Pamela Dittmer Mckuen

The Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act is undergoing its first major revision. This law as of Oct. 1, 2012, requires anyone who performs paid management services to Illinois...

A community association is a popular lifestyle choice for many people, but it has been difficult to determine just how many — until now. A new body of research, the...

Community associations hire dozens of contractors to perform myriad maintenance and administrative tasks. Some are major undertakings, like replacing roofs and decks. Others are smaller, like auditing the books or...

Community associations hire dozens of contractors to perform myriad maintenance and administrative tasks. Some are major undertakings, like replacing roofs and decks. Others are smaller, like auditing the books or...

Longtime board members can be a strong asset to a community association. They often are well-versed in the property's daily operations, policies, procedures, finances and building construction. They may know...

Longtime board members can be a strong asset to a community association. They often are well-versed in the property's daily operations, policies, procedures, finances and building construction. They may know...

Asked for accommodations by owners who claim disabilities, community associations often respond in one of two ways: They take a hard line and deny all requests, or they always say...

Asked for accommodations by owners who claim disabilities, community associations often respond in one of two ways: They take a hard line and deny all requests, or they always say...