Here’s a profound truth those in the real estate industry will readily acknowledge: Owning and Managing Real Estate is challenging. I hear it from my Property Owner clients. I experience it when I am involved in negotiating in landlord/tenant disputes. Some of the pitfalls property owners have to watch out for are illustrated in a recentContinue reading “Real Estate Law News: Example for Wary Landlords and Property Owners”
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Real Estate Investors: Recent Case Law Highlights Certain Pitfalls of Purchasing at Sheriff Sales
Those who pick up properties at sheriff sales know there are pitfalls to watch out for. A recent Michigan Court of Appeals unpublished case highlights one of those pitfalls The case is WW Michigan Properties v Repokis, No. 316555, 2014 WL 4723822 (Mich Ct App September 23, 2014). Facts: Daryl and his ex-wife, Karen Repokis, ownedContinue reading “Real Estate Investors: Recent Case Law Highlights Certain Pitfalls of Purchasing at Sheriff Sales”
Churches and Real Estate Law: Leaving a Denomination can be Expensive.
About a year ago I wrote a post about Messy Legal Issues Involving Church Property – you can see it here My article was really a comment on the unique manner in which Michigan law views real estate disputes when churches decide to leave a denomination. – in a nutshell, Michigan law looks at how the churchContinue reading “Churches and Real Estate Law: Leaving a Denomination can be Expensive.”
Lessons for Business Owners from Recent DOJ Suit: Grand Rapids Landlords to Pay $550,000 and Terminate Manager’s Responsibilities
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release yesterday afternoon regarding a Settlement reached with a Grand Rapids Real Estate Owner concerning actions of its Property Manager. You can see the Press release here According to the press release, “the owners of the Alger Meadows Apartments in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have agreed toContinue reading “Lessons for Business Owners from Recent DOJ Suit: Grand Rapids Landlords to Pay $550,000 and Terminate Manager’s Responsibilities”
Don’t file a Lien Against a Judge Part II: “Paper Terrorists”
As a follow up to my last blog post about the sovereign citizens, who believe the laws don’t apply to them, I found this interesting article through the ABAJournal, see it here One of the stories cited by the article is re: Victor Cheng: “The Atta family locked up their Temecula, Calif., home andContinue reading “Don’t file a Lien Against a Judge Part II: “Paper Terrorists””
Lesson from the Department of Justice: It Doesn’t Pay to File a Lien Against a Federal Judge
I love the Department of Justice Press Releases. They always seem to be the best source for serious (and interesting) offenses committed against the Federal Government. If you ever want proof that it is not a good idea to mess with the Feds, just go to the DOJ’s website. Or you can take aContinue reading “Lesson from the Department of Justice: It Doesn’t Pay to File a Lien Against a Federal Judge”
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