Both you and your neighbor will be able to use the entire surface of the lake for recreational and navigational activities, including fishing. In...

Updated zoning ordinance - Setback requirements

You should contact a local attorney who handles land use matters. If the lot was buildable prior to the new ordinance it may be grandfathered in. ...

We have joint ownership full rights to survivorship and are not married. Our relationship is dissolved. I want to force sale

If you are joint tenants with full rights of survivorship "partition" (a forced sale) is not available as a matter of right. There are two estates...

In Michigan the circuit court is the court of "general jurisdiction," which can exercise plenary equitable jurisdiction. District courts don't...

Private Nuisance Claim, Recreational Trespass or something else? How can I get this behavior to stop?

The police and townships are reluctant to be involved, but that doesn't mean you have no rights. PA 56 saddled townships and law enforcement with...

We so appreciate you! I bought a house from a married man. The deeds when he bought and sold it say "single man". Problematic?

He may have been single when he bought the home. You do not have a problem there, without regard to whether he was single or married. If he was...

There is a very recent Michigan court decision discussing this very situation. In summary, a survivorship estate consists of two distinct...

Homeowner rights

If a lawsuit is filed because someone gets hurt on your property, even if they are there without your permission, you would likely present the...

You should have a lawyer experienced with easements review the easement. If it is an easement in gross it is personal to the grantee and may not...

Joint Tenancy

Probably not. The life estate portion of the joint survivorship estate is alienable/transferable, but the contingent remainder portion is not.