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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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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Litigation With City Results in Municipal Ordinance Favoring Association
A Wisconsin condominium association was built as many condominium projects are — with privately owned roads. The difference with this development is that it 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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Covenants that Discriminate on Race – ARE STILL A PROBLEM
Facts The property was subject to a discriminatory restrictive covenant recorded in 1953 that stated: “No race or nationality other than the white race shall ...
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