SB587,9,1615 779.32 (4) (b) (intro.) The notice of lien shall be signed by the broker and shall
16include all of the following information:
SB587, s. 12 17Section 12. 779.32 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB587,9,1918 779.32 (4) (b) 4. The amount of the lien at the time the notice lien is filed
19recorded.
SB587, s. 13 20Section 13. 779.32 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB587,9,2421 779.32 (4) (c) A broker shall mail a copy of the notice of lien to the owner or
22acquirer of the commercial real estate that is subject to the lien within 72 hours after
23the filing of the notice recording of the lien under par. (a). A lien under this section
24is effective only from the date that it is perfected under this subsection.
SB587, s. 14 25Section 14. 779.32 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1779.32 (4) (d) A lien that is perfected under this subsection by a broker secures
2all unpaid commissions or compensation that is due that broker with respect to the
3commercial real estate subject to that lien, regardless of whether the commission or
4compensation was earned at the time the lien was filed recorded.
SB587, s. 15 5Section 15. 779.32 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB587,10,126 779.32 (4m) Duty of register of deeds. If a notice of lien meets the
7requirements under sub. (4), the register of deeds shall accept the notice of lien for
8filing recording. The register of deeds shall index the notice of lien under the name
9of the owner or acquirer of the commercial real estate who is subject to the lien. If
10the register of deeds maintains a tract index, the register of deeds shall also index
11the notice of lien under the legal description of the real estate against which a lien
12is claimed.
SB587, s. 16 13Section 16. 779.32 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB587,10,1514 779.32 (8) (a) 1. The person owing the commission or compensation pays the
15broker in full the amount specified in the notice of lien.
SB587, s. 17 16Section 17. 779.32 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB587,10,2317 779.32 (8) (a) 2. The person owing the commission or compensation pays an
18amount equal to 125% of the commission or compensation owed into the trust
19account of the broker or, the trust account of any attorney who does not represent any
20party to the dispute and who is in good standing with the State Bar of Wisconsin, or
21to a mutually agreed-upon 3rd party
. The moneys shall be held in escrow until
22disbursed pursuant to the written mutual agreement of the parties or pursuant to
23a court order.
SB587, s. 18 24Section 18. 779.32 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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1779.32 (8) (am) The satisfaction of lien shall include the information listed in
2sub. (4) (b) 1. to 3.
SB587, s. 19 3Section 19. 779.32 (8) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB587,11,54 779.32 (8) (b) The satisfaction of lien shall be recorded with the register of
5deeds.
SB587, s. 20 6Section 20. 779.32 (8) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB587,11,87 779.32 (8) (c) 2. If the satisfaction is required under par. (a) 1., the date on which
8the broker receives payment in full of the amount specified in the notice of lien.
SB587, s. 21 9Section 21. 779.32 (9) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB587,11,1710 779.32 (9) Extinguishment of notice of interest. A notice of interest expires
11and is extinguished if a new notice of interest is not recorded under sub. (3) within
122 years after the recording of the original notice of interest. A notice of interest may
13be rescinded by the recording of a notice with the register of deeds in the county
14where the real property is located, indicating that the broker is no longer claiming
15an interest under this section. A broker shall record a notice rescinding the notice
16of interest if the contract or agreement under which the interest was created expires
17or is terminated.
SB587, s. 22 18Section 22. 779.32 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
SB587,12,219 779.32 (10) Foreclosure of lien; procedure, parties. In the foreclosure of a
20lien under this section, ch. 846 shall control as far as applicable. All persons who
21have recorded a lien under this section may join as plaintiffs, and if any do not join
22they may be made defendants. All persons having liens subsequent to such lien may
23be joined as defendants. If any person who is a proper party is not a party to the
24action the person may, at any time before judgment, be made a defendant, and any

1person who after the commencement of the action obtains a lien or becomes a
2purchaser may, at any time before judgment, be made a defendant.
SB587, s. 23 3Section 23. 779.32 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
SB587,12,74 779.32 (11) Waiver of lien. A broker may waive the lien under this section in
5writing signed by the broker, but no action or agreement between any other persons
6may invalidate the lien, other than the payment in full to the broker of the
7commission or compensation to which the lien relates.
SB587, s. 24 8Section 24. 840.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB587,12,229 840.11 (1) Every person who makes an application to any court, county board,
10common council, or village or town board for laying out, widening, vacating, or
11extending any street, alley, water channel, park, highway, or other public place shall,
12at or prior to the time of filing the same with the proper officer, file a notice of the
13pendency of such application
present for recording in the office of the register of deeds
14of each county in which the affected land is situated a lis pendens, as provided in s.
15840.10
, containing the person's name and a brief statement of the object thereof and
16a map and description of the land to be affected thereby in the office of the register
17of deeds of each county in which any such land is situated. Neglect to comply with
18these provisions shall render all proceedings based upon such application void, but
19no order vacating, or proceedings for the vacation of, any street, alley, water channel,
20park, highway or other public place, made or had before May 25, 1905, shall be void
21solely by reason of the failure to file such notice of the pendency of such application,
22map and description
.
SB587, s. 25 23Section 25. 840.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB587,13,824 840.11 (2) No final order, judgment or decree or final resolution or order taking
25or affecting such land, based upon any application therefor, shall have any effect or

1be notice to any subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer unless a certified copy
2thereof, giving a full and accurate containing a legal description, as defined in s.
3706.01 (7r),
of the land affected thereby, and accompanied with a map showing the
4location thereof, is recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which
5the land is situated. A resolution or order made by any such body, whereby any land
6shall be taken or affected without an application having been made therefor, shall
7have no effect and shall not be notice to any subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer
8unless such resolution or order is recorded.
SB587, s. 26 9Section 26. Initial applicability.
SB587,13,1010 (1) Laying out, vacating, or extending public ways.
SB587,13,1211 (a) Lis pendens. The treatment of section 840.11 (1) of the statutes first applies
12to applications that are made on the effective date of this paragraph.
SB587,13,1613 (b) Final order or resolutions. The treatment of section 840.11 (2) of the
14statutes, with respect to legal descriptions, first applies to a final order, judgment or
15decree or final resolution or order that is recorded on the effective date of this
16paragraph.
SB587,13,2017 (c) Resolutions or orders without application. The treatment of section 840.11
18(2) of the statutes, with respect to the effect of and notice provided by resolutions or
19orders without an application having been made, first applies to a resolution that is
20adopted or an order that is made on the effective date of this paragraph.
SB587,14,221 (2) Commercial real estate liens. The treatment of section 779.32 (1) (d), (2)
22(b) and (c), (2m), (3) (intro.) and (c), (4) (a) (intro.), 1., and 2. a. and b., (b) (intro.) and
234., (c), and (d), (4m), (8) (a) 1. and 2., (am), (b), and (c) 2., (9), (10), and (11) of the

1statutes first applies to a real estate broker's commission or compensation earned on
2the effective date of this subsection.
SB587,14,33 (End)
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