The village president of Mount Pleasant is facing public criticism for using a village-owned property slated to become a public park as a dumping ground for the waste created by his homeowners association’s dredging of a pond in his neighborhood.  Residents who live near the property say the president, Dave DeGroot, has used his position to skirt permitting rules for dumping and to help him and his neighbors avoid a hefty price tag to haul the waste elsewhere.    Read the ...

Buckley says the condo association was developed with private infrastructure and the maintenance of roadways and sewer systems is their priority.  However, the agreement will allow the city to flush the private water and sewer mains and collect leaves.   Read the article…………………………….

Demolition of the Horizon West Condominium building is ongoing two years after it was evacuated over worries it could collapse because of structural issues.  Even though the building is stripped down to its steel beams, the residents who used to live there are still paying their mortgages.   Read the article…………………………….

Workers begin the final stage of demolition of the structurally compromised Horizon West Condominiums on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 in Waukesha, Wis.    https://www.jsonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/12/05/horizon-west-condominiums-demolition/71768952007/

A justice in the 7th circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against the residents of the condemned Horizon West Condos in their lawsuit against traveler’s insurance.  This is putting them on the hook for the cost of razing the building, as much as $7 million dollars.     Read the article……………………………..

As Waukesha’s Horizon West building comes down, a federal judge Tuesday rejected an appeal from condominium owners who sued their insurance company to cover demolition costs.  The city told condo owners in December 2021 they had to evacuate the building due to concerns it might collapse. Nearly two years later, demolition began – with an unexpected added cost.    Read the article…………………………………..

Demolition of Waukesha’s Horizon West Condominium building began Thursday, Nov. 9 – crews removing sections piece by piece because of asbestos.  The city forced everyone out of the building in December 2021 due to fear it might collapse. Residents sued their insurance company to cover demolition costs.    Read the article………………………………

A dispute involving a homeowners association has boiled over into a court battle pitting neighbors against one another, with thousands of dollars at stake.  About a dozen residents of the Crestview Park subdivision have filed suit against William Van Offeren accusing him of fabricating the organization and installing himself as president so he could collect money.    Read the article……………………………….

For about a week now, those crews have been removing non-hazardous materials like carpeting and furniture. Then they’ll seal it up and remove hazardous asbestos.  At the same time, the 48 condo owners are battling their insurance company in court, trying to get millions of dollars they say is owed them.    Read the article………………………………..

Neighbors surrounding the condemned Horizon West condominiums are relieved to know demolition of the building will begin this fall. This, after Waukesha’s Common Council approved a bid for the demolition.   Read the article………………………..

Short-term rental properties continue to be a topic of discussion in the City of Lake Geneva.  Several Lake Geneva residents and business representatives expressed their concerns regarding short-term properties and other housing-related issues to city aldermen during the city council’s committee-of-the-whole meeting, Aug. 7.  Emily Hummel, president of the Maple Park Homeowners Association, said she is concerned with the “overuse” of short-term rental properties in the City of Lake Geneva.     Read the article………………………..

The now-condemned building needs to be razed, and the city took the condo owners to court, wanting them to foot the more than $1 million bill.  Friday, the two sides reached a settlement. Where the money is coming from, though, depends on a pending appeal the condo owners have against its insurance company.    Read the article………………………..

Three weeks after a condominium unit on Madison’s west side exploded, News 3 Now got a look at how the Madison Fire Department searched the building for victims without going all the way inside.   Read the article………………………..

A condominium building rocked by an explosion on Madison’s west side earlier this week has been condemned, according to building management.   Read the article………………………..

An apparent condo complex explosion led to four people being hospitalized, authorities said Tuesday.  The explosion sent debris into the road and the parking lot in the back of the building. Chimneys were also observed to have blown off the condo.   Read the article………………………..

Kathy Kuntz of the Dane County Office of Energy and Climate Change is weeding out illegal HOA policies that may be blocking Wisconsin residents from getting solar panels, Yale Climate Connections reports.   Read the article………………………..

