Riparian Rights and Waterfront Legal Issues

"AN  ATTORNEY  WRITES"

Articles by
Mr.  Cliff  Bloom
 Attorney-at-Law

Clifford  H. Bloom, Esquire
Law  Weathers
800  Bridgewater  Place
333  Bridge  Street, N.W.
Grand Rapids, Michigan  49504-5320

 

Previously Posted Articles

  A Clear-cut Riparian Victory in Barry County 
  Michigan Supreme Court to Hear Appeal : 2000 Baum Family Trust et. al. v Bable, et al.
  ML&SA and the Michigan Waterfront Alliance Work for You: Amicus Briefs
  Take Advantage of the Pause
  Weed Whacker (Posted 02/10/2010)
  Yet Another Pro-Riparian Case (Posted 09/30/09)
 Montcalm County Judge applies Jacobs V Lyon Twp in a Road End case (Posted 06/17/09)
  Uh-Oh... Parallel Roads case at Lake Charlevoix (Posted 06/1
 Enforcement  (Posted 04/07/09)
  AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS—MLSA and MWAI working for you! (Posted 04/07/09)
 TWO MORE PRO-RIPARIAN ROAD END COURT OPINIONS (Posted 04/07/09)
 Am I a Lakefront Property Owner? (Posted 01/03/09)
 IMPORTANT Michigan Lake Homeowners Assn, Inc V Keeler Township Appellate Case (Posted 01/03/09)
  Riparians and Estate Planning (Posted 10/1/08)
  Michigan Court Of Appeals Decision on Riparian Boundary Lines (Posted 10/1/08)
  Free Lake Weed Treatment (Posted 7/26/08)
  Michigan Supreme Court Corrects Sunseekers Decision (Posted 7/26/08)
  Michigan Supreme Court Agrees to Review Decision in Tomas Vs Bevas (Posted 7/26/08)
  Wetlands - Not Swamps  (posted 5/1/08)
  Riparianism for the Great Lakes (posted 5/1/08)
  Odds and Ends (PDF Format - posted 1/2/08)
  Docks (PDF Format - posted 1/2/08)
  Buyer and Builder Beware (PDF Format - Posted 5/21/07)
  Several Additional Favorable Riparian Appellate Cases (PDF Format - posted 3/11/07)
  Debunking Myths Part II (PDF Format - posted 11/29/06)
  Chauvette V Owczarek (PDF Format - posted 11/29/06)
 Debunking Myths (PDF Format - Posted 8/30/06)
  New Michigan Appellate Cases (PDF Format - Posted 5/22/06)
  Associations - What Good Are They (PDF Format - Posted 2/26/06)
  The_Beach_Walker_Case (PDF Format - Posted 12/2/05)
  No More Excuses for Municipalities (PDF Format - Posted 8/23/05)
  Why is Insurance Important (PDF Format - Posted 4/30/05)
  But my Realtor Told Me (PDF Format - Posted 4/30/05)
  Recent Michigan Appellate Cases of Interest (PDF Format - Posted 4/30/05)
  Liability Concerns (PDF Format - Posted 4/30/05)
  Recent Events (PDF Format - Posted 4/30/05)
  Blueprint to Protect your lake (PDF Format - Posted 6/2/05)
  Current Topics of Interest (April 2004)
  Pro-Riparian Michigan Appellate  Court Cases Regarding Lake  Access  Easements
  Wither Ice Mountain?
  Lake Front Legal Issues (Added 2/1/04) (PDF Format)
  The Top Eleven Threats
  An Overview of Lto Riparians  (Jan 11, 2004)
   Michigan Supreme Court  (Jan 11 2004)
   On Water - Does Anything Go?  (July 8, 2003)  
   Amicus Curiae Briefs      (July 7, 2003)  
   Recent Cases of Interest   (May 2003 Riparian)  
  Adverse Possession and Prescriptive Easements 
  Riparian Rights and Other Legal Matters 
  Zoning Tools  
  What Hath the Michigan Court of Appeals Wrought?  
  Maximum Enforcement   
  Funneling - Bad
  The Top Ten Excuses -- Are you Kidding?   
  Getting In The Zone   
  Properties Boundaries
  Who Pulled the Plug?
  Keeping it in the Family
  TRESPASS! 
  What happens if the Dog Catches the Car?
  Survey Stakes on the Lake Front?!!! 
  Dormant Lake Access Devices - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie?
  Lake Access/Keyhole Ordinances
  One Definition of Chutzpah
  Dock Wars
  A Modest Proposal
  What is Navigability?
  Urban Sprawl
  What Can be Done About Jet Skis?
  Recent Enacted Statutes and Current Issues
  What to do About Unreasonably Long Docks
  Preemption and Local Control
  Public Accesses - Rights and Limitations
  Permit Requirements
  Trojan Horse
  Drainage Issues
  Weed Control
  Incorporation
  Road Ends
  No Lake Access