Court of Appeals Holds Lease Violating Rental Ordinance Is Void Ab Initio
A residential lease entered into in violation of a local ordinance requiring a rental certificate of compliance is void ab initio, even though the ordinance itself creates no private cause of action.
Court of Appeals Sanctions Attorney for AI-Generated Fake Citations and Vexatious Appeal
An attorney who submits filings containing fabricated or unsupported legal authority—including hallucinated citations generated by artificial intelligence—violates the duty of reasonable inquiry under MCR 1.109(E)(5), and such conduct on appeal supports sanctions under MCR 7.216(C)(1).