An attorney representing the displaced residents of the Horizon West Condominiums said Tuesday he hopes to have discussions with the city to resolve its request for an order to tear down the building.   Read the article………………………..

An 8-unit condominium in Rothschild is a total loss following an early morning fire. The fire was reported around 2 a.m. Friday morning at a property on the 7300 block of Whitespire Road. The condo is located south of Highway 29 and east of Volkman Street.   Read the article………………………..

Residents of the Horizon West Condominiums wanted to commemorate the one-year anniversary of their forced evacuation by gathering together in front of the Waukesha City Hall.   Read the article………………………..

Residents of Horizon West Condominiums plan on appealing a federal judge’s decision in favor of the insurance company they sued.  Residents of Horizon West Condominiums were evacuated from their homes with 15 minutes’ notice on Dec. 2 due to risk of imminent collapse.   Read the article………………………..

The owners of the Horizon West Condominiums are continuing to fight for financial help after a federal court ruled against them.  Last year, the City of Waukesha forced the condo owners out because of structural damage to the building. The condo owners filed a class action lawsuit against Travelers Insurance, the company they paid to insure the building, to help pay for their losses.    Read the article………………………..

A federal court judgment issued Wednesday left the owners of a Waukesha condo building expecting to foot the bill to tear down their homes that were deemed structurally unsound without the benefit of full insurance coverage.   Read the article………………………..

Almost one year ago the condo owners and residents of Horizon West Condominiums were evacuated from their homes with 15 minutes’ notice Dec. 2 due to risk of imminent collapse. Some have fared all right since, while other owners have struggled immensely. Read the article………………………..

The city of Waukesha filed a suit on Monday that would require condo owners to foot the bill for demolition of the Horizon West condo building.  That means those condo owners may potentially be in charge of paying for the building to be knocked down if the suit is ruled in the city’s favor in court.   Read the article………………………..

Hoskins said they first started getting calls about the property about a year ago. Neighbors were complaining about the smell from the condo next door.  The Elmbrook Humane Society finally got permission to go inside the home on Aug. 31. The owner surrendered all 57 cats found in the 1,200-square-foot condo. Ammonia levels were so high inside that humane officers had to frequently leave the home while trying to capture the cats due to burning in their eyes and lungs.  ...

A big step has been taken regarding the future of Waukesha’s troubled Horizon West condos, one that could soon trigger the wrecking ball.  The raze order we’ve been hearing about for months is now officially in effect.   Read the article………………………..

Officials said the resident was heating vegetable oil when it ignited. The resident instinctively put water on the fire, which only made the flames worse.  The fire triggered an automatic sprinkler which put out the flames before firefighters arrived.   Read the article………………………..

Nine months after being evacuated from their homes at Horizon West Condo, the condo owners are starting to get back to normal. However, a pending civil lawsuit against the insurance company and looming raze order of the building, 315 N. West Ave., has left the dust unsettled.   Read the article………………………..

Over the last three years, the Geneva Lake Conservancy has worked with 15 different property owners or homeowner’s associations around Geneva Lake to planted 30 rain gardens and buffer strips as part of the Healthy Lakes program.   Read the article………………………..

Dear Monty: We recently purchased a condo in a community with a homeowners association board and bylaws. This property was only a slab when we bought it with a July closing date. The builder did not complete the unit until the middle of October.   Read the Q&A……………………………….

Owners say someone broke in to Waukesha’s condemned Horizon West condominium building – and may even be living there.  “The back door was completely open,” neighbor Dennis Unterbrink said. “Trash. Some cigarette butts and uneaten hamburgers.”    Read the article……………………………

The recent dustup between a homeowner in the Madison suburb of Waunakee and her homeowner’s association (HOA) should serve as a reminder to HOAs across the state that they should be taking a more friendly attitude toward solar and wind installations.   Read the entire article……………………………….

“It’s all on the building insurance,” Nieskes said. “We can’t cover your unit because everything technically in your unit is fine. There was no water damage, no fire damage. It’s the building that is the cause of why you have to be out, so you have to take it up with the building insurance company.”  Read the entire article……………………………….

