Spring 2025

Volume 52, No. 1

FEATURE ARTICLES

The Evolving Landscape of Condominium Insurance in Michigan

Evolving Landscape of Condominium

By Amy M. Smith and Evan M. Alexander

Condominium associations in Michigan play a crucial role in managing residential communities and ensuring compliance with state laws and regulations. Condominium insurance is an integral part of this ecosystem, providing financial protection against liabilities and property losses for both associations and individual unit owners.

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Round Peg, Square Hole Revisited: Condominium Assessments in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case

Round Peg, Square Hole Revisiteed

By Steve Sowell

Twenty-seven years ago, the Michigan Real Property Review published Fitting the Round Peg Into the Square Hole: Condominium Assessments in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, discussing the treatment of condominium assessments in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy cases. This article addresses ways that the law has changed since that article was published. It is intended to be useful to condominium attorneys who may not be familiar with bankruptcy and to bankruptcy attorneys who may not be familiar with condominiums.

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The Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act

Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act

By Zachary E. Stewart

At some point in most attorneys’ careers, a client who co-owns property with other persons calls about the co-owners’ disagreement over the responsibilities for, and the disposition of, that property. One solution to these disagreements, so long as the potential client’s ownership meets the requirements, is a partition action. Generally, “[a]n action for partition has as its object the distribution of possession between those entitled to possession.

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COLUMNS

Chair's Report

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By Michael A. Luberto

Greetings, Real Property Law Section members! I hope that the start of 2025 has been healthy, happy, and prosperous for all. It continues to be a great 2024-25 year for the Real Property Law Section.

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Legislation Affecting Real Property

Jason C. Long

By Leslee M. Lewis, Real Property Law Section Vice Chair

Part of the purpose of the Real Property Law Section is to “study the laws and procedures pertaining to Real Property Law and to promote the fair and just administration of Real Property Law” and “to study and report upon proposed and necessary legislation, including, but not limited to, pending legislation and drafting and introducing legislation.” The Section’s lobbyist, Tabitha Zimny with Karoub & Associates, helps identify bills which may be relevant.

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Judicial Decisions Affecting Real Property

Jason C. Long

By Jason C. Long

The Real Property Law Section is active in the judicial process in a variety of ways, such as preparing amicus curiae briefs and monitoring cases of interest to real estate lawyers. This article provides a periodic report designed to inform Section members about the Section’s efforts to maintain the integrity of the law and to advise Section members about published decisions that may affect real estate practice.

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