PA 36, 2015 amends the Revised Judicature Act to permit a Demand for Payment or Demand for Possession to be served on a tenant via electronic means, (e.g. email) if the tenant has consented to receive service electronically. Our suggestion – if you are a Landlord, provide in your lease agreement consent for electronic service and…
DetailsCongratulations to Gary Schenk for being recognized for Excellence in Law by Worldwide Registry. Click on the link below to see why Gary was awarded this recognition. Gary Schenk Recognized for Excellence in Law
Details1. Choose to see a specialist versus your primary care physician. One of the key factors that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is required to look at is whether your treating doctor is a specialist. If your doctor is a specialist and the Social Security-paid doctor is not a specialist, then your treating specialist’s opinions…
DetailsMany times a zoning body (Planning Commission, Township Board, etc) is reluctant to rezone a property without a specific use. Once a parcel is rezoned, ANY USE PERMITTED in the “new” or rezoned district is fair game. For example, rezoning a parcel from Agricultural to Commercial sounds simple when the petitioner is talking in general…
DetailsOn December 31 of 2013, MCL 211.27a(7)(s) took effect. The purpose of the new law was to permit the inter-family transfer of residential property while preserving the current “cap” on the taxable value of the family property . The Act envisioned that cottages, vacations homes, residences, recreational property all could be transferred within the family…
DetailsFred Boncher of the law firm of Schenk, Boncher & Rypma recently published a chapter in the book “Injured in an Accident?” The publisher of the book asked the best 10 out of more than 250 personal injury lawyers interviewed nationwide to share their insights into what a lay person should know when they are…
DetailsMichigan has joined 12 other states in enacting “social media password protection” laws. While varying widely in the restrictions imposed and in their complexity, these laws share a common thread; they all prohibit employers from asking applicants for their user name, password or other log-in credentials for their personal social media accounts. Most of these…
DetailsDrug testing is a fait accomopli in existing employment law. It is permitted and employers who have legitimate concerns regarding drug use are becoming increasingly interested in conducting drug testing. This is particularly true in the case of a new applicant for employment. So, you have an applicant for the job. You want to drug test…
DetailsHas something like this ever happened to your business? It’s business as usual–things are going fine, then a couple of your accounts receivable are past due; a machine that you purchased recently doesn’t work the way it was promised to work; one of your employees is accused of sexually harassing another employee or you worry…
DetailsSBR has been selected by the Grand Rapids Business Journal as one of the Top Area Law Firms in 2014 for the second year in a row. Thanks to all attorneys, staff and clients for making it so!