Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

Wisconsin Governor Ever’s Emergency Order and Foreclosures

Yesterday, Governor Ever’s signed Emergency Order #15 which reiterated the public health emergency relating to COVID 19.  It’s title: “Temporary Ban on Evictions and Foreclosures” ...
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Association Successfully Recovers From Unit Owner Who Refused to Fix Leaking Air Conditioner

Water leaked through a bedroom ceiling in a downstairs condominium unit causing a small amount of damage and a significant amount of inconvenience for the ...
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Defamation Claims by Directors and Officers Against Members – What you Need to Know

Need to Know:
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Expiration of Developer Rights – What Happens to the Land where Units were Not Constructed

Facts Developer subjected property to the condominium act in Massachusetts in 2008.  By the terms of the deed, it included all the “land and improvements ...
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Architectural Control Committee – Why It’s Needed!!!

Problem What do you do if you want a detached garage but your documents don’t allow it? Facts Plaintiffs sought to enjoin the construction of ...
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Banning Short-Term Rentals

A Court in Louisiana recently tackled the issue of short-term rentals (New Jax Condominium Association, Inc. v. Vanderbilt New Orleans, LLC, 219 So.3d 471). A ...
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Association Construction Contracts – What are Risks of that Waiver of Subrogation Term

Summary The US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit held that a subrogation waiver provision in a construction contract barred an association’s insurance company ...
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