AB598: Bill Text

AB598,19,24 703.275 (1m) (a) Any 2 or more condominiums, including 2 or more small condominiums or any combination of small condominiums and other condominiums, by agreement of the unit owners as provided in this section, may be merged or consolidated into a single condominium. Unless the agreement otherwise provides, the resultant condominium resulting from a merger or consolidation is, for all purposes, the legal successor of all of the preexisting condominiums and the operations and activities of all associations of the preexisting condominiums shall be merged or consolidated into a single association which shall hold all powers, rights, obligations, assets and liabilities of the preexisting associations. The resultant condominium must shall bear the name of one of the preexisting condominiums.

AB598,55 Section 55. 703.275 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB598,20,1 703.275 (1c) Definitions. In this section:

AB598,20,3 (a) “Preexisting condominium” means a condominium that existed before a merger or consolidation under this section.

AB598,20,6 (b) “Restatement of the declaration of a resultant condominium” means an amendment to the declaration of the preexisting condominium that bears the same name as the resultant condominium that complies with s. 703.09.

AB598,20,8 (c) “Resultant condominium” means a condominium that results from a merger or consolidation under this section.

AB598,20,11 (d) “Resultant condominium plat” means an addendum to the plat of the preexisting condominium that bears the same name as the resultant condominium that complies with s. 703.11.

AB598,56 Section 56. 703.275 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB598,20,15 703.275 (1m) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a resultant condominium may be created only by recording all of the following, as provided under s. 703.07:

AB598,20,17 a. A restatement of the declaration of the resultant condominium that includes the merger or consolidation agreement.

AB598,20,18 b. A resultant condominium plat.

AB598,20,20 2. a. The documents under subd. 1. shall be presented together to the register of deeds for recording.

AB598,20,23 b. The register of deeds may not record a resultant condominium plat without the restatement of the declaration of the resultant condominium and the merger or consolidation agreement.

AB598,21,6 c. On the plat of each preexisting condominium that is merged or consolidated to create a resultant condominium, the register of deeds shall reference the document number of the resultant condominium plat and, if the plat of the resultant condominium is assigned a volume and page number, the volume and page where the resultant condominium plat is recorded and shall note that the preexisting condominium was merged or consolidated. In a county that maintains a tract index pursuant to s. 59.43 (12m), the register of deeds shall make references to document numbers in the tract index.

AB598,57 Section 57. 703.275 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB598,58 Section 58 . 703.28 (1m) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB598,59 Section 59 . 703.28 (1m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 703.28 (1m) and amended to read:

AB598,21,15 703.28 (1m) Before a certified survey map, condominium plat, subdivision plat or other plat may be recorded and filed for the same property that is subject to a condominium declaration, the condominium shall first be removed from the provisions of this chapter by recording a removal instrument. This subdivision does not apply to a merger or consolidation under s. 703.275.

AB598,60 Section 60 . 703.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB598,21,25 703.30 (2) Substantial conformity of condominium instruments and bylaws sufficient. The provisions of any condominium instruments recorded and any bylaws filed required under this chapter shall be liberally construed to facilitate the creation and operation of the condominium. So long as the condominium instruments and bylaws substantially conform with the requirements of this chapter, no variance from the requirements shall affect the condominium status of the property in question nor the title of any unit owner to his or her unit, votes and percentage interests in the common elements and in common expenses and common surpluses.

AB598,61 Section 61. 703.365 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB598,22,7 703.365 (3m) Agreement in lieu of bylaws. If approved by written consent of all of the unit votes of a small condominium, an agreement may be substituted for the bylaws under sub. (3). The terms of the agreement shall include the requirements of sub. (3) (a) to (d) and shall be consistent with this section. An amendment to an agreement may be made with the affirmative vote or written consent of all 75 percent of the unit votes of the small condominium.

AB598,62 Section 62. 706.01 (7r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB598,22,10 706.01 (7r) (b) By condominium name, and unit number, and appurtenance number in a platted condominium development.

AB598,63 Section 63. Initial applicability.

AB598,22,14 (1) Recording and indexing requirements. The treatment of ss. 703.065, 703.07 (2), and 703.12 first applies to deeds and other instruments that are submitted for recording on the effective date of this subsection.

AB598,22,17 (2) Bylaws. The treatment of s. 703.10 (5) first applies to an amendment to condominium bylaws that is approved under s. 703.10 on the effective date of this subsection.

AB598,22,20 (3) Local ordinance; review of condominium instruments. The treatment of s. 703.115 (1) (b) first applies to an ordinance adopted on the effective date of this subsection.

AB598,64 Section 64 . Effective date.

AB598,22,23 (1) This act takes effect on first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.

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