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Download this article as a PDF here. Condos are bought and sold every day in Illinois. One of the critical roles for the association to play in the transaction is compliance with Section 22.1 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act (“ILCPA”), which requires the board...

Download this article as a PDF here. With the Senate’s recent passage of HB 1438, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (“Cannabis Act”), Illinois is poised to become one of the 11 states that permit both recreational and medical marijuana use. HB 1438 will likely be...

In a victory for Illinois community associations, a Cook County Court judge awarded a Wilmette condominium association and its attorneys over $1 million in sanctions from a unit owner and his attorney who had filed a host of frivolous claims against the association...

Download the template here. By now, most condominium associations in Illinois are aware of the new requirements imposed by the Boucher v. 111 East Chestnut Condominium Association. If you are not aware of the decision, click here for a link to our article. One of the...

Your Declaration May Require the Association to Refund a Budget Surplus In the past, many (if not most) condominium associations that ended their fiscal years with a budget surplus (that is, a net excess of income over expenses) would add that additional money to the...

Download this article as a PDF here. First, let’s be clear what we’re discussing here – the word “retainer” is used by attorneys to mean different things. An “initial retainer” or “fee retainer” is an advance payment for some legal fees that will be done in the...

Download this article as a PDF here. Most property managers (and many board members) have, at some point, received some notice of foreclosure related to a unit within an association. Sometimes the notices go directly to the board or manager. Other times, they go to...

The answer is “yes and no.” Condominium associations in the City of Chicago certainly do have an obligation under the Chicago Building Code (§13-196-410) to provide heat to any unit where owners do not have individual control of the heat. This becomes a problem in...