AB612,50 24Section 50. 703.26 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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1703.26 (3) (d) Property included in a reservation of the right to expand is not
2subject to the condominium declaration and is not part of the condominium until an
3amendment and addendum adding the property to the condominium are recorded.
AB612,51 4Section 51. 703.265 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB612,19,65 703.265 (3) An addendum made under this section shall be recorded as
6provided under s. 703.095 (2).
AB612,52 7Section 52 . 703.275 (1) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 703.275 (1m)
8(title).
AB612,53 9Section 53. 703.275 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 703.275 (1m) (a) and
10amended to read:
AB612,19,2011 703.275 (1m) (a) Any 2 or more condominiums, including 2 or more small
12condominiums or any combination of small condominiums and other condominiums,
13by agreement of the unit owners as provided in this section, may be merged or
14consolidated into a single condominium. Unless the agreement otherwise provides,
15the resultant condominium resulting from a merger or consolidation is, for all
16purposes, the legal successor of all of the preexisting condominiums and the
17operations and activities of all associations of the preexisting condominiums shall be
18merged or consolidated into a single association which shall hold all powers, rights,
19obligations, assets and liabilities of the preexisting associations. The resultant
20condominium must shall bear the name of one of the preexisting condominiums.
AB612,54 21Section 54. 703.275 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB612,19,2222 703.275 (1c) Definitions. In this section:
AB612,19,2423 (a) “Preexisting condominium” means a condominium that existed before a
24merger or consolidation under this section.
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1(b) “Restatement of the declaration of a resultant condominium” means an
2amendment to the declaration of the preexisting condominium that bears the same
3name as the resultant condominium that complies with s. 703.09.
AB612,20,54 (c) “Resultant condominium” means a condominium that results from a merger
5or consolidation under this section.
AB612,20,86 (d) “Resultant condominium plat” means an addendum to the plat of the
7preexisting condominium that bears the same name as the resultant condominium
8that complies with s. 703.11.
AB612,55 9Section 55. 703.275 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB612,20,1210 703.275 (1m) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a resultant
11condominium may be created only by recording all of the following, as provided under
12s. 703.07:
AB612,20,1413 a. A restatement of the declaration of the resultant condominium that includes
14the merger or consolidation agreement.
AB612,20,1515 b. A resultant condominium plat.
AB612,20,1716 2. a. The documents under subd. 1. shall be presented together to the register
17of deeds for recording.
AB612,20,2018 b. The register of deeds may not record a resultant condominium plat without
19the restatement of the declaration of the resultant condominium and the merger or
20consolidation agreement.
AB612,21,321 c. On the plat of each preexisting condominium that is merged or consolidated
22to create a resultant condominium, the register of deeds shall reference the
23document number of the resultant condominium plat and, if the plat of the resultant
24condominium is assigned a volume and page number, the volume and page where the
25resultant condominium plat is recorded and shall note that the preexisting

1condominium was merged or consolidated. In a county that maintains a tract index
2pursuant to s. 59.43 (12m), the register of deeds shall make references to document
3numbers in the tract index.
AB612,56 4Section 56. 703.275 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB612,57 5Section 57 . 703.28 (1m) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB612,58 6Section 58 . 703.28 (1m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 703.28 (1m) and
7amended to read:
AB612,21,128 703.28 (1m) Before a certified survey map, condominium plat, subdivision plat
9or other plat may be recorded and filed for the same property that is subject to a
10condominium declaration
, the condominium shall first be removed from the
11provisions of this chapter by recording a removal instrument. This subdivision does
12not apply to a merger or consolidation under s. 703.275.
AB612,59 13Section 59 . 703.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB612,21,2214 703.30 (2) Substantial conformity of condominium instruments and bylaws
15sufficient.
The provisions of any condominium instruments recorded and any
16bylaws filed required under this chapter shall be liberally construed to facilitate the
17creation and operation of the condominium. So long as the condominium
18instruments and bylaws substantially conform with the requirements of this
19chapter, no variance from the requirements shall affect the condominium status of
20the property in question nor the title of any unit owner to his or her unit, votes and
21percentage interests in the common elements and in common expenses and common
22surpluses.
AB612,60 23Section 60 . 703.365 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB612,22,424 703.365 (3m) Agreement in lieu of bylaws. If approved by written consent of
25all of the unit votes of a small condominium, an agreement may be substituted for

1the bylaws under sub. (3). The terms of the agreement shall include the
2requirements of sub. (3) (a) to (d) and shall be consistent with this section. An
3amendment to an agreement may be made with the affirmative vote or written
4consent of all 75 percent of the unit votes of the small condominium.
AB612,61 5Section 61. 706.01 (7r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB612,22,76 706.01 (7r) (b) By condominium name, and unit number, and appurtenance
7number
in a platted condominium development.
AB612,62 8Section 62. Initial applicability.
AB612,22,119 (1) Recording and indexing requirements. The treatment of ss. 703.065,
10703.07 (2), and 703.12 first applies to deeds and other instruments that are
11submitted for recording on the effective date of this subsection.
AB612,22,1412 (2) Bylaws. The treatment of s. 703.10 (5) first applies to an amendment to
13condominium bylaws that is approved under s. 703.10 on the effective date of this
14subsection.
AB612,22,1715 (3) Local ordinance; review of condominium instruments. The treatment of
16s. 703.115 (1) (b) first applies to an ordinance adopted on the effective date of this
17subsection.
AB612,63 18Section 63 . Effective date.
AB612,22,2019 (1) This act takes effect on first day of the 7th month beginning after
20publication.
AB612,22,2121 (End)
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