Category: Q&A

Q&A Q&A: Doorman Access
2017 June Q&A: Doorman Access

Q. We have a doorman at our Lake Shore Drive building from 8 a.m. until midnight, and the street door is locked at midnight. Is there any regulation regarding necessary available access to the building by guests or emergency responders be…

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Q&A Q&A: When Conflict of Interest Runs Amok
2017 May Q&A: When Conflict of Interest Runs Amok

Q. What do you do when the president of the board, property manager and super are all one family? I tried waking up the shareholders with memos and flyers about the conflict of interest to no avail. Our beautiful Garden of Eden has become…

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Q&A Q&A: UOA, MA, and HOA: What Are the Differences?
2017 April Q&A: UOA, MA, and HOA: What Are the Differences?

Q. We reside in a medium-sized condominium complex in the Chicago suburbs, consisting of five separate condo associations and one homeowners’ association. After reading through several sections of the Illinois Condominium Property Act (IC…

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Q&A Q&A: Dealing With a Verbally Abusive Neighbor
2017 March Q&A: Dealing With a Verbally Abusive Neighbor

Q. A unit owner is using really foul language at some other owners continually. He goes as far as telling them they should die and fall down the stairs. The association has been notified many times and says they can’t do anything. The rul…

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Q&A Q&A: When a Management Company Takes Over
2017 March Q&A: When a Management Company Takes Over

Q. I am a unit owner in a condominium association containing 189 units. We manage ourselves and wouldn’t ever want to have a management company manage our property. However, the question has often  been asked as to what happens when a man…

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Q&A Q&A: Honor, Duty to Community
2017 February Q&A: Honor, Duty to Community

Q. It is common knowledge that board members have a fiduciary duty to the association, and can be held liable for failing to perform their duties as required by statute. But, do the board of managers or board of directors have any fiducia…

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