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One of the obligations of the Board of Directors of a condominium or common interest community association is to enforce the terms of the Association’s community instruments. In many cases, […]

For those of you who regularly read our newsletters, you likely read our article last month about the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which highlighted what is required and what must […]

The Corporate Transparency Act is federal legislation which was enacted in 2021 to address the use of somewhat anonymous corporate structures to commit money laundering and other similar financial crimes. […]

Many of us start a new year with resolutions and changes we vow to implement to make this new year better than the last one. Individuals are not the only […]

This past year or two, we have seen more lawsuits filed in the circuit courts of Illinois by unit owners against community associations, individual board members, and/or management companies than […]

When you walk down the street in your neighborhood, at one point or another you will come across a sign in someone’s yard or property. Whether this sign is in […]

Illinois law is clear that members of a board of directors of a common interest community association have a fiduciary duty to the association, and to its members. This means […]

2023 is flying by!  It is now September!  School is back in session (at least in most areas) and community association managers and board members are fully entrenched in budget […]

Every community association has owners that violate the association’s community instruments. To ensure harmony and cohesiveness and to help avoid problems, the board of directors must enforce the restrictions contained […]

While Community Association Managers or CAMs (individuals who serve as property managers) have long been required to maintain a license with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”), […]

As community associations are not-for-profit corporations, collecting money due and owing to these communities is critical. Over the years, K&M has written many articles and participated in many presentations about […]

It is not uncommon when drafting an amendment to a declaration or to rules and regulations to have a member of the board of directors or management say to us […]

We’ve all been there, whether it be in our personal or professional lives; said something that we wish we could take back. Understandably, and as the common saying goes, nobody […]

Every day when we turn on the news, we hear about crime. This makes one managing a multi-family community stop and ask, “Are we safe?”

Dawn and Gabby recently attended CAI’s 44th Annual Community Association Law Seminar in New Orleans. We always enjoy attending these seminars as it is a great opportunity to connect with […]

Last month’s newsletter included a wish list created by our attorneys. It is now time to turn those wishes into reality. The following are “new ways” or resolutions we recommend […]

It seems like just yesterday, we were starting 2022 and now, the year is almost over! It is a time to be thankful for all that 2022 had to offer […]

Ready or not, winter is just around the corner. There are things associations can do now, before the first deep freeze and before the first snowfall, to make sure they […]

Complaints are on the rise as people spend more time at home. This means more notices of violations are being sent out to alleged violators. Too often, we see a […]

Join Gabby Comstock and Dawn Moody on Wednesday, October 12,2022 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., for a discussion about all that is said by a member of the board […]