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Condo Adviser: Should condo associations again require masks in common areas?

August 6, 2021 at 7:07 a.m.

Q. I am a board member in a high-rise condominium building with elderly residents. Many of our elderly residents have become very concerned about the new COVID-19 Delta variant and...

Rubble and debris of the Champlain Towers South condo can be seen in Surfside, Florida on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Condo association boards are well served by retaining professionals to evaluate building infrastructure.

Condo Adviser: In light of the Surfside collapse, how should condo associations handle building infrastructure?

July 16, 2021 at 7:28 a.m.

Q. In light of the recent condominium building collapse in Florida, as a board member of a Chicago condominium association, how should our board of directors be dealing with our...

Condo Adviser: What does phase 5 of the state’s Restore Illinois reopening plan mean for condo associations?

June 9, 2021 at 7:49 a.m.

Q. I serve on a condominium association board of directors. I recently heard on the news that the state of Illinois, and the city of Chicago, is on target to...

If a condo experiences water damage caused by a leak in another unit, the condo association may have cause to hold the unit where the water originated responsible.

Condo Adviser: Who is responsible for water damage caused by a leak in another unit?

May 5, 2021 at 7:51 a.m.

Q. I own a unit in a self-managed condominium association and experienced a second water leak from the unit above mine. The unit above belongs to the president of the...

An easing of the state's Phase 4 capacity limits allows community association boards to discuss, and possibly re-open with restrictions, pools, party rooms and fitness centers.

Condo Adviser: When will state guidelines allow my condo association to reopen the pool?

April 14, 2021 at 7:21 a.m.

Q. I am a unit owner in a high-rise condominium association and none of our common amenities are open due to COVID-19. What does Gov. Pritzker's new "bridge phase" plan...

Can a condominium board require condo owners and building residents to get vaccinated for COVID-19?

Condo Adviser: Can a condo board require residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

February 25, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Q. Can a condominium board require condo owners and building residents to get vaccinated for COVID-19 to protect the health, safety and welfare of the other residents? A. Pursuant to...

While condo boards might have suspended in-person meetings due to COVID-19, they still must have an open meeting, even virtually, to pass a 2021 budget.

Condo Adviser: Our condo board passed a 2021 budget without an open meeting. Is that allowed due to COVID-19?

January 8, 2021 at 9:19 a.m.

Q. I live in a condominium association that has been self-managed by the same three board members for the past 25 years. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the board did...

Condo owners should incorporate building bylaws and regulations in leases when renting out their home to tenants.

When a tenant renting someone’s condo breaks the rules, condo boards have multiple options for recourse

November 5, 2020 at 9:32 a.m.

Q. I am a board member of a Chicago condominium association. Between Gov. J.B. Pritzker's executive orders relating to COVID-19 restrictions and Chicago's COVID-19 restrictions, it is dizzying to keep...

It is quite common for condo associations to have administrative rules governing rentals. Most of the time, those leasing rules contain required paperwork to be filled out and a rental processing fee.

Here’s what condo boards should know about the latest reopening guidelines, rental fees and holding annual meetings during COVID-19

October 7, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Q. I am a new investor owner in a condominium association, and the property management company advised me that there is a rental processing fee I must pay to rent...

While condo residents may smoke in their homes, they may not do so in a manner that causes a nuisance to others.

With COVID-19 keeping people indoors, cigarette smoke is causing a stinker of a dilemma for condo owners

September 23, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Q. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, our condominium board meetings have been handled virtually on video conference. However, the virtual board meetings are chaotic. What can we do to stop...

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