Property Ownership
A Wisconsin 'partition action' is a court proceeding used to:
ADivide a building into condominium units
BPhysically divide or force the sale of co-owned real property when co-owners cannot agree on its use or disposition✓ Correct
CPartition a deed into multiple parcels
DSeparate mineral rights from surface rights
Explanation
A partition action allows a co-owner who cannot agree with other co-owners to ask a court to either physically divide the property or order its sale and divide the proceeds.
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