Residents reported falling debris and worsening balcony conditions at the Waukesha condominium that was abruptly evacuated on Thursday. Read the entire article……………………………….
Waukesha Fire Department orders evacuation of 3 buildings due to condo’s ‘imminent threat of collapse’ (WI)
Dozens of people in Waukesha are displaced after a six-story condo building was evacuated because of concerns it could collapse. Thursday evening the Horizon West Condominium Building located at 315 N. West Ave. was deemed structurally unsound. The city’s news release cited an independent structural engineering report that blamed the compromised conditions of existing structural […]
Port Washington officer pulls man from burning condo (WI)
A dramatic rescue was caught on camera when a Port Washington police officer ran into a burning condo to pull an elderly man out as the home was quickly filling with smoke. Officer Anthony Becker was on routine patrol, driving city streets when he heard a pop and then saw small flames not far from […]
Gov. Evers proposes more than $92 million in homeowner assistance funding (WI)
Help could soon be on the way for Wisconsin homeowners as part of a program aimed at preventing foreclosures and displacement………..(inc.) Condominium owners who may be behind on their monthly maintenance or homeowners’ association (HOA) fees Read the entire article……………………………….
Wisconsin homeowners asked to take down Pride flag, find creative way to show support
A Homeowner Association told a home in Wisconsin to take down its Pride flag, but that did not stop the homeowners from finding a rule-following way to show their support. According to a Reddit post, following a decision by the HOA to ban all flags except the U.S. flag, a home was asked to take […]
A Pewaukee attorney says a condo association threatened to sue him if he doesn’t remove a Biden/Harris 2020 sign (WI)
A condominium association is threatening to take legal action against a Pewaukee attorney over a political sign for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris. Read the article……………………………….
Neighborhood flooding raises questions about who is to blame (WI)
Williams Bay village officials have determined that the village is not responsible for storm-water management issues in Prairie View, leaving the homeowners association to correct flooding issues. Read the article……………………………….
Grand Chute police discontinue parking on condo property to monitor neighborhood activities (WI)
Question: Do police have the right to park on private property to run the license plate numbers of all the cars driving on a private road? This is happening on Green Meadow Drive in Grand Chute. I believe they are breaking our Fourth Amendment rights, invading our privacy and trespassing, but they refuse to leave. […]
Fontana judge’s stealing from neighbors could exceed $100,000 (WI)
Homeowners say late Fontana municipal judge David Jensen stole more than $100,000 from his homeowners association — twice the amount reported earlier — and that the association has settled the matter without their consent. Read the article………………………..
Westport condo destroyed during Tuesday morning inferno (WI)
The Waunakee Fire Department responded to a residential fire at 5323 Westport Road Tuesday morning, shortly before 8 a.m. No injuries to residents or emergency responders were reported. “We believe the cause of the fire was careless use of smoking materials,” said Waunakee Fire Chief Dave Kopp. “Now you’ve got probably 20 residents that will […]
Door County firefighters: Sister Bay condominium fire shows why to sleep with door shut (WI)
Investigation continues into a fire that ignited a condo on Sister Bay’s main stretch, Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department Chief Chris Hecht said on Tuesday. After a Saturday night blaze at a Sister Bay condominium, Door County firefighters are using the incident to highlight the importance of the phrase “close before you doze” — in […]
Firefighters battle Liberty Grove blaze (WI)
Investigators were at the scene of a Liberty Grove condominium Sunday morning after a fire damaged one of the unit’s deck and roof. Crews from several Door County fire departments including Sister Bay-Liberty Grove responded to the Liberty Park Waterfront Condominiums just north of downtown Sister Bay after 9 p.m. Saturday. What was originally a […]
Homeowners group says Fontana judge failed to pay his association dues (WI)
The Indian Hills Homeowners Association has filed a claim of more than $5,000 on the home of deceased Municipal Judge David Jensen, alleging that Jensen did not pay his membership dues for five years…….The association filed the lien on the Jensen home at 738 Adahi Way on March 13 — less than two weeks after […]
Who pays for damage done to your condo? (WI)
One of the most common complaints that we get from condo owners is that damage took place at their unit, and now they are on the hook for repairs. For many, this does not seem fair. Many are especially upset if the damage was by something within the building or from another unit. Read the […]
Suit settled, buildings fixed, Tagalong is ‘ better than ever’ (WI)
All the many years I was working too many hours as a newspaper editor in the Twin Cities, I dreamed of a lake home when retirement came. So when the days of no more 10-hour days drew close, Ann and I began to look for a place on water. Quite by accident, while driving around […]
Faulty ceiling light likely caused fire at Madison condo complex, firefighters say (WI)
The Madison Fire Department believes a faulty ceiling light likely caused a fire inside a condo building. When firefighters arrived, they had trouble find where the smoke was coming from, the release said. The crew eventually found a small fire in a hallway leading to multiple garages. Read the article……………………….
Sprinkler system helped contain condo fire (WI)
A sprinkler system and fast-acting firefighters keep a fire in a downtown La Crosse condo unit from spreading further Monday morning. The La Crosse Fire Department was called to the Gateway Terrace Condominiums at 100 North 6th Street at 9:18 a.m. after a fire alarm was reported. Read the article………………………….
