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Handling Burst Pipes in Your Condo Building

Details: Written by Alexa Jackson; Category: What We're Thinking About Lately...; Published: 08 February 2022

Chicago weather is in full force and burst pipes are unfortunately inevitable for many condominiums.

To best prepare, here are some steps to follow so you’re ready when a pipe does burst.

Locate the bust pipe
Identify the cause of the burst pipe
Determine the water damage
Review the Association Declaration and By-Laws to determine how to handle the repair

Learn more here.

Recreational Marijuana in Condo Associations

Details: Written by Alexa Jackson; Category: What We're Thinking About Lately...; Published: 01 February 2022

In 2020, the Illinois Senate passed the “Cannabis Act." This act legalized recreational marijuna use in the state and created a new question for condo boards:

"How do we deal with nuisance and second-hand smoke complaints from recreational marijuana use?”

Well, the Cannabis Act actually included an amendment to the Illinois Condominium Property Act concerning limitations to marijuana use.

The amendment allows condominium associations to prohibit or limit the smoking of cannabis. However, condominium associations will not be able to otherwise restrict the consumption of cannabis.

Many condo builidngs continue to grapple with the issue of marijuana smoke in their buildings, but there are remedies.

Learn more here.

A Brief History of Chicago Condominiums and Cooperatives

Details: Written by Lauren Schrader; Category: What We're Thinking About Lately...; Published: 25 January 2022

Condominium living is widespread in Chicago, but this form of housing hasn't been around forever. Cooperatives, which are not as ubiquitous in Chicago, have actually been around longer.

Both forms of home ownership were created to provide affordable options to city dwellers, but they came into existence in different ways and at different times.

World War I, the Great Depression, World War II and Puerto Rico all played a hand in the creation of cooperatives and condominiums in Chicago. Learn more about both from this article in the Encyclopedia of Chicago.