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Board May Amend Rules
For Life Members of Club
Bylaws provide specific authority
for directors to make change without approval
The board of directors of a nonprofit social club may amend the club’s bylaws to charge fees to “life members” who were previously exempt from such dues, the Court of Appeals of Michigan has held. (Allard v. Grosse Point Hunt Club, No. 285446, 9/29/09.) It affirmed a dismissal of claims by members who said that the rules could not be changed.
The Grosse Point Hunt Club, before October 1, 2003, provided in its bylaws that life membership was open to members who had paid dues for 25 years and that they could be charged for use of facilities, but no other dues or assessments. They would be eligible to share in the split of net assets if the club ever dissolved.
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