Wis. Stat. §703.02
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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 common elements, and other key terms used throughout Chapter 703.

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Wisconsin Legislature: 703.02 Home Documents Senate Assembly Committees Service Agencies Docs Options Help 2025 Biennium Statutes Admin. Rules Indices Miscellaneous Archives Home Bill, Rule, and Appointment Histories Senators Representatives Committees Text of Introduced Proposals Amendment Text Acts Veto Messages Enrolled Bills Votes Assembly and Senate Floor Calendars Schedule of Committee Activities Assembly and Senate Journals Committee Records (ROCPs) Legislative Rules All Session-Related Documents Subject Index to Acts Subject Index to Legislation Subject Index to Journals Author Index to Legislation Subject Index to Clearinghouse Rules Miscellaneous Budget Documents Executive Orders Rulings of the Chair Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Opinions of the Attorney General Town Law Forms Law Districts Session Drafting Files Feeds Preferences Show tree Hide tree Feedback Help Home Senate Home Senators Committees Session Chief Clerk Sergeant at Arms Civics Education Human Resources Assembly Home Representatives Committees Session Chief Clerk Sergeant at Arms Human Resources Schedule Joint Senate Assembly Study Legislative Audit Bureau Legislative Council Legislative Fiscal Bureau Legislative Human Resources Office Legislative Reference Bureau Legislative Technology Services Bureau Up Up 703.245 Association-unit owner dispute; notice required. 703.25 Tort and contract liability. 703.26 Expanding condominiums. 703.265 Addendum to plat to reflect changes in building codes or zoning ordinances. 703.27 Zoning and building regulations. 703.275 Merger or consolidation of condominiums. 703.28 Removal from provisions of this chapter. 703.29 Removal no bar to subsequent resubmission. 703.30 Rules of construction. 703.31 Personal application. 703.315 Lease or rental agreements for residential units. 703.32 Easements and encroachments. 703.33 Disclosure requirements in connection with sale of unit. 703.335 Payoff statement for unpaid assessments and other obligations. 703.34 Blanket mortgages and other blanket liens affecting a unit at time of first conveyance. 703.35 Termination of contracts and leases. 703.36 Provisions requiring employment of declarant or vendor to effect sale. 703.365 Small condominiums. 703.37 Interpretation. 703.38 Applicability to existing condominiums. Ch. 703 Note NOTE: 2003 Wis. Act 283 , which affected this chapter, contains extensive explanatory notes. 703.01 703.01 Condominium ownership act. This chapter shall be known as the “Condominium Ownership Act”. 703.01 History History: 1977 c. 407 . 703.01 Annotation State and federal regulation of condominiums. Minahan. 58 MLR 55. 703.01 Annotation Condominium conversion and tenant rights — Wisconsin statutes section 703.08: What kind of protection does it really provide. Wynn. 63 MLR 73 (1979). 703.01 Annotation Transferring Declarant Rights and Obligations Under the Wisconsin Condominium Ownership Act. Ishikawa. Wis. Law. Feb. 1992. 703.01 Annotation Wisconsin’s Revised Condominium Ownership Act. Hinkston. Wis. Law. Sept. 2004. 703.01 Annotation Advising Prospective Owners of Troubled Condominium Projects. Ishikawa. Wis. Law. Oct. 2009. 703.02 703.02 Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: 703.02(1b) (1b) “Addendum” means an instrument that modifies a recorded condominium plat. 703.02(1h) (1h) “Amendment” means an instrument that modifies a recorded condominium declaration. “Amendment” includes a modification to a declaration to relocate unit boundaries under s. 703.13 (6) , to separate or merge units under s. 703.13 (7) or (8) , and to merge or consolidate a condominium under s. 703.275 . 703.02(1m) (1m) “Association” means …
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Defines condominium, unit, common elements, limited common elements, and other key terms used throughout Chapter 703.
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Definitions and scope of the Wisconsin Condominium Ownership Act.
Establishes the legal framework for all condominiums created in Wisconsin.
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