Cliff Bloom's appellate cases and publications
Appellate Cases
ADKINS v. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP
2000 BAUM v. BABEL
TOMECEK v. BAVAS
GRANT TOWNSHIP v. WALTER J. VANDERWALL and PHYLLIS A. VANDER WALL
GEORGE W. DYBALL and LINDA S. DYBALL v. WILLIAM LENNOX
ROBERT E. HOISINGTON and JOAN A. HOISINGTON v. VERNA PARKES
ROBERT LITTLE and BARBARA LITTLE v. STEVEN KIN, ROSALYN KIN, THOMAS TRIVAN, and DARLENE TRIVAN
JEFFREY SOTELO, SUSAN SOTELO, WALTER J. VANDER WALL and PHYLLIS A. VANDER WALL v. TOWNSHIP OF GRANT
THOMAS TUTTLE and JANET TUTTLE v. LAKE LEANN PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
Municipal Articles
Municipal Civil Infractions - MTA News Article
Variance Madness - Trying to Fit a Square Peg in a Round Hole
Ten Years Hence - A Decade of the Land Division Act.
The Michigan Supreme Court’s Decision in City of Novi vs. Robert Adell Children’s Funded Trust
Uncharted Territory: The Impact of PA 577 on Rezonings
Taking Aim at the LDA
Navigating Private Road Issues
Understanding Township Franchises
Regulating Private Roads
An Overview of Lakefront Development Legal Issues
Riparian/Water Law Articles
Take Advantage of the Pause
A Clearcut Riparian Victory in Barry County
Michigan Supreme Court to Hear Appeal
MLSA and the MWA Word for You - Amicus Briefs
Weed Whacker
The 2000 Baum Family Trust v Babel Appeal
2000 Baum Case Decision Disaster
Yet Another Pro Riparian Case
Action Alert on Important Riparian Case
Amicus Brief Co-Authored by Cliff Bloom
Oh-Oh... Parallel Roads at Lakes Case
Montcalm County judge applies Jacobs v Lyon Twp in a Road End Case
Two More Pro-Riparian Road End Court Opinions
Amicus Curaie Briefs - Are Working for You
Enforcement!
Am I a Lakefront Property Owner?
Important Magician Lake Homewoners Assn, Inc V Keller Township Appellate Case
Riparians and Estate Planning
New Michigan Court of Appeals Decision Regarding Riparian Boundary Lines
New Michigan Court of Appeals Decision Regarding Riparian Boundary Lines
Riparian's and Estate Planning
Michigan Supreme Court Agrees to Review the decision in Tomechk v. Bavas
The Michigan Supreme Court Reverses the Sunseekers Decision
Free Lake Weed Treatment?
Riparianism for the Great Lakes
Wetlands (Not Swamps)
Docks
Odds and Ends
Buyer and Builder Beware!
Another Riparian Victory in the Michigan Court of Appeals
Debunking Myths
Debunking Myths - Part II
The Beach Walker Case
New Michigan Appellate Cases
Associations – What Good Are They?
Who Pulled The Plug on My Lake?
What is “Navigability”?
What Hath the Michigan Court of Appeals Wrought?
What Happens if the Dog Catches the Car?
What Can Be Done to Regulate Jet Skis and Personal Watercraft?
The Top Ten Excuses–Are Your Kidding?!
Survey Stakes
An Overview of Lakefront Development Legal Issues
On Water–Does Anything Go?
A Blueprint to Protect Your Lake
No More Excuses for Municipalities!
Riparian Recent Events
Liability Concerns
Recent Michigan Appellate Cases of Interest
“But the Realtor Told Me…”
Why is Insurance So Important for Lake Properties?
Dormant Lake Access
The Top Eleven Threats to Riparians
Battle at Higgins Lake - Grand Rapids Press Article
Adverse Possession and Prescriptive Easements
A Modest Proposal
Current Topics of Interest
Dock Wars
Drainage Issues
Funneling - Bad
Getting in the Zone
Incorporation
Keeping it in the Family
Lake Access - Keyhole Ordinances
Maximum Enforcement
Michigan Supreme Court refuses to hear a further appeal of the Higgins Lake Property Owners Association
No Lake Access
One Definition of Chutzpah
Permit Requirements
Preemption and Local Control
Pro-Riparian Michigan Appellate Court Cases Regarding Lake Access Easements
Properties Boundaries
Public Accesses - Rights and Limitations
Recent Cases of Interest
Recent Enacted Statutes and Current Issues
Riparian Rights and Other Legal Matters
Road Ends
TRESPASS!
Trojan Horse
Urban Sprawl
Weed Control
What to do About Unreasonably Long Docks
Where the Public Can Walk on the Beaches
Wither Ice Mountain
Zoning Tools