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The Condominium Act states that a condominium association shall have one class of membership.

Condo Adviser: Condominium Act requires associations to have just one class of membership

May 14, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Q: I am on the board of directors of a midsize condominium association. Our declaration and bylaws have no restrictions on rentals. The board would like to seek unit owner...

A Home Depot employee stocks smoke and carbon monoxide alarms at an Illinois store. An amendment to the Illinois Smoke Detector Act phases out older-model smoke detectors with removable short-life batteries.

Condo Adviser: Illinois Smoke Detector Act phases out older models with removable batteries

April 9, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Q: I live in a high-rise condo and recently heard a rumor about an update to a statute regarding smoke detectors that apparently affects condos. What is the law regarding...

Illinois law does not mandate that a condominium board hire a management company for any size condominium association.

Condo Adviser: Condo boards are not legally required to hire management companies

March 26, 2023 at 4:50 a.m.

Q: I live in a sprawling, suburban condominium association that comprises 25 separate buildings with condominium units in each building. The association is self-managed because the board has refused retaining...

For a casualty loss due to a burst water pipe, a condo association is responsible for repairing and replacing up to the bare walls, floors and ceilings of the unit, which means the drywall plus a primer coat of paint.

Condo Adviser: Condo association is responsible for damage caused by a burst water pipe

February 12, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Q: I am the board president of a small, self-managed condominium association. We recently had a common element pipe burst causing significant damage inside a residential unit. What is the...

The only legal criteria specified in the Condominium Act for serving on a condominium board is to be a unit owner of a unit in the association.

Condo Adviser: Condominium Act spells out the criteria for serving on an association board

January 15, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Q: I am a unit owner in a condominium association and have a question regarding board member criteria for competency. Our association membership unwittingly elected board members that are indifferent...

Condo associations have the authority to order the removal of holiday lights on the balconies of individual units.

Condo Adviser: Condo associations have the authority to order the removal of holiday lights on balconies

December 11, 2022 at 5:05 a.m.

Q: I am on the board of directors of a small, self-managed condominium association. Now that the holiday season is upon us, the board has noticed several unit owners have...

A proposed Chicago ordinance would govern the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in condominium parking areas.

Condo Adviser: Proposed Chicago ordinance governs installation of electric vehicle chargers

November 13, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Q: I am a unit owner in a Chicago condominium association and intend to request permission from the condominium board to install an electric vehicle charger in front of my...

Condo Adviser: Calculation of assessment increases is governed by the law

October 9, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Q. I live in a small condominium association and assessment increases are calculated by unit percentage of the annual budget. We have one of the larger units in the association...

Condo Adviser: Spending limits in condo association bylaws are valid

September 18, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Q: I reside in a high-rise condominium complex. Our condominium association's declaration and bylaws are over 30 years old and there is a $5,000 spending limit in the bylaws unless...

Condo Adviser: If properly adopted, smoking restrictions implemented by condo associations are legally enforceable

August 21, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Q. I purchased a unit in a condominium association that has an amendment to the condominium declaration that prohibits smoking in the units and limited common element balconies. Failure to...

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