Wisconsin Condominium Law Handbook

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Published by: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
ISBN: 978-1-57862-680-9 528+ pp.; 6th ed. 2023-24 (includes 2025-26 supplement)
Wisconsin Condominium Law Handbook

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The 2025–2026 supplement includes a number of changes such as:

  • A summary of real-estate practice reforms under 2023 Wis. Act 208
  • A 2024 unpublished opinion from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals regarding the broad authority of condominium associations in constructing bylaws
  • A Note discussing taxation and unbuilt units
  • Revised discussion of secondary mortgage market considerations
  • Updated appendices for several chapters

The 2023–24 revision includes a number of changes such as:

  • 2021 Wis. Act 166 substantially increased the rights of unit owners to inspect and copy association records and the duty of an association to maintain records, including, for some associations, on an internet website
  • 2021 Wis. Act 166 also affected whether condominium associations can organize or reorganize as for-profit corporations
  • 2021 Wis. Act 168 expanded the requirements for the description of a unit in a deed or other instrument that affects title to the unit
  • 2021 Wis. Act 168 also expanded the criteria for surveys of condominium property

In addition, various forms have been updated, including: the WB-14 Residential Condominium Offer to Purchase, the WB-36 Buyer Agency Agreement, the ALTA Condominium Endorsement, the ALTA Owner’s Policy, the Sample Title Company Checklist for Issuing Condominium Endorsement, the Alternate Surveyor’s Certificate for Condominium Plat, and the U.S. Income Tax Return for Homeowners Associations.

Summary of Contents

1. Overview of Wisconsin Condominium Law
2. Condominium Financing
3. Marketing Condominium Units
4. Condominium Development and Documentation
5. Association of Unit Owners
6. Representing the Unit Buyer
7. Insurance
8. Title Insurance
9. Conversion to Condominium
10. Income Tax Considerations
11. Securities Law Considerations
12. Special Units
13. Statutory Small Condominiums
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes, Regulations, and Rules
Index

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The authors, past and present, are among the most widely experienced and respected practitioners in the area of condominium law. Several of them assisted the Wisconsin legislature in drafting chapter 703.

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