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A recent order from the City of Chicago Commissioner of Health has given a big boost to Chicago condominium associations seeking to enforce mark usage within the association common elements. The Executive Order (full text here) effectively expands the required use of...

By now all boards and managers are well aware of the fact that COVID-19 has put a stop to “business as usual” with collection lawsuits. The pandemic has resulted in the Illinois Governor issuing an Executive Order prohibiting the initiation of eviction actions (which,...

As most association managers and boards are aware, on January 1, 2020, the State of Illinois began requiring all employers to provide annual sexual harassment training to all of their employees. The first deadline for such training is quickly approaching – December...

Emotional support dogs (“Assistance Animals”) in “no-dog” buildings continue to raise sticky legal issues for community association boards and managers. As you will recall, the Illinois Assistance Animal Integrity Act (or “Act,” full text linked here) became effective...

Memorial Day weekend, which marks the beginning of pool season in the Chicagoland area, has now come and gone. This year, however, the “new normal” of the COVID-19 virus has forced many boards to re-examine whether or not the pool should open at all in 2020. The...

COVID-19-related state and local restrictions upon public gatherings continue to have an impact upon the ability of community associations to convene for their annual membership meetings. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced a five-phase plan for reopening...