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Just in time for Halloween, Bad Michigan Housing Policies Are Contributing to ‘Ghost’ Apartments and ‘Zombie’ Mobile Homes
When you combine two-plus years of eviction moratoriums, an inflationary economy that is causing financial harm to tenants, increased government regulation, and skyrocketing interest and insurance rates together, you get a formula scarier to our housing sector than any costumed teenager coming to your door for candy – “Ghost rentals.” And not unlike that spooky […]
Taking Away Private Property Rights is Not a Solution for Michigan’s Homelessness Dilemma
In an April 29, 2023, Detroit Free Press editorial, tenant advocates wrote that Housing Choice Vouchers, a government program, should be expanded in Michigan. Their premise is that multiple bills now being considered by the Michigan Legislature “could be a game changer for struggling families in Michigan.” These bills, however, would force rental housing providers/landlords to […]
2022 Year-End Report
Thank you all once again for your support of our Firm. We value the relationships, both old and new, we have continued to cultivate this past year. Read our 2022 year-end report here.
Michigan Supreme Court Still Exercising Superintending Control of Local Courts to the Detriment of Private Property Rights
No doubt, the pandemic has taken its toll on everyone. In the business arena, the two groups that have been affected the most are restaurants and landlords. In the beginning of Covid, they were literally prevented from making a living. As it has progressed, my clients have seen their rights abrogated without due process of […]
2021 Year-End Report
TO OUR CLIENTS, WE SAY THANK YOU Thank you all for your continuing faith, trust and support in Paletz Law. The last two years have certainly been challenging for all of us. But our resolve has been steeled and has never been stronger. We continue to strive to be yourvoice and be the best […]
From the Desk of CEO Matthew I. Paletz December 2021
Next year will mark my 15th year at the helm of Paletz Law. We have made it through the Great Recession, a momentous family succession and are continuing to endure through the Covid-19 global pandemic. My mother, our Firm’s founder, never promised things would be easy, but who could have anticipated things would be this […]
2021 Mid-Year Update
From the desk of CEO Matthew I. Paletz | June 2021 It’s been quite a year for all of us. But like most trials, we have all learned from the adversity during this pandemic. I’m sure, like those of us at Paletz Law, you have learned to streamline your operations, do more with less, and […]
2020 Year-End Report
INDUSTRY NEWS Commercial Real Estate: Prior to COVID, it seemed as if every other article in the business blogosphere was about the end of the onsite office era. It was said that millennials, who prefer workplace flexibility above all else, have changed the way to do business and employers who did not recognize this were […]
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