Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

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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Recreational Immunity in Wisconsin – What You Need to Know

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?

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?

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?

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

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

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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