When a developer turns control of an Illinois condominium association over to an owner-elected board, what happens if the reserve account is nowhere near enough to cover looming repairs to the roofs, parking lots, and other common elements? Can the board pursue the developer years
Can an Illinois homeowners association or condominium association still operate effectively under a declaration drafted decades ago? In many cases, the answer is no. Illinois community association governing documents are not intended to remain static, though many condominium and homeowners associations continue to operate under
When an insurance company denies coverage, an Illinois condominium association should not assume the denial is correct. In a recent federal court decision, Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Metropolis Condo. Ass’n, No. 24 C 4328, 2026 WL 891864 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 31, 2026), the United
Can an Illinois condominium association use secret ballot voting in its board elections, and what happens when the board adopts internal voting policies but never tells unit owners about them? Community association elections can be contentious, but few disputes illustrate the intersection of election procedures and
