September 2004
CLE Books presents the Drafter's Guide to Wisconsin Condominium
Documents - what works and why
Condominiums are a fundamental part of modern American life and a
regular practice area for real estate and business law attorneys. Every
condominium involves critical paperwork - the bylaws or articles of
incorporation, the declaration, rules and regulations, the plat, to name
a few. The starting point for each of those documents is the Wisconsin
Condominium Ownership Act. But the attorney who looks no further than
the Act, whether when drafting documents or reviewing them, is almost
certainly going to arrive at results that are average at best and flawed
at worst. The Act is simply not enough. The Drafter's Guide to
Wisconsin Condominium Documents, which will be available by the end
of September,is a practical, insightful, nuts-and-bolts guide for
attorneys who handle condominium issues. It is the perfect complement to
the broader and more theoretical Wisconsin Condominium Law
Handbook, also published by CLE Books, and newly supplemented in
2004.
The Drafter's Guide starts with the statute and controlling
case law, and contains all relevant statutory provisions current through
the 2003-04 legislative session. It includes sample forms, filings, and
provisions that satisfy the statutes and also provide the maximum
benefit to your client. The authors, experienced Wisconsin real estate
attorneys Jesse S. Ishikawa and Brian W. Mullins, also point out
situations in which the statutes are incomplete, ambiguous, or flawed,
and offer suggestions for handling those matters. Finally, the
Drafter's Guide includes tested practical advice on issues and
problems that are often overlooked, ignored, or poorly handled in many
existing Wisconsin condominium documents.
Erudite, enlightening, sometimes even entertaining, the
Drafter's Guide to Wisconsin Condominium
Documents belongs in the library of every attorney who
deals with condominiums, whether that attorney is setting up or
dissolving a condominium, advising buyers or sellers, working in
business or residential real estate, or drafting or reviewing documents.
Priced at $50 (plus tax, shipping, and handling), indexed and with
extensive appendices, this paperbound 250-plus page book comes with a
CD-ROM containing forms and samples.
Orders will be shipped in the end of September.
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