SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND DEED RESTRICTIONS IN MICHIGAN
Very few deed restrictions/restrictive covenants (“deed restrictions”) in Michigan expressly ban, regulate or even mention the short-term rental of houses,…
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The Michigan Right to Farm Act and Attorney Fees
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently decided the case of James Township v Rice (unpublished opinion dated May 27, 2021;…
Medical Marihuana Outdoor Cultivation
Administrative Law, Land, Municipal Law, News, Ordinance, Ordinance Enforcement, Our Company, Practice
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently held that local zoning restrictions on outdoor medical marihuana cultivation are preempted by the…
Seasonal Homes and the Michigan Principal Residence Exemption
Administrative Law, Land, Municipal Law, News, Ordinance, Ordinance Enforcement, Our Company, Property Tax, Real Estate
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of a municipality which denied a property owner’s petition for a…
Sign Regulation/U.S. Supreme Court Decision
Recently, in Reed v. Gilbert, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a sign ordinance under the First Amendment in a case…
LEGISLATIVE ALERT – Fireworks Regulation
A bill that gives local units of government greater control over consumer fireworks was signed into law as Public Act…