October 2024

Community Association Governance & Meetings October 15, 2024

765 ILCS 160/1-40: What Every Homeowners Association Needs to Know About Owner Meetings

Community associations play a crucial role in managing community living, ensuring that shared spaces are maintained and that residents abide by community rules. Effective governance hinges on active participation from homeowners, particularly during owner meetings. ILCS 160/1-40 of the Common Interest Community Association Act provides guidance with respect to owner meetings. This article will address important items common interest community…
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Maintenance Repairs & Common Elements October 2, 2024

Understanding Owner Restrictions on Limited Common Elements: Key Legal Guidance for Illinois Community Associations

In some community associations, a unit owner may wonder whether they can modify a limited common element which the unit owner exclusively uses. An Illinois appellate court has provided an answer to this question. In Claymoor Condominium Association v. Majewska, 2024 IL App (3d) 230171, the court held that a unit owner may not modify any common element, including limited…
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