Court Opinion

ID: 9670474
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 03:21:22.90379+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:16:04.928370
License: Public Domain

ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J.
¶ 67. (concurring). I agree with the majority that under the facts presented here the plaintiffs have failed to show that the developer's actions contravene established law. I write separately, however, to urge the legislature to examine *594and consider enacting legislation that would balance some of the power and control issues presented by this case.
¶ 68. In 2008, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC)1 approved amendments to the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act. The amendments address a range of significant conflicts between unit owner associations and the individual members of those associations that had arisen in the years since 1994, when the ULC had last considered amendments to this uniform act. The intensity of the conflicts between owners and associations had become a growing focus both in the media and at professional conferences. There was a perception that individual unit owners were unduly disadvantaged in their dealings with those who control the decision-making apparatus.
¶ 69. The ULC recognized that simply offering amendments might not prove to be a viable approach for many states like Wisconsin that had not yet adopted the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act. As a result, in 2008 it also promulgated a free-standing Uniform Common Interest Owners Bill of Rights Act, which focuses on conflicts between associations and unit owners.
¶ 70. Both uniform acts address aspects of association governance, with particular focus on the relationship between associations and individual members. As common ownership increases, so do the complexities and controversies associated with that form of ownership. Therefore, I suggest that the chief of the legislative reference bureau consider reporting this decision to the law revision committee to examine whether legis*595lation should he enacted to address this evolving area of law. See Wis. Stat. § 13.92(2)(j). Accordingly, I respectfully concur.
¶ 71. I am authorized to state that Justice DAVID T. PROSSER joins this concurrence.

 The Uniform Law Commission is also referred to as the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. See Wis. Stat. § 13.55.