Wisconsin Supreme Court To Consider Case From Vilas County
The issues in the case include “does Wisconsin trademark law allow an implied assignment of trademarks to a new owner when no other business assets or services are transferred”. Another question is whether Wisconsin’s Condominium Ownership Act requires control of a trademark go to a condominium association when a property is converted to a condominium. […]
Firefighters respond to condo fire on Madison’s north side (WI)
Officials said everyone has evacuated the condo unit, but firefighters are still checking to see that the fire did not extend to nearby units. Read the article………………………
Some condo owners could face fines if they rent their homes during the DNC (WI)
While a lot of residents would like to rent their homes out for the Democratic National Convention (DNC), for some that live in condos it could be a tricky process. Read the article……………………………
What is the purpose of a homeowners association? (WI)
For issues such as the fate of the neighborhood pond in the Auburn Hills subdivision, Caledonia Trustee Dale Stillman said that homeowners should use their neighborhood homeowners association (HOA) to address the issue, not local government. Read the article……………………………
Residents evacuated from condominium complex on Milwaukee’s east side (WI)
Residents and pets at a condominium complex on Milwaukee’s east side are being evacuated after reports of high levels of carbon monoxide. Read the article……………………………
Neighborhood sump pumps continue since August 2018, relief wanted (WI)
Neighborhoods around southern Wisconsin are still reeling from spring flooding. But homes in one neighborhood in the Town of Middleton has been pumping water from basements since the historic floods last summer. Hidden Oaks subdivision is a quiet and peaceful place to live, according to neighbors. However, if you listen closely, you can hear the […]
Wind Point drops eminent domain claim against condo corp.; developer interested (WI)
The village is no longer trying to acquire a small strip of a condominium association’s land through eminent domain after acquiring land from SC Johnson. Meanwhile, a developer is interested in the land by the strip, although no final plans have been released. Read the article…………………
Bow hunters will cull the deer population in Rocky Point subdivision in Pewaukee (WI)
The Rocky Point Homeowners Association has made a concerted effort to remove deer from the area by collectively allowing deer to be hunted in the neighborhood. According to a 2019 deer management plan, the hunt began Jan. 22 and will last until Feb. 28 for volunteer bow hunters. The city may consider using sharpshooters in […]
Tampered standpipes caused flooding in Downtown condo building, Madison Fire says (WI)
Standpipes that had been tampered with caused flooding in a Downtown condo building in Madison Saturday morning, with nobody displaced or hurt in the incident. It happened at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the 100 Wisconsin Avenue condos, the Madison Fire Department said. Read the article………………..
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear Sister Bay condo association lawsuit
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Nov. 5 in a lawsuit by the Yacht Club at Sister Bay Condominium Association against the Village of Sister Bay regarding noise from concerts at the municipal band shell. Read the article………………..
Hartland condo development requests that upkeep for roads be paid for with public funds (WI)
Hartland’s village board will hold a public hearing for the Glen at Overlook Trails, a condominium project that has been in the works for nearly two years, at 7 p.m. Oct. 22. One of the biggest issues that will be up for discussion is the possibility that the village would maintain the streets in the […]
Emotional support animal debate comes to a boil at Racine’s lakeside condos (WI)
A lakefront condominium complex and its residents are grappling with seemingly conflicting federal and state laws regarding the hot-button debate surrounding assistance animals. Earlier this summer, John Miller, 49, and his girlfriend, Tia Cao, had two dogs living with them at Lakeshore Towers, 333 Lake Ave. The dogs, both Pomeranians weighing less than 10 pounds […]
Roofing contractor alleged to have caused damage to Bethalto condo (WI)
A condominium association is alleged to have hired an unlicensed contractor to repair a roof at a Bethalto property. Angela G. Klein, as executor of the estate of Mary K. Webb, deceased filed a complaint on June 19 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Parkside Estates Condominium Association and Steve Mitchell alleging negligence. Read […]
Fontana stands its ground on condo safety (WI)
Government gets a bad rap quite often. Sometimes with good reason. Sometimes not. The village of Fontana found itself in a tough spot when inspectors discovered that outdoor decks at Abbey Hill condominiums were in disrepair. The decks were so bad that they were dangerous. It would have been nice if the Abbey Hill property […]
New judge and hearing scheduled in Forest Co. sexually violent person placement (WI)
A new judge is now presiding over a civil case in Forest County that is currently keeping the Department of Health Services from placing a sexually violent person in a Blackwell neighborhood. Shawano County Circuit Court Judge William Kussel ordered to continue the temporary restraining order in the case the neighborhood’s homeowners association filed against […]
Plan to remove dam endangers fishing, home values along Muskego creek
A Muskego neighborhood will likely lose its swimming hole and the place where generations have learned to fish because the dam that has made that all possible now needs repairs and the state Department of Natural Resources plans to remove it. Read the article………
County’s hotel-condo cases winding down (WI)
The city of Delavan may be a loser in the 17-month-old lawsuit filed by Lake Lawn Resort’s unit owners against its own condominium association board of directors and hotel managers. The city of Delavan was not a party to the lawsuit, but in a decision connected to the Lake Lawn suit, the state appeals court […]
Details emerge about tragic deaths in Lake Superior
Rysdahl said the drownings were the first in his 31-year association with the resort. “We’re certainly going to discuss it with the homeowners’ association board,” he said. “We want to do anything we can to diminish the chances of anything like this happening again.” Read more……….
Annual Condo Conference & Tradeshow
he Community Associations Institute – Wisconsin Chapter (CAI-WI) will hold its Annual Conference & Tradeshow for community association board members and property managers on Thursday, March 13, 2014, from 1:00-7:00 p.m. at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee. Read more……..