From time to time, a board member or property manager may contact us stating that their association wants to update its declaration or bylaws and wondering what it would cost. Before I can answer that question, I explain that there are two (2) basic types of common...
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Altus Legal September 2019 Newsletter
In this Issue How to Finance Large Capital Projects Visit the link Here to read our Newsletter.
Altus Legal August 2019 Newsletter
In this Issue The Pending Illinois Assistance Animal Integrity Act. Small Events Create Big Problems Visit the link Here to read our August Newsletter.
Legal Tips – The Illinois Assistance Animal Integrity Act How Will It Impact Community Associations?
Download this article as a PDF here The issue of emotional support and service animals has been a hot-button issue for years as more individuals in community associations designate their dogs or other animals “assistance animals” (which includes both service and...
Altus Legal – July 2019 Newsletter
In this Issue 22.1 Disclosures: Avoid Liability by Including“Anticipated” Expenditures. Welcome our New ILCPA Section for Marijuana Visit the link Here to read our July Newsletter.
Is the Cannabis Act Unleashing Reefer Madness on your Association? – Common Interest Podcast Episode 12
Click below to listen to an episode of the Common Interest Podcast featuring Nicholas Bartzen.
Legal Tips – 22.1 Disclosures: Avoid Liability by Including “Anticipated” Expenditures
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...
Legal Tips – Recreational Marijuana in Condominium Associations
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...