Illinois condominium associations have been forced to deal with an increase in short-term rentals over the past 10 years with the increasing popularity of platforms such as Airbnb, HomeAway, and VRBO. The increasing number of short term rentals have created various issues for Illinois condominium
Whenever a new condominium or common interest community is created, there needs to be a transfer of control of the homeowners association from the developer to an owner-controlled board of managers. The Illinois Condominium Act and the Illinois Common Interest Community Association Act both include
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently implanted new condo lending guidelines in early 2022 in response to the Surfside condominium collapse. The new addendum to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac condo questionnaire has created many new issues for condominium board members and property managers.
Handling requests for reasonable accommodations under the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 USC § 3601 et seq. (“FHA”), can be one of the more daunting aspects of serving as a condominium or homeowners association board member. The potential legal risks that are attached with requests
The Surfside condominium collapse was devastating for the condominium community and served as a wakeup call for many condominium associations. Since the Surfside condominium collapse, co-owners in Florida and Wisconsin have been forced to evacuate condominiums as a result of unsafe structural conditions. As previously
Kevin Hirzel’s “A guide to holiday decorating that will keep you off your HOA’s naughty list” was recently published in the Washington Post. The guide provides community association neighborhoods with knowledge of the most common homeowners association rules regulating holiday décor. Some of which include:
