Wisconsin HOA & Condo Laws
How HOAs and condominium associations charge, collect, and enforce regular and special assessments. Covers dues billing, delinquency notices, late fees, lien filing, judicial and non-judicial foreclosure, statute of limitations, and …
Condominium Ownership Act — Common Expenses and Common Surpluses →
Common surpluses are credited to unit owners' assessments in proportion to their percentage interests in common elements or as otherwise provided in the declaration. Establishes …
Condominium Ownership Act — Lien for Unpaid Common Expenses →
Establishes the association's lien on units for unpaid common expenses, damages, and penalties. A statement of lien must be filed within 2 years after the …
Condominium Ownership Act — Payoff Statement →
Requires the association to provide a payoff statement for unpaid assessments and other obligations upon request. Establishes the timeline and format for providing financial status …
Statutory requirements for reserve studies, reserve funding, component inventory, funding plans, and board fiduciary duty regarding major repair and replacement obligations.
Condominium Ownership Act — Annual Budget →
Requires adoption of an annual budget for the condominium. Common expenses must be assessed against unit owners. Budget must include reserve fund contributions if a …
Condominium Ownership Act — Statutory Reserve Account →
Provides for a statutory reserve account for condominiums. Associations for condominiums created before November 1, 2004 must establish a reserve account within 18 months of …
Board and owner meeting requirements — open meeting mandates, advance notice periods, agenda requirements, minimum owner comment periods, executive session limits, remote participation, and materials access rules.
Wisconsin Nonstock Corporation Law →
The Wisconsin Nonstock Corporation Law is the primary governance framework for HOAs incorporated as nonstock corporations. Covers formation, board of directors and officers, meetings and …
Condominium Ownership Act — Association of Unit Owners →
Establishes the association of unit owners as a legal entity for all purposes, even if unincorporated. All policy and operational decisions are made by the …
Director elections, board member removal votes, governing document amendments, secret ballot requirements, quorum rules, proxy voting, electronic voting, and inspector of election requirements.
Wisconsin Nonstock Corporation Law →
The Wisconsin Nonstock Corporation Law is the primary governance framework for HOAs incorporated as nonstock corporations. Covers formation, board of directors and officers, meetings and …
Unit owner rights to inspect association records — financial statements, meeting minutes, governing documents, contracts, and correspondence. Response timelines, allowable copying fees, and executive session materials exceptions.
Condominium Ownership Act — Association Records; Financial Audits →
Requires associations to maintain records and provide for unit owner inspection rights. Includes provisions for financial audits and reporting requirements.
Association authority to enforce governing documents through fines, suspension of privileges, and legal action. Covers fine limits, hearing requirements, notice-and-opportunity procedures, and limitations on enforcement authority.
Wisconsin Condominium Ownership Act — Definitions →
Definitions and scope of the Wisconsin Condominium Ownership Act. Establishes the legal framework for all condominiums created in Wisconsin. Defines condominium, unit, common elements, limited …
Resale certificate and transfer disclosure requirements at the time of unit sale. Covers disclosure timing, content, fee caps, delivery deadlines, buyer rescission rights, and association liability for inaccurate information.
Condominium Ownership Act — Disclosure Requirements →
Requires disclosure of specified information in connection with the sale of a condominium unit. Disclosures must address financial status, reserve accounts, insurance, pending litigation, and …
Condominium Ownership Act — Payoff Statement →
Requires the association to provide a payoff statement for unpaid assessments and other obligations upon request. Establishes the timeline and format for providing financial status …
Statutory insurance requirements for HOAs and condominiums — property insurance, liability coverage, directors and officers, fidelity bonds, flood insurance, and cyber liability. Coverage minimums, deductible assessments, and claims procedures.
Condominium Ownership Act — Insurance →
Insurance requirements for condominium associations including property and liability coverage on common elements. Establishes minimum coverage requirements and allocation of insurance costs.
Board member fiduciary obligations — duty of care, duty of loyalty, business judgment rule, conflict of interest disclosure, and personal liability exposure. Statutory duties imposed on directors and officers of …
Condominium Ownership Act — Association of Unit Owners →
Establishes the association of unit owners as a legal entity for all purposes, even if unincorporated. All policy and operational decisions are made by the …
The foundational documents governing common interest communities — declarations (CC&Rs), bylaws, articles of incorporation, rules and regulations, architectural guidelines, and resolutions. Document hierarchy, amendment procedures, and recording requirements.
Wisconsin Nonstock Corporation Law →
The Wisconsin Nonstock Corporation Law is the primary governance framework for HOAs incorporated as nonstock corporations. Covers formation, board of directors and officers, meetings and …
Wisconsin Condominium Ownership Act — Definitions →
Definitions and scope of the Wisconsin Condominium Ownership Act. Establishes the legal framework for all condominiums created in Wisconsin. Defines condominium, unit, common elements, limited …
Condominium Ownership Act — Association of Unit Owners →
Establishes the association of unit owners as a legal entity for all purposes, even if unincorporated. All policy and operational decisions are made by the …
Condominium Ownership Act — Annual Budget →
Requires adoption of an annual budget for the condominium. Common expenses must be assessed against unit owners. Budget must include reserve fund contributions if a …
Condominium Ownership Act — Small Condominiums →
Simplified governance provisions for small condominiums. Allows reduced formality in management and governance for small associations.
Assessment lien filing, priority, extinguishment, and foreclosure procedures. Minimum thresholds for foreclosure, pre-foreclosure notice requirements, mediation mandates, super-priority provisions, and the interaction between HOA liens and mortgage liens.
Condominium Ownership Act — Lien for Unpaid Common Expenses →
Establishes the association's lien on units for unpaid common expenses, damages, and penalties. A statement of lien must be filed within 2 years after the …