Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog
In Case You Missed It: Webinar: Aging Infrastructure – Knowing What’s at Stake
In a 2020 survey by The Foundation of Community Association Research, 80% of respondents encountered unexpected and unplanned-for infrastructure issues in the last three years. ...
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Condo and HOA Virtual/ZOOM Meetings in Wisconsin – How Legal Are They?
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…
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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Who Says the Board Can’t Favor Resident Owners?
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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Parking Spaces – Should Your Association be Charging and Collecting Sales Tax?
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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Can Your Association End a Unit Owner’s Suit by Post-Suit Filing Actions?
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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Implied Easements – Can You Prohibit a Neighboring Property Owner from Changing the Use of its Property?
Facts This case involved a dispute between the owner/operator of a golf course and the owners of adjacent property in a residential community. Originally all ...
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