My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Michigan
Ok, for starters, I am not renting but I live in a condo which have their own by-laws (which seem similar to landlord/tenant laws, in my opinion) which I'm trying to figure out to see if I can have a roommate help with my monthly mortgage and utilities or not.
The by-laws state: No portion of a Unit may be rented and no transient tenants may be accommodated therein;
The association board member I spoke to said that what they take it to mean is that I can have a roommate but I can't charge rent and I can't have a formal rental agreement. However, I can't afford to support a roommate in my place with just my salary. I need to have them help with payments, especially since I struggle with them as it is. I also need to be able to have some sort of legal protection just in case the roommate doesn't work out. I ran across roommate agreements online and I think I'm seeing them as different things.
Based on this information, does it seem like I can legally use a roommate agreement to help out here and will it protect me from any problems that may come from said roommate?
Thanks.

