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By Brian R. Harris, Esq. How to handle smoking in community associations presents a significant dilemma for the community’s board of directors. That is, whether to side with what tends to be the majority and pursue a ban on smoking on common elements, in individual homes, or both. Or, whether to side with the smokers…
When amending condominium documents, one of the primary criteria is that the amendment must be reasonable in relation to the operation of the association and the condominium. That, of course, applies to any provision in the Bylaws. Unfortunately, I have recently observed that certain community association attorneys have gone beyond the pale in protecting Boards…
About our firm
The Meisner Law Group, P.C., celebrating over 45 years of dedicated service to Michigan residents, is a law firm headquartered in Bingham Farms, Michigan, that concentrates in Community Association Law. The firm represents condominiums, subdivisions, homeowners associations, cooperative communities, developers, businesses, corporations, limited liability companies, and individual homeowners.
While other firms may advertise collective “years of legal experience,” what really matters is experience serving community associations, where we have led the way since 1976.
Community Association Law
Assessment Collection
Condominium and Homeowner association assessments are the life blood of the organizations. When owners don’t pay on time, the burden often falls on the other owners to make up the difference needed to pay the bills. We work with the association to help bring delinquent owners current.
Bylaw Enforcement
The members of the board of directors have a fiduciary responsibility to the association members to exercise due care in performing their duties, and to act reasonably and in good faith in accord with the best interests of the association.
Document Amendments
The responsibilities of the board of directors include not only a duty to enforce the documents, but to take action to amend the documents so as to keep the documents from becoming obsolete due to changes in community association law and practice.
Testimonials
Robert Meisner – First Michigan Member of College of Community Association Lawyers
Since 1993, the Community Associations Institute has recognized excellence in the practice of community association law through the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL). Of the thousands of attorneys practicing community association law in the United States, fewer than 175 have been granted membership in the College. Fellows of the College distinguish themselves through contributions to the development of community association law. Their service is demonstrated by a commitment to educate and empower boards and residents of the more than 320,000 community associations across the country. CCAL attorneys commit themselves to high standards of professional and ethical conduct and work to create a community of experienced legal professionals to advance community association law for the betterment of the communities they serve.
Robert Meisner was the first and one of only four community association attorneys from Michigan invited to become a member of this select group.
More about CCALOur services & skills
The Meisner Law Group is a Community Association Law Practice representing condominium and community associations of all varieties, as well as developers and individuals. Our philosophy is not to represent every prospective client that seeks our advice but only those clients to which we can provide our accomplished knowhow together with our ability to service them efficiently and expeditiously.
The Meisner Law Group, P.C. represents builders, developers, corporations, limited liability companies, individual property owners, business owners and investors in a wide variety of real estate litigation and transactional matters.
The Meisner Law Group, P.C. handles a wide variety of complex business and commercial disputes that arise from day to day business transactions. While we counsel clients to put them in positions to avoid litigation, it often becomes unavoidable. We represent plaintiffs and defendants in all types of business and commercial litigation, including cases related to the following:
- Banking and Finance
- Business Torts
- Breach of Contract
- Collections
- Construction Law
- Corporate Governance
- Derivative Actions
- Fraud/Misrepresentation
- Insurance coverage and claims disputes
- Lender Liability
- Real Estate
- Shareholder Disputes
- Tortious Interference with Business Expectancy/Contract
The Meisner Law Group, P.C. represents builders, contractors, developers, property owners, and subcontractors in a wide variety of construction and development issues. We provide representation on the following issues related to construction law and developers in litigation and transactional matters:
Construction Law
- Breach of Contract Claims
- Contract Drafting, Review and Negotiation
- Construction Liens
- Construction Defects
- Design Defects
- General Contract Agreements
- Indemnification
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Payment and Performance Bond Claims
- Property Damage
- Subcontractor Agreements
NEED DISPUTE RESOLUTION OR A COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION EXPERT?
Contact Bob Meisner, certified by the Oakland County Bar Association, to conduct facilitative mediations which are designed to resolve disputes between adversarial parties. Bob Meisner is particularly specialized in facilitating commercial litigation disputes, disputes between a Community Association and its members, between a Community Association and the Developer, and/or between any others related to the Community Association. He is also well-versed in the Michigan Supreme Court’s alternate dispute resolution rules.
Contact the expert: Robert M. Meisner, Esq.
Call: 1-800-470-4433 or (248) 644-4433
Bob Meisner is experienced in the practice of law for over 45 years at the AV rated Michigan law firm of The Meisner Law Group, P.C. He speaks nationally on Community Association law, and is Michigan’s first attorney to be inducted into the Community Associations Institute’s prestigious College of Community Association Lawyers. Bob Meisner has lectured at the National CAI Conference and Law Seminars, is a former adjunct professor of law for Michigan State University – Detroit College of Law and at Cooley Law School, where he taught community association and condominium law, and has been an instructor of condominium operation courses for over 25 years at local colleges and universities. He is also a featured newspaper columnist for local Observer & Eccentric Newspapers.
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