Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

Partners Lydia Chartre & Dan Miske Presenting at CAI-Wisconsin’s 2024 Annual Conference

On April 12th, Partners Lydia Chartre and Dan Miske had the honor of presenting at the CAI-Wisconsin’s 2024 Annual Conference, commemorating 45 years of the ...
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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Bill of 2017 – H.R. 1849

  When the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) was initially written many believed that lawyers were exempt from its requirements. However, the US Supreme ...
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Must Wisconsin Condominium Residents Wear a Face Covering (Mask) in Indoor Common Element

As many of you know, on July 30, 2020, Governor Evers of Wisconsin issued Executive Order #82 declaring a public health emergency to combat COVID-19, ...
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Compliance With State Laws is Important

A recent case in Colorado (Tyra Summit Condominiums II Association, Inc. v. Clancy, 2017 COA 73) held an Association trying to amend its Declaration to ...
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This Land Is My Land, this Land is Your Land – Owner Loses Ownership of Land After Denying It Was Part of His Lot

Summary The Court of Appeals of Washington held that a lot owner was barred from claiming ownership of a strip of land after representing that ...
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Developer Held to Same Rules as Other Owners

A recent case in Florida (MacKenzie v. Centext Homes, 208 So.3d.790 (2016)) was not bashful about holding a developer to the same rules as other ...
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Association Can Adopt Architectural Guidelines

While many states have strong protections for private property, Associations can adopt architectural guidelines.
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