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Boards and property managers are seeing a host of new questions from prospective condo and townhome lenders. Lenders with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are already (or soon will, in the case of Freddie Mac) requiring associations to provide extensive...

The City of Chicago has announced a new vaccination mandate (Executive Order No. 2021-32 or "Mandate"). Effective Monday, January 3, 2022, access to most public places will require proof of vaccination for any person 5 years or older against COVID-19 to dine indoors,...

After a quiet 2020, legislators returned to business in 2021. The new year brought several changes to the General Assembly. One significant change involved longtime Speaker of the House Representative Michael Madigan stepping down and Representative Emanual Chris...

The City of Chicago will, as of Friday, August 20, 2021, reinstate the mask mandate for all businesses and public spaces, which includes "common areas of condos and multi-residential buildings and private clubs." Accordingly, condominium and HOA boards within the City...

Chicago is known for its high-rise condominium buildings throughout the city. Understandably, the devastating news of the Champlain Towers South Building collapse has many of those building occupants seeking assurance that their boards and managers are taking the...

Community association managers and boards often ask whether they are required to allow a process server access into a building or gated community. Specifically, they want to know, “What do our door staff or security guards do when process servers request unannounced...

As the COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues, community association boards ask whether they can require association employees to be vaccinated. Other boards, unwilling to go as far as mandating vaccinations, are asking if they can offer employee incentives to get the...

As the State of Illinois progresses with COVID-19 vaccinations, many community associations are considering reopening amenities that remained shuttered throughout 2020, including fitness rooms, pools, outdoor patios, and other recreational facilities. One question we...