Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog
Language in Declaration Makes Association Strictly Liable
1 April 2024
Facts Defendant, Castletown Corner Owner’s Association, Inc. (“Association”), had a duty to maintain a lift station. Specifically, the declaration imposed an obligation on the Association ...
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Director & Officer Theft of Funds–Your Community Association Needs Fidelity Insurance
1 April 2024
FACTS David Jensen, a longtime municipal judge, respected civil servant, and owner of an insurance company embezzled more than $40,000 from his homeowner’s association (HOA) ...
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Residents are Not Owed Preferred Accommodations for Disability
1 April 2024
Facts In May of 2016 the Association implemented a rule that allowed owners to bring furniture to the pool area for their use “but they ...
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Did Your Developer Go Bankrupt and Leave your Association Holding the Bag? Your Remedy May Lie Within the Developer Agreement
1 April 2024
Even the best and most established real estate developers can face hard times, especially in the aftermath of recession and economic downturn, as we experienced ...
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Unit Owner Bad Behavior – When Fines are Ignored
1 April 2024
A condominium association in the Milwaukee area was owed more than $2,000 in fines by one unit owner. For more than a year, the unit ...
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Documenting a Service Animal—Is the Association Allowed to Ask? The Wrong Answer will Cost You.
1 April 2024
Even though most private residential Associations are not subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”), the Fair Housing Act (the “FHA”) still applies ...
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Condo Association & HOA Collections in Less Than 1 Minute
1 April 2024
Does your homeowners association have a written collection policy? Do you need one? What should it say? Find out in this Vlog in less than ...
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