The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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1. 703.02 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1b) “Addendum" means
a condominium an instrument that modifies
3a recorded condominium plat.
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2. 703.02 (1h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1h) “Amendment" means
a condominium an instrument that modifies
6a recorded condominium declaration.
“Amendment” includes a modification to a
7declaration to relocate unit boundaries under s. 703.13 (6), to separate or merge units
8under s. 703.13 (7) or (8), and to merge or consolidate a condominium under s.
9703.275.
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3. 703.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) “Common expenses
and common surpluses" mean the expenses
and 12surpluses of an association.
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4. 703.02 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3m) “Common surpluses” mean the surpluses of an association.
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5. 703.02 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6m) “Correction instrument" means an instrument drafted by a
17professional land surveyor
that complies with the requirements of s. 59.43 (2m) and 18that, upon recording, corrects an error in a condominium plat. “Correction
19instrument" does not include an instrument of conveyance.
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. 703.02 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
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(8m) “Deliver” includes to deliver by hand, U.S. mail, commercial
2delivery, facsimile transmission, or electronic means.
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7. 703.02 (14g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(14g) “Removal instrument" means an instrument
that complies with
5the requirements of s. 59.43 (2m) and that removes property from the provisions of
6this chapter upon recording. “Removal instrument" does not include an instrument
7of conveyance.
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8. 703.065 of the statutes is created to read:
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9703.065 Recording requirements; general. Every instrument offered for
10record related to a condominium other than a plat or addendum shall satisfy all of
11the following criteria:
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12(1) The instrument shall include the name of the condominium as it appears
13in the declaration.
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14(2) The instrument shall be prepared in the standard format for recorded
15documents under s. 59.43 (2m) and (5) (a).
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16(3) The instrument shall comply with s. 706.05 (2) (a) and (b).
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17(4) If the instrument is a condominium instrument or an instrument that
18modifies a condominium instrument and the county in which the instrument is to be
19recorded has adopted an ordinance under s. 703.115, the instrument is accompanied
20by the certified written approval of the person who performed the review under the
21ordinance.
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. 703.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) A condominium instrument, and all amendments, addenda and
24certifications of a condominium instrument, shall be recorded in every county in
25which any portion of the condominium is located, and shall be indexed
in each county
1in the name of the
declarant and the name of the condominium grantor and grantee
2and the description of the condominium property that is located in that county.
3Subsequent instruments affecting the title to a unit which is physically located
4entirely within a single county shall be recorded only in that county, notwithstanding
5the fact that the common elements are not physically located entirely within that
6county. Subsequent amendments and addenda shall be indexed under the name of
7the condominium.
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10. 703.08 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
9renumbered 703.08 (2) and amended to read:
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(2) A tenant may not be required to vacate the property during the
11120-day period immediately following the date of delivery of the notice required
12under sub. (1)
except for: (a) Violation of
unless the tenant violates a covenant in the
13lease
; or
(b) Nonpayment of
fails to pay rent.
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11. 703.09 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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703.09
(1) (title)
Requirements.
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. 703.09 (1b) of the statutes is created to read: