Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog
Fining for Tenant Violations? You Might be Doing it Wrong.
You might think that when a tenant breaks a rule, that you can simply fine him like you would fine an owner-occupant. Or, you might ...
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Residents are Not Owed Preferred Accommodations for Disability
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
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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Director & Officer Theft of Funds–Your Community Association Needs Fidelity Insurance
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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Language in Declaration Makes Association Strictly Liable
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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Documenting a Service Animal—Is the Association Allowed to Ask? The Wrong Answer will Cost You.
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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Assessment Collections and COVID-19
First, I want to thank Julie Howard and her firm NowackHoward in Atlanta, Georgia for much of this Blog (adjusted for Wisconsin Law and my ...
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