The Homeowners’ Energy Policy Statement Act: 5 Things Every Illinois HOA Needs to Know to Avoid Liability related to Solar Panel Installations The Illinois Homeowners’ Energy Policy Statement Act, 765 ILCS 165/1, et seq., governs the installation of solar panels in Illinois homeowners associations, common interest community associations, and condominium associations. This article will provide critical guidance to community association…
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The Homeowners’ Native Landscaping Act: What Illinois Community Associations Need to Do to Comply with the New Landscaping Law The Illinois Homeowners’ Native Landscaping Act, 765 ILCS 167/1, et seq., which became effective on July 19, 2024, regulates the ability of Illinois community associations to prohibit certain types of landscaping. The declaration and rules and regulations of most Illinois community…
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765 ILCS 1085: What Community Associations need to know about the Illinois Electric Vehicle Charging Act Requests to install electric vehicle charging stations have become commonplace in Illinois community associations. By 2040, experts project at least 35% of all new vehicles will be hybrids or fully electric vehicles. The increasing number of requests to install electric vehicle charging stations by…
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765 ILCS 605/18.6 & 765 ILCS 160/1-70: A guide to displaying an American or Military flag in an Illinois Community Association Can your HOA’s restrictive covenants or condominium documents ban flags? The ability to ban flags in community associations has become controversial in recent years. In many states, there have been news articles, and even lawsuits, involving owners who have…
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Federal Court rules that the Corporate Transparency Act is Unconstitutional: What does it mean for Community Associations? On January 1, 2024, the Federal Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) opened its online portal for corporate entities in the United States to begin compliance with the new reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). As discussed in our previous article, Navigating the…
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Court Rules that Restrictive Covenant Banning Sex Offenders is Enforceable Can your HOA’s restrictive covenants or condominium documents ban sex offenders? The ability to ban sex offenders from homeowners associations has become a controversial issue in recent years. Until recently, many attorneys across the country believed that some type of ban on sex offenders was permissible. This was largely based…
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