Real Estate Law

When Inheriting Real Estate, Consider Your Options

Inheriting real estate from your parents is either a blessing or a burden — or a little bit of both. Figuring out what to do with the property can be overwhelming, so it is good to carefully think through all of your choices. There are three main options when you

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Do You Know What Qualifies as an Appurtenance?

An appurtenance is a permanent addition to a real property, such as an in-ground pool. Sometimes it can be tricky to determine whether something is an appurtenance and must stay with the property when it is sold or whether it is personal property that can be taken by the seller

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Smoke-Free Provisions in Apartment Leases

Throughout Michigan, more and more owners of market-rate apartment buildings are choosing to make their properties smoke-free. This makes good business sense because: There is a preference by tenants for smoke-free facilities. The rehab cost for a unit occupied by a non-smoker is much lower than the cost for a

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