Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

What is the Difference Between Community Association Directors and Officers?

I recently read an article on the difference between condominium and homeowner association officers and directors by an attorney out of Ohio, Jennifer B. Cusimano ...
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Wisconsin 2021 Senate Bill 283 – Maintenance and Repair of Private Roads

2021 Senate Bill 283 is being proposed to create Section 710.20 of the Wisconsin Statute relating to the maintenance and repair of private roads with ...
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Condominium Collections: Why Foreclosure is the Best Option

The Board of Directors of a condominium association has a fiduciary duty to make sure that all owners pay their dues and assessments. It is important ...
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Architectural Control and your Community Association—Limits on the Discretion of the Board

Many condominium and homeowners associations (HOAs) have an architectural control committee (ACC).  Oftentimes, the Board of Directors assumes the role of the ACC rather than ...
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Minutes of Meetings – What You Need to Record

About twenty years ago my friend attorney Jonathan Levine wrote a handout that was entitled “MINUTES…NOT HOURS!” It gave a great account of what was ...
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Why You NEED to Amend Your Association Declaration Insurance Provision Before You Have a Loss

Issue:  If your association was destroyed by fire or some other hazard, and it did not make sense to rebuild, how would the funds be ...
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YES – Wisconsin Condos and HOAs Have to Follow Their Association Documents

Frequently we are asked about either inconsistent association documents or advised that although our documents say X we have always done Y so won’t our ...
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