Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

Collecting Large Fines

An association in southeast Wisconsin consists of plots of land upon which the various unit owners can park a mobile home or trailer. Under the ...
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Insurance Subrogation – Not Against A Condominium Tenant

Summary An insurance company can’t sue a condominium tenant in subrogation, even if they were negligent in starting a fire. The Facts The Declaration required ...
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Enforcing Occupancy Requirements in Your Condominium

If your condominium association documents include restrictions on occupancy (how many people can reside in a unit), be aware of what the federal law states ...
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Fees for Self-Renters Who Don’t Enter the Rental Pool are Legal

Facts Association Board adopted a resolution that unit owners in the Association who self-rented but did not join the rental pool would need to pay ...
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Your Condo Lien can be Prior to a Federal Tax Lien if you File it Correctly, Timely & for the Full Amount Due

Summary The United States District Court held that a prior recorded condominium lien had priority over a federal tax lien but only to the extent ...
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Turnover – Considerations for your Condominium Board of Directors and Officers

Is your condominium or homeowners association currently controlled by the declarant/developer? Would you like to be prepared when the developer is ready to hand over ...
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Amendments to Condominium Documents MUST be Reasonable to be Valid

Facts In 2016, a Master Association adopted seven amendments to its declaration.  The amendments addressed the Master Association’s authority to approve proposed uses of certain ...
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