By: Brooke M. Jordan, Esq. On October 22, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed into law House Bill 6030, a.k.a. COVID 19- Response and Reopening Liability Assurance Act (Act).( http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/pdf/2020-PA-0236.pdf) This Act...
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The COVID-19 Health Crisis and Michigan Courts
By: Lee Schofield, Esq. In response to the COVID-19 health crisis, since March 2020, Michigan Courts have been operating at less than full capacity. Priority has been given to emergency and essential matters, which are defined as those matters which involve an...
Considerations For Opening Your Outdoor Pool In the Wake Of COVID-19
By: Melissa D. Francis, Esq. On June 1, 2020, Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer, issued Executive Order 2020-110 (more information can be found here). Paragraph 8 of this Executive order states “Unless otherwise prohibited by local regulation, public swimming pools,...
Q & A: Handling Collections During COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Tracy Danner-Bond, Esq. Q: What should we do in preparation for an increase in delinquencies due to the COVID-19 pandemic? A: Check out Greg Fioritto’s article posted March 30, 2020 on our website’s special COVID-19 Support Center (www.zdfattorneys.com) entitled...
Step Forward Michigan Keeps Marching On
By: Melissa D. Francis, Esq. In 2010, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) received funding of $499 million dollars from the Federal Hardest Hit Program to provide financial assistance to homeowners left struggling after the recession and mortgage...
To Amend Or Not To Amend… That Is The Question
By: Richard L. Wagner, Jr., Esq. Unless you have been living in a cave, you have assuredly been bombarded with information about COVID-19. With all of that information flying around, one question that has arisen is whether Condominium or Homeowners’ Associations...
Building Community In The Time Of COVID-19
By: Melissa D. Francis, Esq. Sidewalk Chalk Art in Canton, MI Photo Credit: Laura Kitzman As Community Association attorneys, one of the things I hear most often from Community Association Boards and Homeowners is that they do not feel connected to their neighbors. ...
What’s A Board to Do?
The Board of Directors as local government in the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. By Edward J. Zelmanski, Esq. We received the first round of questions arising in the face of the current COVID-19 Virus pandemic. Those questions tended to be of the form “Must the Board of...
Q&A: The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Community Association Meetings
By: Tracy Danner-Bond, Esq. Q: Our Annual Meeting is to be held in April or May, 2020 and the Board of Directors is concerned that large group gatherings will still be banned by the government at that time. When should we reschedule our Annual Meeting?...
Holding Pattern Continues While Condominium Communities Await Few FHA Certification Guidelines
By: Tracy N. Danner-Bond, Esq. On August 30, 2017, Mortgagee Letter 2017-13 was published, announcing yet another extension of the temporary condominium project approval policy provisions for FHA Certification. The additional extension is needed for HUD to...