| Hirzel's Handbook How to Operate a Michigan Condo or HOA (2nd Edition) | | | Author:
| Hirzel, Kevin | | Series title: | Hirzel's Handbook: How to Operate a Michigan Condo or HOA Ser. | | ISBN: | 979-8-3880-6634-3 | | Publication Date: | Mar 2023 | | Publisher: | Independently Published
| | Book Format: | Paperback | | List Price: | USD $19.99 | Book Description:
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- GREAT FOR ALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS: Hirzel's Handbook 2nd Edition provides a closer look at the hierarchy between federal law, state law, municipal law, and HOA governing documents, identifying new legislative changes impacting community associations and discussing new cases that have come out since the first edition of Hirzel's Handbook was published, which includes updates in short-term rental case law. Hirzel's Handbook 2nd Edition expands on...
More Description - GREAT FOR ALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS: Hirzel's Handbook 2nd Edition provides a closer look at the hierarchy between federal law, state law, municipal law, and HOA governing documents, identifying new legislative changes impacting community associations and discussing new cases that have come out since the first edition of Hirzel's Handbook was published, which includes updates in short-term rental case law. Hirzel's Handbook 2nd Edition expands on the concepts laid out in the first edition, including common issues that arise between master community associations and sub-associations, which types of decisions are commonly made by the board of directors or the owners, and the process to re-incorporate a dissolved community association. Hirzel's Handbook 2nd Edition will also provide you with helpful tips for handling owner social media and fake owner websites, director conflicts of interest, and common items to include in meeting minutes.
- COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INSURANCE: The 2nd Edition of Hirzel's Handbook will provide you with useful information concerning the different types of HOA insurance policies and available coverages, the process for obtaining a community association loan for major repair projects, tips for obtaining reserve studies and properly funding reserves, and thoroughly identifies the new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lending guidelines for condominiums and condominium maintenance requirements.
- HOA COLLECTIONS AND DOCUMENT AMENDMENTS: After reading Hirzel's Handbook 2nd Edition, you will have a better understanding of how to identify the mandatory provisions of condominium bylaws and know the suggested updates to condominium documents related to issues stemming from the Surfside condominium collapse. The 2nd edition also provides you with helpful information on handling unauthorized changes to the exterior of homes and condominium buildings, requirements for inspections of books and records for community associations, and the common steps in a community association collection policy.
- FAIR HOUSING DEEP DIVE: An entire chapter of Hirzel's Handbook 2nd Edition is dedicated to issues that arise under the Fair Housing Act, expanding on the process for Fair Housing claims, theories of liability under the Fair Housing Act, disability discrimination, familial discrimination, race/color/national origin discrimination, religious discrimination, and sex discrimination.
- ABOUT HOA ATTORNEY - KEVIN HIRZEL: Kevin Hirzel is a nationally recognized HOA Attorney and the Managing Member of Hirzel Law, PLC. Hirzel Law has offices in Farmington, Grand Rapids, and Traverse City and services clients throughout the State of Michigan. Mr. Hirzel is a fellow in the College of Community Association Lawyers ("CCAL"), a prestigious designation given to less than 175 attorneys in the country by the Community Associations Institute. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Leading Lawyers, and as a "Go-To-Lawyer" in condominium and real estate law by Michigan Lawyer's Weekly. Mr. Hirzel is the Co-Chairman of the State Bar of Michigan's Real Property Law Section Committee for Condominiums, PUDs & Cooperatives. He has been featured in various media outlets throughout the country, such as CBS, CNBC, Crain's Detroit Business, Dan Abrams Live, the Detroit News, Dr. Drew Midday Live, the Law & Crime Network, Fox Business News, Fox News, Newsmax, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and WWJ Newsradio.
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