Court Holds Early termination of Manager causes Condo Association to Breach Property Management Contract (MI)

In Vista Property Group, LLC v Schulte, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued September 17, 2020 (Docket No. 347471), the Michigan Court of Appeals vacated a no-cause judgment in favor of a condominium association and remanded the case back to the Kent County Circuit Court for entry of judgment in favor of an ousted property management company. This case presents a cautionary tale to condominium associations undergoing board turnovers and their ongoing contractual obligations, whether the new board entered into the contract or not, and the dangers of cancelling a contract based on a breach when one has not actually occurred.   Read the article…………………………….

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