Description
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This Course Covers:
Legal Updates
Introduction to Changes in Laws and Rules in Michigan
- Changes to Occupational Code
- Changes in Laws & Rules in Michigan
- State Assigns New Professional License Numbering System
- Public Act 63 of 2020
- Public Act 159 of 2020 in Michigan
- Public Act 253 of 2020
- Public Act 255 of 2020
- Identity-Based Discrimination in Employment (US)
- USSC Opinion – Protections Apply to Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
- Executive Order 13988
- Property Management & Rentals
- Additional Impacts of HB 4722
- Short-term Rentals
- Long-term Rentals
- New Eviction Notice Requirement Effective May 3, 2021
- Case Law 2022
- Sellers Disclosure
- Michigan Property Taxes
- Measuring Houses & Counting Rooms Using the ANSI Standards
- Finished Area Defined
- Building Owners & Managers Association International (BOMA International)
- Environmental Issues and Case Studies
- Hazardous Waste Sources
- PFAs
- Environmental Issues – Federal & Michigan-specific Laws
- CERCLA (Comprehesive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act of 1980)
- RCRA (Resource Conservation & Recovery Act of 1976)
- Michigan Laws
- Natural Resource & Environmental Protection Act
Contract Law:
- General Knowledge and Basic Definititions of Contract Law
- Legal Guidelines
- Oral vs. Written Contracts
- Requirements for Validity
- Competent Parties with a Legal Capacity
- Unenforceable Contracts
- Assignment & Novation
- When a Contract is Considered Performed or Discharged
- Duties of the Buyer, Seller, Additional Parties, & Their Agents
- Conditions – Acts or Events that Must Occur Before Performance is Due
- Substantial and Specific Performance
- Interference With an Existing Contract
- Breach of Contract
- Material or Immaterial Breach
- Consequences of a Breach
- Privity of Contract
- Defenses to Claims of Breach of Contract
- Remedies for Breach
- Contract Clauses
- Attorney's Fees
- Arbitration
- Choice of Law & Jurisdiction
- Contract Price & Payment Schedule
- Escape
- Exculpatory Clause
- Indemnity
- Liquidated Damages
- Merger & Integration
- Non-Waiver
- Severability
- "Time is of the Essence"
- Conclusion of Basic Contract Law
Errors & Omissions
- Errors & Omissions
- Misrepresentation
- Negligence
- Fraud
- Mistakes
- Common Types of Problems
- Misrepresentation: Concrete Examples
- Property Size (Water Rights, Advertising etc.)
- Negligence: Specific Examples
- Fraud: Concrete Examples
- Prevention & Mitigation
- Protection
- Education
- Due Diligence
- Written Contracts
- E&O Insurance
- Conclusion of Errors & Omissions
Supervision & Management
- Characteristics of Successful Management
- Delegation
- Communication
- Recognition
- Authority
- The Functions of Management
- Planning
- Organizing
- Requisition
- Leading
- Controlling
- The Employer-Employee Relationship vs Independent Contractor Relationship
- What is an Employee?
- What is an Independent Contractor?
- Requirements for Employees vs Independent Contractors
