Category: Wisconsin

Condo Association & HOA Fines in Less Than 1 Minute

Can our condominium association or HOA fine that resident that just won’t follow our rules?  YES, just follow a few simple procedures. Learn how in ...
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Insurance Subrogation – Not Against A Condominium Tenant

Summary An insurance company can’t sue a condominium tenant in subrogation, even if they were negligent in starting a fire. The Facts The Declaration required ...
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Collecting Large Fines

An association in southeast Wisconsin consists of plots of land upon which the various unit owners can park a mobile home or trailer. Under the ...
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Enforcing Occupancy Requirements in Your Condominium

If your condominium association documents include restrictions on occupancy (how many people can reside in a unit), be aware of what the federal law states ...
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Turnover – Considerations for your Condominium Board of Directors and Officers

Is your condominium or homeowners association currently controlled by the declarant/developer? Would you like to be prepared when the developer is ready to hand over ...
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Amendments to Condominium Documents MUST be Reasonable to be Valid

Facts In 2016, a Master Association adopted seven amendments to its declaration.  The amendments addressed the Master Association’s authority to approve proposed uses of certain ...
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Fees for Self-Renters Who Don’t Enter the Rental Pool are Legal

Facts Association Board adopted a resolution that unit owners in the Association who self-rented but did not join the rental pool would need to pay ...
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Your Condo Lien can be Prior to a Federal Tax Lien if you File it Correctly, Timely & for the Full Amount Due

Summary The United States District Court held that a prior recorded condominium lien had priority over a federal tax lien but only to the extent ...
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Unit Fire Increases Association Insurance Premiums

What happens when a fire caused within a condominium unit destroys that unit, some common area, and damages other units? It becomes an expensive situation ...
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Rules that Target Children Really Target Your Association (for Discrimination Lawsuits)

Does your Association have rules that target children?  Does your Association have rules that apply differently to children and adult residents within the community?  The ...
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