Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

The Good, Bad & Boring – 2018 Amendments to Wisconsin’s Condominium Law

In 2018 three separate acts amended Chapter 703 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Chapter 703 is Wisconsin’s Condominium Ownership Act.  The amendments mostly took effect on ...
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Why You Must Hire an Engineer at Turnover

Problem & Facts The association’s detention pond overflowed causing damages to property downhill from the pond. The developer built the detention pond in 2007. The ...
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Can Homeowners Sue an Association for Increasing Assessments Where the Association Did Not Receive the Requisite Votes Required?

Facts Diane Steele owned a home in the Diamond Farm development, which was managed by the Association. While in accordance with the Association’s declaration of ...
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Condominium Association Liable for Construction Defect it Had a Duty to Maintain

Facts The plaintiff, James Schnurr, and his wife were riding their bicycles in the Jonathan’s Landing community when Mr. Schnurr struck a bollard that was ...
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Cancellation of an Offer to Purchase – Strictly Follow the Statute

What you need to know: Whether you are a buyer or seller when it comes to real estate contracts, you must strictly follow the statutes.  ...
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Special Assessing an Insurance Deductible Back to a Unit Owner

In Illinois, a Court recently ruled on a Condominium Association’s attempt to charge back an insurance deductible to one of its members (Gelinas v. Barry ...
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Association/Developer Turnover Process in Less Than 1 Minute

The developer has not turned over your association but should have or the developer is about to turn over the association, but has not told ...
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