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Legislative Briefs: Insurance Requirements for Condos Changing June 1, 2015

Associations will have to obtain new insurance coverage or review their existing coverage for sufficient levels for the value of their insurance policy to replace or rebuild the property, as amended into Section 12. This amended Section 12 of the… Continue Reading →

Legislative Update Briefs: Electronic Voting

Electronic Notice and Voting Revolution Starting January 1, 2015, here are the basic points to know: Through PA 98-1042, electronic voting and notice comes to both types of associations.  This will allow associations to use “technological means” to issue notices… Continue Reading →

What Condominium and Homeowners Associations Should Consider When Thinking About Appealing Property Taxes

Condominium and homeowners associations often have common questions concerning property tax adjustment. The most common ground for property tax adjustment is the overvaluation of properties in the community. This means that the county or township assessor has overvalued the properties… Continue Reading →

Records Requests Must Comply With Section 19; Vexatious Owner Requests Foiled By First District

The First District Court of Appeals (Cook County) has issued an opinion that deals a blow to unit owners seeking to ensnare boards in records request disputes during pending assessment collections. In Oviedo and VMO Properties, LLC v. 12709 S…. Continue Reading →

The Electronic Revolution Is Coming: New Changes Effective January 1, 2015, for Condo and CICAA Properties

Beginning January 1, 2015, there are some major changes coming to bylaws provisions for condominium and common interest associations in Illinois. The Illinois legislature has passed HB 5332 that now allows for quite an electronic revolution in association voting procedures…. Continue Reading →

Evictions Are (Still) a Great Method for Collecting Unpaid Assessments

We often hear from owners and their counsel who claim that Illinois associations cannot evict an owner for failing to pay condominium or common interest community assessments. This is simply incorrect, and it has been well-settled in Illinois that associations… Continue Reading →

May Owners Voting By Proxy Use Text Messages or Electronic Means to Vote?

Admittedly, the Illinois Condominium Property Act has been rather slow in recognizing the nearly-uniform use of modern technologies in daily life.  Unit owners are quite likely to check their email inboxes more than their mailbox and the instant pace of… Continue Reading →

Apply Rules With A Dose of Common Sense

Despite all of the good reasons why your association may have grounds and a reason to pursue enforcement against a homeowner’s non-compliant structure, sometimes it pays to take a step back and look at the bigger picture as well. Is… Continue Reading →

Addressing Violations in Owner Construction Projects

As a consequence of prevailing attitudes in many courts, homeowners may take the position that it is better to ask for forgiveness than for permission. That is why a key to effectively preventing construction violations may be prompt association legal… Continue Reading →

Objective Standards for Evaluating Improvement Projects

Association provisions often require that an application be submitted and call for detailed plans and drawings. Owners are typically also required to specify materials and colors to be used. Care should be taken that the rules themselves are sufficiently specific… Continue Reading →

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