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...
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Preparing for Annual Membership Meetings as Illinois Plans to Reopen
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...
Essential Employee Verification
Authorized and Essential Employee Letter and Acknowledgement form. Link to document – Download
Notice of Condominium Association Board Meeting Remote Conference Call
Notice of Condominium Association Board Meeting Remote Conference Call. Link to document – Download
Handicapped Resident Parking Accommodations
A recent federal case out of Hawaii, involving handicap parking has been on our radar. The facts of the case include unit owners with a disabled son suing their condominium association due to the association’s temporary refusal to provide them access to ground-level...
Parking Tax Increase and Community Associations
It’s now 2020, and the start of new laws passed by our State legislators. Apparently, the General Assembly believed that we Illinoisans would all resolve to pay more taxes in 2020. To help us meet that perceived “resolution”, the Parking Excise Tax Act (effective...
Altus Legal November 2019 Newsletter
In this Issue: “Discretionary” vs. “Update” Amendments to the Declaration Chicago Condo Deconversions Act Advisor Application Use Increases Visit the link Here to read our Newsletter.
Legal Tips – Chicago Condo Deconversions Now Much More Difficult
Early in summer 2019, City of Chicago Alderman Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward) introduced a proposal to add a new section to Chapter 13-72 of Chicago’s Municipal Code to increase the percentage of unit owners required to sell and “deconvert” an entire condominium property...