LexisNexis Practice Guide: Michigan Real Estate Litigation is the source for in-depth practical guidance on the most significant issues currently of interest to Michigan real estate litigators. Each chapter in the Practice Guide reflects the keen legal analysis and practical insights of seasoned Michigan practitioners.

Containing over 300 practice tips and more than 50 forms and checklists, this task-oriented guide to the critical issues in real estate litigation provides succinct, easily accessible, comprehensive, authoritative analysis and solutions in the following areas:

Adverse Possession

Trespass

Nuisance

Construction Liens

Public Works Bonding Litigation

Public Works Bonds for Michigan Department of Transportation Projects

Easements Litigation

Restrictive Covenants Litigation

Litigation Concerning Boundary Lines

Eminent Domain Concepts and Procedures and Trial Advocacy

Partial Takings

Real Estate Security Devices

Non-Judicial Foreclosure

Judicial Foreclosure of Mortgages and Land Contracts

Assignment of Rents

Real Property Receiverships

Forfeiture of Land Contracts

Application of Laches to Both Legal and Equitable Claims

Statute of Limitations Implications of Laches

Concepts Underlying Mineral Rights

Pooling of Mineral Interests

Common Disputes Between Mineral Lessees and Lessors

Disputes Between Mineral Operators

Riparian Surface Use Rights

Title to Riparian Bottomlands

Boundary Disputes Involving Riparian Property

Riparian Access and Use Disputes

Riparian Disputes with Public

Challenging Action by State and Federal Entities Affecting Riparian Property

Authored by practitioners at the forefront of Michigan real estate litigation, this practice guide distills their legal expertise and practical experience on the key topics currently being litigated in Michigan.

Authors:

Chapter 1. Adverse Possession – James R. Bruinsma, McShane Bowie

Chapter 2. Construction Litigation – James Case, Kerr, Russell and Weber

Chapter 3. Easements/Restrictive Covenants/Boundary Lines – Sara G. Lachman, Miller Johnson

Chapter 4. Eminent Domain – H. Adam Cohen and Jason Long, SPC

Chapter 5. Foreclosure – James Allen and Heather Olson, Miller Canfield

Chapter 6. Laches – Stanley Stek and Andrew Blum, Miller Canfield

Chapter 7. Mineral Rights – Lance Zoerhof and David Whitfield, Warner, Norcross and Judd

Chapter 8. Riparian Rights – Thomas Amon, Brian Lang and Underhill, Warner, Norcross and Judd