This morning I read a MIBiz article by Nick Manes titled: “Hungry investors seek Grand Rapids housing deals, rankling longtime residents” The article does a good job of addressing the “tension” that I wrote about in a previous post. New investment in downtown Grand Rapids is exciting. But, as Nick Manes puts it, the flip-side ofContinue reading “Community Development: The Tension Between Real Estate Entrepreneurship and Keeping Families In Affordable Housing.”
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Michigan Real Estate Law Update: Landlords May Send Eviction Notice by E-mail
Happy Friday! I’ve previously posted on the Michigan Bill introduced in the House that would allow Landlords to send Tenants eviction notices by E-mail – check out that article here Yesterday, the Governor signed the Bill into Law. The Story was reported by the Midland Daily News The Law allows service via e-mail based uponContinue reading “Michigan Real Estate Law Update: Landlords May Send Eviction Notice by E-mail”
Michigan Real estate law update: House Passes “Notice to Evict by E-mail” Bill
Happy March Madness Friday! Yesterday House Bill 4038 allowing eviction notices to be sent to residential tenants by e-mail passed the Michigan House. Now on to the Senate. You can check out the latest Legislative Analysis here The Passed Bill looks a bit more complicated (as anticipated) than the original bill that was proposed backContinue reading “Michigan Real estate law update: House Passes “Notice to Evict by E-mail” Bill”
Michigan Real Estate Legislative Update: Eviction Notice by E-mail?
About a year ago I posted an article on a Michigan House Bill that would allow landlords to evict tenants by e-mail. Check out my article here. I never reported back on that Bill, because it sat in the Judiciary Committee for the entire year. Suffice it to say, that Bill was never enacted, butContinue reading “Michigan Real Estate Legislative Update: Eviction Notice by E-mail?”
Michigan Real Estate Law Update: Proposed House Bill to Allow Tenant’s Waiver of Trial By Jury.
A Michigan House Bill was proposed last week that would allow a landlord in a residential lease to include a waiver of a trial by jury. You can see the proposed bill here This proposed amendment would revise a portion of Michigan’s Truth in Renting Act, which only applies to residential landlord tenant rental agreements.Continue reading “Michigan Real Estate Law Update: Proposed House Bill to Allow Tenant’s Waiver of Trial By Jury.”
Real Estate Law News: Example for Wary Landlords and Property Owners
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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