
18 November 2021
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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Michigan Appellate Court Confirms That Even A “Willful Trespasser” Can Obtain Title To Property By Adverse Possession
Uncategorized
26 October 2021
Adam Toosley (10 ARTICLES)
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Establishing Boundary Lines Through Acquiescence in Michigan
Miscellaneous
11 October 2021
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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Recoverable Damages For Improper Tree Removal In Michigan
Trespass / Nuisance
17 September 2021
Adam Toosley (10 ARTICLES)
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1
5 Things You Need to Know About a Michigan Commercial Lease
Commercial Leasing
07 September 2021
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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The Seller Has Cold Feet: Can a Buyer Compel Specific Performance of a Real Estate Purchase Agreement in Michigan?
Real Estate Transactions
12 July 2021
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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Zoning Challenges: Who Is An “Aggrieved Party”?
Zoning
15 June 2021
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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Michigan Court of Appeals Resolves Riparian Rights Title Dispute
Quiet Title
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Riparian Rights
18 May 2021
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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The Seller Failed to Tell Me: What to Know About Seller Disclosure Claims In Michigan
Real Estate Transactions
13 April 2021
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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The Law in Flux: Legal Challenges to the CDC’s Residential Eviction Moratorium
Uncategorized
15 March 2021
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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What is Receivership? What You Need to Know About the Recent Changes to the Michigan Receivership Act
Uncategorized
12 February 2021
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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Vendees May Rely on Equity to Extend Land Contract Redemption Period
Land Contracts
19 January 2021
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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Acquiring Title to Your Neighbor’s Property: How to Establish Adverse Possession in Michigan
Miscellaneous
11 January 2021
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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3
What Is Slander of Title?
Quiet Title
09 December 2020
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court Finding That City’s Zoning Ordinance Permitting a Home Business Does Not Include the Business of Providing Short-Term Rental Accommodations
Zoning
19 November 2020
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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Are the CDC’s Restrictions on Halting Residential Evictions in Michigan Constitutional?
Miscellaneous
10 November 2020
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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When Can a Municipality Impose a Tax Lien Against Property for Unpaid Water Charges?
Uncategorized
12 October 2020
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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Michigan Supreme Court Rules That Surplus Proceeds From The Tax-Foreclosure Sale of a Property Must Be Returned To Former Property Owners
Uncategorized
16 September 2020
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Leasing
20 May 2020
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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0
Business Interruption and Loss of Use Insurance Claims Resulting from COVID-19
Uncategorized
06 May 2020
Matthew Heron (10 ARTICLES)
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Landlord Tenant Issues in the Time of COVID-19
Uncategorized
30 April 2020
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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“Too Good to be True” Changes to the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance Grant
Uncategorized
15 April 2020
Michael McCulloch (1 ARTICLES)
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Checking the List Twice: Buying a Condominium Unit in Michigan During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Developers
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Real Estate Transactions
15 April 2020
Kayleigh Long (4 ARTICLES)
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Quit Puttering Around – Slow Property Owner Loses Land to Jack Nicklaus Signature Championship Golf Course
Quiet Title
04 April 2020
Kayleigh Long (4 ARTICLES)
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0
Kevin Hirzel’s Interview on Law and Crime Network, Covid-19 Law Q&A
Uncategorized
02 April 2020
Fallon O'Guinn-Baker (2 ARTICLES)
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On the Waterfront: Fighting Lakefront Erosion Through Easement Maintenance
Riparian Rights
28 February 2020
Matthew Heron (10 ARTICLES)
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Locked Out? The Court of Appeals Decides Whether an Unlocked Gate Can Be Installed Within an Easement
Uncategorized
18 February 2020
Kayleigh Long (4 ARTICLES)
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The Dangers of Owning Property as Joint Tenants with Full Rights of Survivorship
Quiet Title
06 January 2020
Matthew Heron (10 ARTICLES)
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0
The Evolving Landscape of Sex Discrimination in Housing
Fair Housing Act
01 November 2019
Kayleigh Long (4 ARTICLES)
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Vacating a Road or Alley under the Land Division Act
Michigan Land Division Act
15 May 2019
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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1
Amending Deed Restrictions: Giving Meaning to Successive Terms Without Ignoring Declarant Intent
Uncategorized
21 January 2019
Matthew Heron (10 ARTICLES)
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1
Michigan Court of Appeals Rules In Favor of Township In Zoning Ordinance Dispute Over Short-Term Rentals
Zoning
07 November 2018
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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“Necessary” Farm Operations under the Right to Farm Act: Township of Williamston v. Sandalwood Ranch, LLC
Zoning
24 September 2018
Matthew Heron (10 ARTICLES)
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Hirzel Law on Fox 2 News Involving Controversial Westland Boundary Dispute
Construction
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Developers
19 July 2018
Fallon O'Guinn-Baker (2 ARTICLES)
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The Growth of Form-Based Codes in Michigan Zoning
Zoning
29 November 2017
Matthew Heron (10 ARTICLES)
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Court Rules that Michigan HOA Cannot Collect Assessments after Restrictive Covenant Expires
Uncategorized
26 June 2017
Kevin Hirzel (3 ARTICLES)
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In Case of First Impression, Michigan Court of Appeals Rules that Foreclosure by Advertisement Sale Surplus Funds Must Be Distributed According to Priority of Interests in the Foreclosed Property
Uncategorized
24 May 2017
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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Paragon Properties: The Rule of Finality in Challenging Municipal Land Use Decisions
Developers
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Zoning
18 May 2017
Matthew Heron (10 ARTICLES)
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What is a Personal Guaranty and Why is It Important with a Commercial Lease?
Commercial Leasing
13 April 2017
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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0
Michigan Court Reaffirms Mortgagor’s Right to Contest Validity of Foreclosure by Advertisement in Summary Proceeding Action
Uncategorized
10 April 2017
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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House Bill 4463: Proposed Law Would Allow LLC’s to Pursue Landlord/Tenant Evictions without an Attorney
Miscellaneous
06 April 2017
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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Kevin Hirzel and Joe Wloszek Named Rising Stars By Super Lawyers
Uncategorized
29 March 2017
Brandan Hallaq (16 ARTICLES)
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Michigan Real Estate Disputes – 5 Common Reasons to File a Quiet Title Action
Quiet Title
16 March 2017
Kevin Hirzel (3 ARTICLES)
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Are Tenants Required to Strictly Adhere to “Option to Renew” Language in a Lease?
Miscellaneous
07 March 2017
Hirzel Law (18 ARTICLES)
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Regulating Land Use: An Introduction to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act
Zoning
01 February 2017
Matthew Heron (10 ARTICLES)
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Michigan Eliminates Dower
Quiet Title
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Same Sex Real Property Issues
02 January 2017
Kevin Hirzel (3 ARTICLES)
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Charter Township of Lyon v Petty: The Exercise of “Discretion” in Enforcing Zoning Ordinances
Zoning
28 October 2016
Matthew Heron (10 ARTICLES)
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Fighting Fire with Fire: Eliminating Commercial Restrictive Covenants and the Unintended Consequences of “Dark Store” Legislation
Developers
20 October 2015
Matthew Heron (10 ARTICLES)
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