Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog
Attorney Fees – How Do I Get a Court to Award Them to My Association and What is a Fee Shifting Provision?
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?
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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Seeing Injustice is Easy – Solving Problems is HARD
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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Association Academy Spring 2018 – Catch it on YouTube!
A big thank you to all that attended our recent Spring 2018 Association Academy and made the event a success. For those of you who ...
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Emotional Support Animal – Even the FHA Has Limits
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?
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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Class Action Status Granted to Association Homeowners Alleging FDCPA Violations
Facts Plaintiffs live in Ashbrooke Property Owners Association (“Association”) and missed their annual assessment payments of $115 for three straight years. The Association hired Defendant, ...
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