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Frequency of Discrimination Complaints Based Upon Disability
Matthew I. Paletz was published in this month’s e-News for the Real Property Law Section for the State Bar of Michigan. In the article, he discusses the proliferation of Fair Housing claims based on disability. According to the National Fair Housing Alliance, approximately 55% of fair housing complaints are based on disability. NFHA Fair Housing […]
Termination of Tenancy – A Friendly Reminder From The 1980’s
The 1980’s are long gone. No more parachute pants or shoulder pads and no one still listens to music on a Walkman. MTV has stuck around (although they don’t play videos anymore) as well as a Michigan eviction case from 1982 called Park Forest of Blackman v. Smith.[1] This case is the reason why we […]
THE LEGAL BUZZ: What Landlords Need to Know About the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act
The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MCL 333.26421) was enacted in 2008. However, recently in a positive development for property owners, MI Senate Bill 72 was signed into law by Governor Snyder.[1] It amends the Act to allow a landlord to outright prohibit the smoking and growing of marihuana, irrespective if the tenant has the license […]
The Judges They Are a Changin’
On June 25, 2015, the United States Supreme Court upheld disparate impact claims in the case of Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.
Kangaroos Are Not Limited to Courts Anymore
At the Paletz Law Firm, defense of our property owner clients when it comes to fair housing disputes has definitely taken center stage.
Vigilant Landlords Are Diligent About Delinquency
Following the downturn of the U.S. housing market, there has been a drastic increase in rental housing, a surge the nation has not experienced in 60 years.
Post Eviction Accounts Receivable Solutions
I’ve Taken a Judgment…The Writ’s Been Posted…The Tenant is Gone… Now What?
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