Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.239 (2026)

Complaint for nonpayment of assessments; answer; set off.

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CONDOMINIUM ACT

Act 59 of 1978

559.239 Complaint for nonpayment of assessments; answer; set off.

Sec. 139.

A co-owner may not assert in an answer, or set off to a complaint brought by the association for non-payment of assessments the fact that the association of co-owners or its agents have not provided the services or management to a co-owner(s).

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1984–2020 · leading case: Newport West Condo. Ass'n v. Veniar, 350 N.W.2d 818 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984).

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Newport West Condo. Ass'n v. Veniar, 350 N.W.2d 818 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “Section 139 of the act, MCL 559.239; MSA 26.50(239), provides: "A co-owner may not assert in an answer, or set off to a complaint brought by the association for non-payment of assessments the fact that the association of co-owners or its agents have not provided the services or…”

Shoreline East Condo. Ass'n v. Gregory Gray (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “” MCL 559.239. Defendants’ argument necessarily fails as a matter of law, and no relevant facts are in dispute.”

Square Lake Hills Ass'n v. Russell Garland (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “See MCL 559.239. This footnote is hardly a resolution of Garland’s negligence and breach of contract claims—it merely states that “to the extent” Garland argued that the association’s failure to remedy “certain issues” with the property was a defense to the association’s claim…”

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