Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog
Improper Association Governing Document Amendments – How Expensive is it When You Do it Wrong? VERY
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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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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The Importance of Due Process—What is a “Notice and Opportunity to be Heard?”
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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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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Think You Will Get Your Attorneys’ Fees Paid in a Successful Collection Action? That May Depend on Your Attorney…
The Condominium Statutes are written such that associations can collect their actual attorneys’ fees if they proceed in a lien enforcement action for unpaid assessments. ...
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