Boundary Line Disputes in Michigan

What happens if you discover your fence or driveway is on your neighbor’s property? What do you do if your neighbor encroaches on your land?  This often happens when a new survey is completed, often as part of the sale of property. Boundary line disputes can be...

Michigan’s Natural Flow Doctrine

  This weekend’s major flooding in Midland Michigan is sure to raise lots of questions regarding drainage between neighbors.  Michigan subscribes to the “natural flow” doctrine which provides that higher elevation properties have a natural right...

Don’t Pay for a Business, But Only Buy a Job!

I see the ruins of a failed small business multiples times a year when either the seller or buyer is in my office looking for help picking up the pieces. The common characteristics are seller financing, few hard assets (ie – no real estate), and a business...