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Rules can be amended to allow sheds

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Aug 11, 2018 7:00 AM - Q. I recently moved into an association made up of both single-family homes and townhouses. I live in one of the single-family homes. The covenants prohibit storage sheds in the yards of both the single-family homes and the townhouses.
Owners must give access to common element repairs in their units

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Aug 4, 2018 7:00 AM - Q. I received a notice from the board of my condominium association that its plumbing contractor needs access to my unit in order to inspect for a source of a water leak. The board suspects it is from a pipe. The board has threatened to fine me if I do not comply. It's my unit, so why do I have to let the association into my unit?
Cluttered deck can lead to board action

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Jul 28, 2018 7:00 AM - Q. One of the owners in our association uses the deck of their unit to store personal property, for which they don't have enough room in the unit. The deck is packed, and it looks more like a storage unit than a deck.
Board members cannot conduct business at annual meeting

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Jul 14, 2018 6:00 AM - The annual meeting of the owners is not a board meeting of the association's directors. Therefore, it would not be an appropriate forum for the board to conduct board business.
Association employee must have a day off

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Jul 7, 2018 7:00 AM - Q. Can an association employee work seven days a week?
Board can terminate lease between owner and tenant

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Jun 30, 2018 7:00 AM - Q. There is a renter of a condominium unit in our association who causes serious problems, and frequently violates numerous rules and provisions of the declaration of condominium. Plain and simple, this renter makes life difficult for his neighbors; several of whom are considering moving! What can the board of the association do about this situation?
Off-site address required to provide information

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Jun 23, 2018 7:00 AM - Q. I own a unit in a homeowners association, but I live off-site and out of state. My association wants me to provide my off-site address. Why does the association need my off-site address?
Ownership in common elements is divided one way only

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Jun 16, 2018 7:00 AM - Q. As is typical, the units in our condominium have different percentages of ownership in the common elements, depending on the value of the units. That "value" was based on the initial sales price of the units sold by the developer. This "value" is not related to the size of the units (which are all pretty much the same size).
Assessment of condos may not be accurate

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Jun 9, 2018 6:00 AM - Q. We own a unit in a small condominium association in Cook County. The current declaration of condominium allocates percentage of ownership equally (20 percent) among all of the five units. However, the actual sales price for units varies based on size and location of the unit, and whether the unit has parking.
Foreclosure filing alone does not disqualify board member

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Jun 2, 2018 7:00 AM - Q. One of the members of our condominium association's board is in the middle of a mortgage foreclosure action involving his unit. Is this owner eligible to serve on the association's board of directors?

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