Category: Wisconsin
The Importance of Due Process—What is a “Notice and Opportunity to be Heard?”
Some states have statutes that require that Associations provide a notice and opportunity to be heard to a resident before the Association can fine them ...
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Association Academy Spring 2018 – Catch it on YouTube!
A big thank you to all that attended our recent Spring 2018 Association Academy and made the event a success. For those of you who ...
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Emotional Support Animal – Even the FHA Has Limits
A unit owner claimed that she needed an emotional support animal because of a disability, and provided a doctor’s note to the condominium association supporting ...
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Can an Association’s Denial of a Valid Emotional Support Animal Request Create a Hostile Environment?
A Board’s blatant mishandling of an emotional support animal request led to the owner not only having a Fair Housing claim against the Association for ...
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Think You Will Get Your Attorneys’ Fees Paid in a Successful Collection Action? That May Depend on Your Attorney…
The Condominium Statutes are written such that associations can collect their actual attorneys’ fees if they proceed in a lien enforcement action for unpaid assessments. ...
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Class Action Status Granted to Association Homeowners Alleging FDCPA Violations
Facts Plaintiffs live in Ashbrooke Property Owners Association (“Association”) and missed their annual assessment payments of $115 for three straight years. The Association hired Defendant, ...
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Marijuana Use in Associations – “Hey Man, It’s Medically Necessary”
If your Association is not facing this today, chances are, it will tomorrow. The law is trending across the country to allow more and more people ...
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Education, Education, Education – Overcoming Harassment, Racism and Hostility in Community Associations
Let’s face it, 2020 was rough and not everyone was nice about it. Hate crimes have increased dramatically over the last six years. Heightened political ...
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When Are Fees Unreasonable?
The answer to the question of when are fees unreasonable is simple: when a court says they are. Fairfield Ridge Homeowners Association (association) is an ...
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Banks & a Deed in Lieu
An association in southeastern Wisconsin is made up of condominiums that are also rented out for the owners (condotels). In this particular case, a unit ...
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