Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog
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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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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Implied Easements – Can You Prohibit a Neighboring Property Owner from Changing the Use of its Property?
1 April 2024
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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Can a Court Set Aside a HOA-Lien Foreclosure Sale Because the Sales Price Was Too Low?
1 April 2024
When a mortgage company faces having its mortgage interest swept away in a quiet title action following an HOA lien foreclosure, the mortgage company comes ...
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Can a Court-Appointed Receiver Collect Assessments Coming Due While a Unit is in Lien Foreclosure?
1 April 2024
Condominium associations generally have a number of legal remedies to pursue when an owner stops paying assessments. An Ohio court recently found that associations may ...
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2018 Condo & HOA Issues
1 April 2024
Under the law in most states, and certainly in Wisconsin, the Board of your condominium association controls any changes to the exterior appearance. This is ...
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You Can’t Simply Look the Other Way—New HUD/FHA Rules that Affect Your Associations
1 April 2024
There are some new HUD (Housing and Urban Development) Rules that went into effect October 2016 which may have a significant impact on Condominium and ...
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