Category Archives: Firm News
Special COVID-19 Support Center Seminar
Creating solutions and accessing resources to COVID-19 issues in your community A seminar to support Board Members and Managers Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | 2:00 p.m. Presenters: Edward J. Zelmanski and Gregory J. Fioritto, Esq. Right now, we know many … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
HOW TO HANDLE DISCLOSURE OF COVID-19 CASES IN YOUR COMMUNITY – WEIGHING PRIVACY AGAINST SAFETY
By: Gregory J. Fioritto, Esq. The ongoing pandemic has raised many new and difficult questions for community association boards. One of the most frequently-asked questions is whether a board should disclose the presence of a known case of COVID-19 in … Continue reading
CONDO AND HOA
Board Education and Training (B.E.A.T.) brought to you by Zelmanski, Danner and Fioritto, PLLC Experienced Condominium & HOA Attorneys Join us tonight, Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. for the presentation Effective Enforcement for Your Community by attorney Lee Schofield. … Continue reading
COVID-19 Reflections
Everyone Matters, Reaching Out to Elderly and Vulnerable Members of Our Communities By Lee S. Schofield, Esq. Beginning on March 10, 2020 with Executive Order 2020-4, which declared a state of emergency in Michigan and throughout the month of March … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
The Role of Management Companies During Michigan’s COVID-19 Shutdown
Written by Stacia A. Miller, Esq. As everyone is likely aware, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed EO2020-21. EO2020-21 which prohibits in person work that is not necessary to sustain or protect life or conduct minimum basic operations of your business. … Continue reading
COVID-19 AND COLLECTIONS – HOW TO PREPARE YOUR ASSOCIATION FOR A POSSIBLE SPIKE IN DELINQUENCIES
By Gregory J. Fioritto, Esq. Prior to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Associations were experiencing record-low levels of owner delinquencies. This is the expected result of a national (and local) economy that improved by leaps and bounds from … Continue reading
Governor Suspends Rental Evictions
With the advent of the coronavirus crisis and the subsequent “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order, and all other Executive Orders issued by Governor Whitmer, many folks are finding themselves without a paycheck to pay for necessary expenses, including rent. … Continue reading
COVID-19 Update
We’re here to help. Our experienced attorneys have always been in the business of problem-solving for condominium and homeowners associations and their members. This unprecedented pandemic will raise difficult questions for our association clients and their board and managers. We … Continue reading
