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It's Election Day! Has Your Condo Had its Annual Election?

Details: Written by Lauren Peddinghaus; Category: What We're Thinking About Lately...; Published: 02 November 2020

As you head out to the polls, deliver your mail in ballot or rest easy because you've already voted, please don't forget that the democratic process also applies to your condominium association.

The IL Condo Act requires an annual Board Election for all condominium associations. If your association has not had an election since the last blue moon, it's time to plan one.

Here are a few helpful articles for handling your board elections, and for navigating this responsibility during COVID.

Is Your Condo Association Due for an Election?

The Board and Board Elections

Elections and COVID

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Promoting a Safe Halloween in Community Associations

Details: Written by Alexa Jackson; Category: What We're Thinking About Lately...; Published: 26 October 2020

With Halloween around the corner, Boards should be proactive in crafting the Associations’s rules regulations, and expectations.

Here are five tips.

Set hours for trick or treating that are consistent with your local municipality.
Consider giving community members a window of time when they are permitted to display decorations.
Place restrictions on flashing or extremely bright lights and animatronic or inflatable decorations to avoid triggering seizures and/or injuries from tripping.
Remind residents of the rules surrounding parking and noise levels to control Halloween parties.
Enjoy the season and consider organizing a safe community event.

Learn more here.

Protecting Your Community From Litigation Webinar Recording

Details: Written by Alexa Jackson; Category: What We're Thinking About Lately...; Published: 19 October 2020

A Q&A webinar recording on Protecting Your Community from Litigation with Tressler attorney, Katerina Tsoukalas-Heitkemper, is now available on Youtube.

Katerina discusses working with board members who have their own agendas, conducting Community association business in the Fall of 2020 and beyond, and being proactive vs. reactive.

Learn more, here.

City of Chicago Announces Updated COVID-19 Business Guidelines

Details: Written by Alexa Jackson; Category: What We're Thinking About Lately...; Published: 13 October 2020

The City of Chicago recently announced new COVID-19 guidelines for businesses that became effective October 1st.

One important guidelines is that residential property managers are asked to continue to limit indoor gatherings to six people or less. This would require a five guest limit for single-member households.

For a complete list of current updates, click here.