Securing Co-owner Compliance: The Remedies Available to a Condominium Association

The Michigan Court of Appeals has noted that, by purchasing a unit in a condominium project, “each unit owner must give up a certain degree of freedom of choice which he might otherwise enjoy in separate, privately owned property.” The limits on that freedom are contained in both the condominium documents and the Michigan Condominium Act. Eventually even the best-run condominium association will encounter a co-owner who fails or refuses to comply with the condominium documents, to the detriment of his or her neighbors or the condominium project. The well-prepared condominium association has a broad range of tools at its disposal to secure co-owner compliance. This article discusses those tools and their use.    Read more……….