Property Law

  With two peninsulas and 2,963 miles of shoreline, Michigan has the longest maritime boundary in the United States against four Great Lakes.  As a result, there are several opportunities for residents to purchase real estate with beautiful lakefront property. ...

  Everyone has heard of the phrase that “good fences make good neighbors”.  Sometimes, it is that very fence that becomes the catalyst for neighbors to have a disagreement.  In the United States, the term “spite fence” refers to an overly tall fence or some other...

  Owning or renting real estate comes with two significant advantages for the property owner or lessee.  First, you can determine who is welcome upon your land.  Second, and more importantly, you can determine who is NOT welcome on your land.  Trespassers who...

  A foreclosure by advertisement sale occurs when the mortgagee/lender (e.g. the bank) exercises its right to sell the home at auction to protect against a serious loss after the mortgagor/borrower stops making payments.  After all attempts to resolve the default...

  It would seem that a foreclosure is final after the auction, but it is not.  A foreclosure sale occurs when the mortgagee/lender (e.g. the bank) exercises its right to sell the home at auction to protect against a serious loss after the mortgagor/borrower stops...

  The foreclosure process can be a scary time for homeowners because it is hard to know what to expect.  There are two types of foreclosures: judicial foreclosure (processed and supervised by the court) and foreclosure by advertisement (no court involvement). ...

  Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., 272 U.S. 365 (1926) that zoning ordinances were not an unreasonable extension of a municipality’s police power, nearly every state has passed an enabling act giving cities,...