Category: Wisconsin

HOA and Condominium Record Retention – What you NEED to Know!!

Record retention is a tricky subject.  Keep too much or for too long and opposing counsel in litigation will have all the documents they may ...
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Aggressive Collections – A Method that Works

At the start of 2012, a condominium association in Waukesha, Wisconsin faced serious collection issues as a result of mismanaged files and accounts by its ...
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Investigate for Hidden Defects at Turnover or Pay the Price

Summary A single warranty date applies to each condominium building in a development.  Meaning that each unit does not have its own warranty date, and ...
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Delinquent Owners – Withholding Access to Common Elements

A Maryland Court recently ruled on the extent of powers a Condominium Board had in dealing with a unit owner who was delinquent in assessments ...
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Owners are Liable for Assessments, Even When Corporate Formalities Not Perfectly Followed

Summary Declarant owned nine of 10 units, controlled the board and association, failed to have an association bank account, intermingled the assessments that were paid ...
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What is the Role of the Property Manager and/or Board in the Assessment Collection Process?

Does your homeowners association have a written collection policy?  What duties does the property manager and/or Board have under the policy?  Learn what role the ...
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Improper Association Governing Document Amendments – How Expensive is it When You Do it Wrong? VERY

Summary Not following ALL of the required procedures when preparing amendments to your association governing documents can be VERY expensive.  Take the time, money and ...
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Attorney Fees – How Do I Get a Court to Award Them to My Association and What is a Fee Shifting Provision?

Most states, including Wisconsin, follow the American Rule when it comes to attorney fees.  In simple terms, it provides that each side in a lawsuit ...
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How Much Can an Association Charge for Providing Disclosure Documents as Part of a Sale?

Summary When faced with the question of how much is too much for a “reasonable fee” the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ...
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Seeing Injustice is Easy – Solving Problems is HARD

Many of you may have seen the June 7, 2021, Milwaukee Sentinel story about a Milwaukee area home that was flying two flags: one the ...
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