Fighting the Fight Without Losing Your Mind and Breaking the Bank

The Blog was Posted on Feb 06 2025 by admin
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: New Year, New Start

The Blog was Posted on Jan 09 2025 by admin
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 […]

Step-By-Step Process for the Enforcement Process

The Blog was Posted on Dec 05 2024 by admin
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. […]

Do You Know…

The Blog was Posted on Nov 07 2024 by admin
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 […]

Adopt a Policy Addressing How to Handle a Request for an Accommodation or Modification

The Blog was Posted on Oct 04 2024 by admin
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 […]

Is this an Amendment to the Association’s Declaration or the Rules and Regulations?

The Blog was Posted on Sep 06 2024 by admin
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 […]

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: What Is Your Community Association Required To Do?

The Blog was Posted on Aug 09 2024 by admin
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 […]

Refresher Regarding Election Preparation Procedures

The Blog was Posted on Jul 11 2024 by admin
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 […]

CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT: The Buzz Continues

The Blog was Posted on Jun 06 2024 by admin
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 […]

There Is No “I” In Board

The Blog was Posted on May 06 2024 by admin
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 […]

Nuisance Violations: The Challenge Continues

The Blog was Posted on Apr 04 2024 by admin
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, […]

Relax About the Corporate Transparency Act

The Blog was Posted on Mar 13 2024 by admin
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 […]

What in the World is this Corporate Transparency Act?

The Blog was Posted on Feb 09 2024 by admin
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. […]

2024: New Year New Ways

The Blog was Posted on Jan 04 2024 by admin
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 […]

Discrimination: A Claim That Must be Taken Seriously

The Blog was Posted on Dec 11 2023 by admin
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 […]

Sign(s) of the Times

The Blog was Posted on Nov 10 2023 by admin
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 […]

Recusing and Excusing Board Members

The Blog was Posted on Oct 05 2023 by admin
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 […]

September Already??!!

The Blog was Posted on Sep 07 2023 by admin
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 […]

Refresher on Enforcing an Association’s Restrictions

The Blog was Posted on Aug 02 2023 by admin
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 […]

New Licensing Rules for Property Management Firms

The Blog was Posted on Jul 11 2023 by admin
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”), […]