For as long as she can remember, Sherrie Gruder wanted to put solar panels on her home.  In the fall of 2020, Gruder and her partner, Wayne Harris, finally got the chance.  They’d recently moved to a subdivision near Waunakee, and while there were issues with putting solar panels on the roof, there was plenty of room in the back of their 1.3-acre lot.    Read the entire article……………………………….

A big step has been taken regarding the future of Waukesha’s troubled Horizon West condos, one that could soon trigger the wrecking ball.  The raze order we’ve been hearing about for months is now officially in effect.   Read the entire article……………………………….

Waukesha Horizon West condo owners who had to be evacuated from their building after a threat of collapse are now suing the building’s insurer.  The 27 homeowners have brought a $17 million lawsuit against Travelers Insurance for failing to pay claims.  Read the entire article……………………………….

Officials say the fire was isolated to a single unit of the condo complex. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. A news release says smoke detectors in the condo were not in working order — and did not alert the residents to the fire.   Read the entire article……………………………….

The Horizon West Condominium Association met over the weekend and formally voted to review all possible options, including the possibility of repairing the condominium instead of razing it, in order to buy the owners time to plan their next steps.   Read the entire article……………………………….

A home is more than concrete and beams, but the financial hit to Horizon West’s owners is making it hard to settle into new ones. In addition to new rent payments, the Hastreiters are still paying their Horizon West mortgage, among several other things.   Read the entire article……………………………….

Residents of a deteriorating Waukesha condominium retained a lawyer and are in the process of appealing a raze order.  The city of Waukesha issued a raze order on Horizon West Condominiums, after 65 residents were forced to evacuate the structure in December.    Read the entire article……………………………….

Firefighters responded to the four-unit condo building on Bluemound Road near Elm Grove Road around 10:30 a.m. for a fire that started on a porch, reported by a resident. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor,   Read the entire article……………………………….

City of Waukesha officials have ordered the razing of a condo that threatened to collapse last December, forcing all of its residents to find new homes.  City documents show the city and the fire department ordered that the Horizon West Condo must be torn down within 120 days.    Read the entire article……………………………….

The city of Waukesha has issued a raze order on Horizon West Condominiums, a month after 65 residents were forced to evacuate the structure.   Read the entire article……………………………….

Sherman Park resident Jordan Morales said that when he bought a home to accommodate his family of five children, he wanted them to feel safe enough to play in the front yard.  Just three years in, however, and he said the idea of them doing that is “terrifying.”    Read the entire article……………………………….

On Dec. 2, R G (also known as RJ) Esposito was enjoying dinner with his wife after a work trip when a Waukesha County Sheriff’s deputy knocked on his door at the Horizon West Condominiums building.   Read the entire article……………………………….

Milwaukee fire crews were called to a condo fire near 99th St. and Fountain Ave.  According the Milwaukee Fire Department, two burn victims were taken to local hospitals.     Read the entire article……………………………….

While Horizon West Condominiums owners face millions of dollars in either demolition of the building or building repairs, with the decision likely to be the former, a GoFundMe has recently been set up to benefit all owners of the 48 condominium units. Horizon West Condominium owners were told to immediately evacuate their homes Dec. 2 after the building was found to be at risk of collapse. Since then, condo owners have had additional time slots to collect additional items, although ...

The American Red Cross and community partners will open a multi-agency resource center for residents that are recovering from the sudden evacuation of an unsafe residential condo complex in Waukesha earlier this month.  Read the entire article……………………………….

The city has told owners of the structurally compromised Horizon West Condominium that they may have to fix or completely flatten their building.   Which will it be? That’s a question that may have already been answered unofficially, as hope for the 48-unit building on West Avenue diminishes as repair cost estimates rise into many millions.   Read the entire article……………………………….

The people evacuated from their condemned condominiums in Waukesha are being told they’ll never be able to live there again.   Watch the news report…………………………………