David M. Bendoff
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What's the correct number of board members?May 07, 2016 2:00 am - Q. The declaration for our condominium association says the board should consist of five members. The bylaws say the board should consist of three members. How do we rec...
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Chicken restriction is not uncommon, in even rural associationApr 23, 2016 3:00 am - Q. My husband and I just moved into a single-family homeowners association in a rural area of McHenry County from a condominium association in Lake County. McHenry Count...
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Association asked to add more insulationApr 16, 2016 1:00 am - Q. My unit always seems cold to me in the winter. I requested the association to install additional insulation in the exterior walls behind the drywall of my unit. The a...
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Association boards must establish reasonable reservesApr 09, 2016 3:00 am - Q. To the best of my knowledge, our association has never had a reserve study done. The buildings are more than 30 years old. I am concerned we are not saving enough in ...
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When board approval is needed to connect two unitsApr 02, 2016 1:00 am - Q. I am concerned about what a condominium owner did in our building. The owner owns one unit and the owner rents the adjacent unit from another owner. He then removed t...
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Control should move from developer to elected boardMar 26, 2016 1:00 am - Q. I live in a common interest community association that is still under developer control. When is the developer required to turn the association over to the owners? A....
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Mailboxes are not to be used for informal correspondenceMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - Q. A unit owner in our association places correspondence to other owners directly into their individual mailboxes at the association. That is, he does not "mail" them an...
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Committees and commissions differ in significant waysMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - Q. There has been a lot of "buzz" about the use of "committees" and "commissions" in homeowner associations. What's the difference? A. One of the methods used to delegat...
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Not all board members are officersMar 05, 2016 12:00 am - Q. The declaration for our association discusses removal of officers and removal of board members. There are different procedures for both. Isn't an officer a board memb...
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Owners have means to keep boards accountableFeb 27, 2016 12:00 am - Q. Our association is not a condominium. Is it true that if a townhouse association has ten units or less it is not subject to the provisions of the Illinois common inte...