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Course 600 Michigan
Real Estate Continuing Education

MODULE 3: REAL ESTATE RELATED CASE LAW

•	3.01: Arbitration
•	3.02: E-mail Surveillance
•	3.03: Do-Not-Call Registry
•	3.04: Home Inspection Contracts
•	3.05: Land Division Act
•	3.06: Property Tax Prorations
•	3.07: REALTOR® Trademark
•	3.08: Vacant Land Disclosure Statements
•	3.09: Water Rights

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3.01: Arbitration
	•	American Arbitration Association
	•	MI Appeals Court Opinion. Dewitt v. Collins (23k).
	•	MI Appeals Court Opinion. Burgher v. Dansey (20k).
UPDATE! The Michigan Association of REALTORS® now endorses dispute resolution procedures provided by Construction Arbitration Services (CAS) of Dallas, Texas rather than by the American Arbitration Association (AAA). CAS rules regarding service of proper notice (the issue in the Dewitt v. Collins case), however, are essentially identical to those of the AAA.

3.02: E-mail Surveillance
	•	3rd Fed. Circuit Opinion. Fraser v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. (38k).

3.03: Do-Not-Call Registry
	•	FTC Regulations (36k)
	•	FCC Regulations (698k)
	•	10th Fed. Circuit Opinion. Mainstream Marketing Serv., Inc. v. F.T.C. (80k).

3.04: Home Inspection Contracts
	•	Consumer Protection Act
	•	MI Appeals Court Opinion. Herbrandson v. A.L.C. Home Inspection Servs. (22k).

3.05: Land Division Act
	•	Land Division Act
	•	MI Supreme Court Opinion. Sotelo v. Twp. of Grant (24k).
	•	MI Appeals Court Opinion. Sotelo v. Twp. of Grant (21k).

3.06: Property Tax Prorations
	•	Statutory Method
	•	MI Appeals Court Opinion. Chicago Title Ins. Co. v. East Arm, L.L.C. (26k).

3.07: REALTOR® Trademark
	•	USPTO
	•	TTAB
	•	TTAB Opinion. Zimmerman v. National Assn. of REALTORS® (105k).

3.08: Vacant Land Disclosure Statements
	•	Seller Disclosure Act
	•	Vacant Land Disclosure Statement (19k)
	•	Vacant Land Disclosure Statement. (E-form • 261k).
	•	MI Appeals Court Opinion. Podorsek v. Lawyers Title Ins. Corp. (31k).

3.09: Water Rights
	•	MI Supreme Court Opinion. Glass v. Goeckel (359k).
	•	MI Appeals Court Opinion. Glass v. Goeckel (42k).
	•	"Ordinary High Water Mark" (26k)

UPDATE! Following this decision, a request for rehearing was submitted to the MI Supreme Ct, which denied the request on September 14, 2005. The defendants then petitioned the US Supreme Ct to consider an appeal. The Court denied this petition on February 21, 2006.