Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog
You Can’t Do That
1 April 2024
This is an all too common phrase uttered by members of associations. It is most uttered when the Board is enforcing its condominium documents, including ...
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Condo and HOA Virtual/ZOOM Meetings in Wisconsin – How Legal Are They?
1 April 2024
Most condominiums and homeowner associations (HOAs) are nonstock corporations under Wisconsin Chapter 181. As such their members can make decisions one of three ways: Holding ...
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That Rule we Just Passed is Enforceable…Right? Think again…
1 April 2024
Most condominium associations’ Declarations and Bylaws give the Board of Directors the power to create and amend Rules and Regulations. But Boards must take caution, ...
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Can Your Association End a Unit Owner’s Suit by Post-Suit Filing Actions?
1 April 2024
In Welsh v. McNeil, 162 A.3d 135 (2017) a board member and unit owner (“Board Member”) sued another unit owner (“Landlord Unit Owner”) for violation ...
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Parking Spaces – Should Your Association be Charging and Collecting Sales Tax?
1 April 2024
Yes! Thankfully, if the association has not been doing so, there is a way to reduce your back-tax liability, interest and penalties. Do you have ...
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Who Says the Board Can’t Favor Resident Owners?
1 April 2024
Facts. The documents required the consent of the first floor unit owner if the second floor unit owner wanted to erect a terrace above a ...
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Recreational Immunity in Wisconsin – What You Need to Know
1 April 2024
Wis. Stat. 895.52 and the related cases The starting point for recreational immunity is to understand that the purpose of the law is to induce ...
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