The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB917,1 1Section 1. 182.01 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB917,3,72 182.01 (7) Homeowners' association filing system. (a) The department shall
3establish and maintain a statewide searchable filing system for notices filed under
4s. 710.18 (3) (e). The department shall design the system to function in a manner
5similar to the department's corporate record filing system, including display of
6search result information in a manner similar to the way search results are displayed
7in the department's corporate record filing system.
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1(b) The department may establish a fee not exceeding $25 for filing a notice
2under s. 710.18 (3) (e). The department's system shall allow public users to search
3the system's database of filings without charge.
AB917,4,54 (c) The department shall prescribe a form for filing notices under s. 710.18 (3)
5(e) that includes all information specified in s. 710.18 (3) (e) 1. to 4.
AB917,2 6Section 2. 710.18 of the statutes is created to read:
AB917,4,8 7710.18 Homeowners' associations; regulation. (1) Definitions. In this
8section:
AB917,4,129 (a) “Assessment" means a regular or special charge or fee for common expenses,
10or a charge, fee, or fine against a specific residential lot or residential lot owner, that
11an association is authorized to levy or impose under the covenants and restrictions
12for a residential planned community.
AB917,4,1913 (b) “Association” means an entity that is created to manage or regulate, or to
14enforce covenants and restrictions for, a residential planned community and that
15consists of members, stockholders, or other owners substantially all of whom are
16owners of residential lots that are part of the residential planned community.
17“Association” includes a management company acting on behalf of the entity.
18“Association” does not include a condominium association, as defined in s. 703.02
19(1m).
AB917,4,2220 (c) 1. “Covenants and restrictions” means a declaration, covenant, or other
21instrument, including any amendments to the declaration, covenant, or instrument,
22that describes a residential planned community and that does all of the following:
AB917,5,223 a. Provides for restrictions on or requirements for residential lots that are part
24of the residential planned community, such as restrictions or requirements

1regarding allowable structures; building setbacks; architectural standards; fence
2restrictions; or the use, occupancy, appearance, or maintenance of property.
AB917,5,53 b. Provides that the residential planned community is managed or regulated
4by an association or that an association enforces the instrument on behalf of the
5residential planned community.
AB917,5,76 c. Provides that the restrictions or requirements described under subd. 1. a. run
7with the land.
AB917,5,98 2. “Covenants and restrictions” does not include a condominium declaration,
9as defined in s. 703.02 (8).
AB917,5,1110 (d) “Residential lot” means a parcel of residential real estate that is part of a
11residential planned community. “Residential lot” does not include an outlot.
AB917,5,1412 (e) “Residential lot owner” means a person, or combination of persons, that
13holds legal title to a residential lot in a residential planned community or that has
14equitable ownership as a land contract vendee.
AB917,5,1615 (f) “Residential planned community” means real estate that includes one or
16more residential lots and that is described in covenants and restrictions.
AB917,5,21 17(2) Covenants and restrictions. (a) Recording required. If an association is
18created to manage or regulate, or to enforce covenants and restrictions for, a
19residential planned community, the covenants and restrictions shall be recorded
20with the register of deeds in every county in which the residential planned
21community is located.
AB917,6,222 (b) Posting on Internet site. Beginning on January 1, 2023, if the association
23for a residential planned community maintains an Internet site on which
24information related to the residential planned community is available to the public,

1the association shall post the covenants and restrictions for the residential planned
2community on the Internet site.
AB917,6,6 3(3) Public notices regarding associations. (a) New associations. An
4association created on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
5date], shall file a notice under par. (e) no later than 30 days after the association is
6created.
AB917,6,97 (b) Existing associations. An association existing on the effective date of this
8paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], shall file a notice under par. (e) no later than 30
9days after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB917,6,1210 (c) Annual renewals. Each association that files a notice required under par.
11(a) or (b) annually shall file a renewal notice under par. (e) no later than the deadline
12established by the department of financial institutions.
AB917,6,1613 (d) Requirement to update public information. If any information contained in
14a notice filed under this subsection changes, the association shall file an amended
15notice under par. (e) to update the information no later than 30 days after the date
16on which the change occurs.
AB917,6,2017 (e) Form and contents of public notices. An association shall file a notice under
18par. (a) or (b), a renewal notice under par. (c), or an amended notice under par. (d) with
19the department of financial institutions on a form prescribed by the department
20under s. 182.01 (7) (c). The notice shall contain all of the following information:
AB917,6,2221 1. The name and mailing address of the association and, if applicable, the name
22and mailing address of any management company for the association.
AB917,6,2423 2. The name of the county and the city, village, or town in which the residential
24planned community is located.
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13. The name, mailing address, and electronic mail address or daytime
2telephone number for an individual who is authorized to respond on behalf of the
3association to requests for copies of the covenants and restrictions and other
4information and documentation related to the residential planned community.
AB917,7,75 4. If the association posts information related to the residential planned
6community on an Internet site that is available to the public, the address of the
7Internet site.
AB917,7,108 (f) Penalty for noncompliance. 1. If an association fails to file a notice required
9under this subsection, the association may not do any of the following until the
10association files the required notice: