For most people, buying real estate is as easy as locating available property with the assistance of a realtor, negotiating a purchase contract, finding a lender, retaining a title company, and attending a closing. However, what happens if the purchaser later discovers that the property […] The post The Impact of Zoning or Ordinance Violations on The Sale of Real Property in Michigan first appeared on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog. The post The Impact of Zoning or Ordinance Violations on The Sale of Real Property in Michigan appeared first on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog ..read more

Plat Gave Easement Over Park, Not Fee Simple Rights to Owners in Subdivision Ownership and use of common areas in platted subdivisions is one of the more complicated areas of real estate law and has been the subject of conflicting caselaw in the State of […] The post Plat Gave Easement Over Park, Not Fee Simple Rights to Owners in Subdivision first appeared on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog. The post Plat Gave Easement Over Park, Not Fee Simple Rights to Owners in Subdivision appeared first on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog ..read more

Adverse Possession: Recreational or Seasonal Use of Land What is Adverse Possession?             Adverse Possession is a legal theory through which a person could obtain ownership rights in real property that he or she did not purchase or otherwise obtain through a transfer of the […] The post Adverse Possession: Recreational or Seasonal Use of Land first appeared on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog. The post Adverse Possession: Recreational or Seasonal Use of Land appeared first on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog ..read more

What you Need to Know about Subleasing Commercial Real Estate When entering into a commercial lease, the length of the lease term is one of the most important items to carefully negotiate. There are benefits and detriments to both longer term commercial leases and shorter […] The post What you Need to Know about Subleasing Commercial Real Estate first appeared on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog. The post What you Need to Know about Subleasing Commercial Real Estate appeared first on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog ..read more

Many people dream of owning property on a lake, river, or other body of water. Such property comes with certain rights, including the right to access the water, erect a dock, moor boats, or otherwise use the property and water. These rights are typically exclusive […] The post Riparian Rights in Michigan: What you need to know about easements and licenses first appeared on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog. The post Riparian Rights in Michigan: What you need to know about easements and licenses appeared first on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog ..read more

On August 18, 2022, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a published Opinion in the matter of Coosard v. Tarrant, No. 357950, 2022 WL 3568714 (Mich Ct App, August 18, 2022). In Coosard, the Plaintiffs purchased a parcel of real estate from the Defendant. The […] The post Fraud Claim Based on Information Included in Multiple Listing Service Listing Dismissed by Michigan Court of Appeals as a Result of “As Is” Clause first appeared on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog. The post Fraud Claim Based on Information Included in Multiple Listing Service Listing Dismissed by Michigan Court of Appeals as ..read more

Dating back thousands of years, humans have utilized various forms of solar powered energy. In older civilizations, humans used the sun to start fires with glass. In more recent history, the development of solar panels has enabled us to generate and store power from the […] The post Everything You Need to Know About Solar Leases first appeared on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog. The post Everything You Need to Know About Solar Leases appeared first on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog ..read more

Adverse Possession: Recreational or Seasonal Use of Land What is Adverse Possession?             Adverse Possession is a legal theory through which a person could obtain ownership rights in real property that he or she did not purchase or otherwise obtain through a transfer of the […] The post Adverse Possession: Recreational or Seasonal Use of Land appeared first on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog ..read more

What you Need to Know about Subleasing Commercial Real Estate When entering into a commercial lease, the length of the lease term is one of the most important items to carefully negotiate. There are benefits and detriments to both longer term commercial leases and shorter […] The post What you Need to Know about Subleasing Commercial Real Estate appeared first on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog ..read more

On August 18, 2022, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a published Opinion in the matter of Coosard v. Tarrant, No. 357950, 2022 WL 3568714 (Mich Ct App, August 18, 2022). In Coosard, the Plaintiffs purchased a parcel of real estate from the Defendant. The […] The post Fraud Claim Based on Information Included in Multiple Listing Service Listing Dismissed by Michigan Court of Appeals as a Result of “As Is” Clause appeared first on The Michigan Real Estate Law Blog ..read more