Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog
Seeing Injustice is Easy – Solving Problems is HARD
1 April 2024
Many of you may have seen the June 7, 2021, Milwaukee Sentinel story about a Milwaukee area home that was flying two flags: one the ...
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Attorney Fees – How Do I Get a Court to Award Them to My Association and What is a Fee Shifting Provision?
1 April 2024
Most states, including Wisconsin, follow the American Rule when it comes to attorney fees. In simple terms, it provides that each side in a lawsuit ...
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How Much Can an Association Charge for Providing Disclosure Documents as Part of a Sale?
1 April 2024
Summary When faced with the question of how much is too much for a “reasonable fee” the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ...
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The Importance of Due Process—What is a “Notice and Opportunity to be Heard?”
1 April 2024
Some states have statutes that require that Associations provide a notice and opportunity to be heard to a resident before the Association can fine them ...
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Improper Association Governing Document Amendments – How Expensive is it When You Do it Wrong? VERY
1 April 2024
Summary Not following ALL of the required procedures when preparing amendments to your association governing documents can be VERY expensive. Take the time, money and ...
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Emotional Support Animal – Even the FHA Has Limits
1 April 2024
A unit owner claimed that she needed an emotional support animal because of a disability, and provided a doctor’s note to the condominium association supporting ...
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Can an Association’s Denial of a Valid Emotional Support Animal Request Create a Hostile Environment?
1 April 2024
A Board’s blatant mishandling of an emotional support animal request led to the owner not only having a Fair Housing claim against the Association for ...
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