Marina condominiums
Wis. Stat. § 30.1335
in effect(1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Boat docking facility” means a pier, wharf, boat slip, or multi-boat-slip facility.
(b) “Common element” has the meaning given in s. 703.02 (2).
(c) “Condominium” has the meaning given in s. 703.02 (4).
(d) “Condominium unit” has the meaning given for “unit” in s. 703.02 (15).
(e) “Declarant” has the meaning given in s. 703.02 (7).
(f) “Declaration” has the meaning given in s. 703.02 (8).
(h) “Dwelling” means a structure or part of a structure that is used or intended to be used as a home or residence by one or more persons to the exclusion of all others.
(i) “Limited common element” has the meaning given in s. 703.02 (10).
(j) “Marina condominium” means a condominium in which the common elements, limited common elements, or condominium units consist of or include boat docking facilities and to which either or both of the following apply:
1. One or more of the boat docking facilities is not appurtenant to a dwelling.
2. None of the condominium units are dwellings.
(2) Prohibition. No owner of riparian land may create a marina condominium on the riparian land on or after June 1, 2007. Any declaration for a marina condominium that is recorded on or after June 1, 2007, is invalid and establishes ownership of the riparian land as a tenancy in common that is held by the owners of the marina condominium units.
(3) Existing marina condominiums.
(a) Notwithstanding sub. (2), a declaration that creates or purports to create a marina condominium and that is recorded before June 1, 2007, shall be effective in creating the marina condominium regardless of subsequent activity affecting the declaration.
(b) If a marina condominium as described in par. (a) contains more than 300 boat slips, the declarant shall make at least 40 percent of the total number of boat slips in the marina condominium available for rent or for transient use by the public. When the declarant conveys title to, or another interest in, a condominium unit that is affected by this restriction on use, the declarant shall include a statement of the restriction in the instrument of conveyance.
(4) Validity of permits.
(a) For a marina that is converted into a marina condominium, if the owner of the marina is issued a permit or other authorization under this subchapter to place, maintain, or use a boat docking facility before the date that a declaration was recorded converting the marina into a marina condominium, the permit or authorization shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of the other sections of this subchapter and may not be rescinded or modified by the department or a municipality or by court or administrative order if the grounds for the rescission or modification are based on the fact that the marina has been converted to a marina condominium. The permit or authorization shall remain in effect regardless of any subsequent activity affecting the declaration. This paragraph does not apply to any permit or authorization that is issued after the date that the declaration was recorded converting the marina into a marina condominium.
(b) For a marina condominium that was not previously a marina, if the owner of a marina condominium is issued a permit or other authorization under this subchapter to place, maintain, or use a boat docking facility, the permit or authorization shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of the other sections of this subchapter and may not be rescinded or modified by the department or a municipality or by court or administrative order if the grounds for the rescission or modification are based on the fact that the boat docking facility is part of a marina condominium as opposed to a marina. The permit or authorization shall remain in effect regardless of any subsequent activity affecting the declaration.
(5) Increase in size or number. An amendment or modification of a declaration as described under sub. (3) (a) may not increase the size of the boat docking facility or the size or the number of boat slips in a boat docking facility.
(6) Subsequent activity affecting a declaration. For purposes of this section, subsequent activity affecting the declaration consists of any of the following:
(a) Any amendment, modification, or restatement of the declaration by court or administrative order or by consent of the owners of the condominium units as authorized under ch. 703.
(b) Any determination by court or administrative order that the declaration is void or voidable or that the condominium units in the condominium are not intended for any type of independent use.
(7) Department enforcement. Notwithstanding sub. (4), the department retains the authority to enforce the terms and conditions of a permit or other authorization except to the extent that such terms and conditions relate to the form of ownership of a boat docking facility.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/30.1335Fetched: 10/7/2026