The Michigan State Tax Commission (Commission) recently issued its December 2014 Transfer of Ownership Guidelines, interpreting MCL 211.27a, which governs how real property is taxed. Most noteworthy were the guidelines addressing transfers of ownership of residential real property to certain close relatives ("qualified family members") and transfer…
Read moreA recent unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals has affirmed a shield to claims by neighboring property owners that they have acquired title or rights in public rights of way of Michigan road agencies, including cities and villages. In Haynes v Village of Beulah, the plaintiffs claimed that they had acquired title to portions of two village s…
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