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How is it June already? If most of you are like us at K&M, you are having a hard time believing we are approaching the second half of 2025 in […]

It’s May-cember – that time of the year when our calendars fill up with all sorts of end-of-school-year events, such as field day, spirit weeks, and graduations. It’s almost like […]

Section 18.12 was recently added to the Illinois Condominium Property Act and was effective as of January 1, 2025. Section 18.12 requires all condominium associations that have parking to adopt […]

As we close out the books for 2024 and begin audits, it is a good time to take a second look at our budget and financials for 2025. Here are […]

Several attorneys from our office recently attended the CAI’s Annual Law Seminar in San Antonio, Texas. We always find it beneficial to learn how our colleagues around the country address […]

2025 is the year of being proactive and intentional with our efforts for the betterment of our communities and ourselves. The start of a new year is a perfect opportunity […]

The story of Randolph reminds us that sending out a notice of violation can actually lead to a violation being corrected. It can also lead to harmony within the community. […]

Have you ever heard a phrase or word used within the community association industry and wondered “what does that mean?” Or are there some basic questions that you wanted to […]

For years, we have been talking about owners’ and occupants’ right to request from a community association a reasonable accommodation or modification to allow a disabled person to fully use […]

From time to time, a board of directors for a community association may find itself in a position where it needs to, or desires to, implement a policy or restriction […]

As of February 2024, the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office reported that Illinois had 96,448 electric vehicles (“EVs”). This is a 51% increase from the number of such cars registered […]

As signs and flags for this fall’s national, state, and local elections are popping up all around us, it is a good reminder for community associations to review their own […]

The buzz about the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) continues. As you may recall, this federal statute requires businesses to register with the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The Corporate […]

Condominium and common interest community associations are governed by their duly elected board of directors.  The board of directors is normally made up of three to seven owners within the […]

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 […]