Richard Forshee v. Lee Neuschwander

*760¶ 1 Lee and Mary Jo Neuschwander purchased property on Hayward Lake in Hayward, Wisconsin. They renovated the large house and began renting it to vacationers on both short-term and long-term bases. Several neighboring property owners (the "Neighbors") objected to the use of the property as a vacation rental. They brought suit in Sawyer County Circuit *645Court, claiming that a restrictive covenant that encumbers all lots in the subdivision of which Neuschwanders' property is a part, precludes short-term rentals of property.1

¶ 2 The Sawyer County Circuit Court held in favor of the Neighbors and…