Managing Partner Stephen M. Guerra has been selected to the 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Additionally, attorney Evan M. Alexander has...
We are proud to announce that six of the firm's attorneys have received recognition in the 2024 editions of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. (The year in parenthesis is the first edition year the lawyer was recognized by Best...
How Your Bylaw Provisions Impact Your Bottom Line Review the recording of our MAGWV Webinar from July 2023 Not all governing documents are created equal! Learn from MAGWV attorneys how different bylaw provisions will result in your community association risking or...
Condominium associations with annual revenues exceeding $20,000.00 should take specific note that Section 57(2) of the Michigan Condominium Act provides that an independent certified public accountant must perform an annual review or audit of the association’s...
Amy, who has been with our team for 7 years and is a recognized expert in real estate and condominium law, was named a “Go to Lawyer” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly in 2022. She also serves as co-chair of the Social Committee for the Michigan chapter of Community...
Makower Abbate Guerra Wegner Vollmer PLLC is proud to announce that it has been named one of the “Best Law Firms” for 2023 by U.S. News World Report and Best Lawyers®. The publication named Makower Abbate Guerra Wegner Vollmer as a Metropolitan Tier 1 firm, the...
Honored for The Highest Level of Service to the Practice of Community Association Law Steve Guerra, Managing Partner of Makower Abbate Guerra Wegner Vollmer PLLC, has been granted fellowship in the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL). More than 4,000...
One of the primary functions of a condominium’s governing documents is to establish the respective responsibilities of the association and the co-owners for maintaining, repairing and replacing all property located within the condominium project. Often times, these...
What "Turnover" Is Before we get to the definition of "turnover," some background information is necessary. Most Michigan condominium associations are formed by the project developer at, or shortly after, the time the master deed is first recorded. Most associations...
One of the primary functions of a condominium's governing documents is to establish the respective responsibilities of the association and the co-owners for maintaining, repairing and insuring everything located within the project. During the early days of condominium...
It's a condition that affects between three and five percent of all Americans, both men and women. With an aging baby boomer generation, experts predict that the problem is only going to get worse. It’s called hoarding and for condominium associations, particularly...
All condominiums are created by statute and, depending upon the jurisdiction, by the recording of a master deed or declaration of covenants. The primary (if not the exclusive) source of revenue for maintenance or administration of condominiums is the assessments paid...