News

• Your State Capitol Legislative Update: What Community Association Issues Lawmakers Are Working On in 2025
  By Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. on Apr 29, 2025
• New Guidance Helps Navigate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lending Eligibility
  By Dawn Bauman, CAE on Apr 9, 2025
• Please Click Here: Help Illinois communities thrive! Support HB 2563/SB 1703
• Treasury Department Suspends Enforcement of CTA for U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies
  By Dawn Bauman, CAE, Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. on Mar 3, 2025
• Treasury Halts Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement for U.S. Businesses
  By Jim Slaughter on Mar 3, 2025
• ALERT CTA Update: FinCEN Not Issuing BOI Fines or Penalties
• Corporate Transparency Act Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Reinstated by Federal Court and Deadline Extended by FinCEN
  By Dawn Bauman, CAE, Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. on Feb 19, 2025
• A Victory for Community Associations and Affordable Broadband Access
  By Dawn Bauman, CAE on Jan 28, 2025
• CTA BREAKING NEWS: FinCEN Announces Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Remain PAUSED
  By Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq., Dawn Bauman, CAE on Jan 24, 2025
• Download "Real Estate Needs Real Attorneys, Social Content Batch 4 - Post #3 Instructions" (PDF)
• CAI Files Amicus Brief with the U. S. Supreme Court to Support Pause of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Reporting Requirements
  By Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq., CAI on Jan 13, 2025
• Breaking News: CTA Filing Requirements Paused Again by Fifth Circuit
  By Dawn Bauman, CAE, Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. on Dec 27, 2024
• Download "Real Estate Needs Real Attorneys, Social Content Batch 4 - Post #2 Instructions" (PDF)
• Please Click Here, to Contact Your Member of Congress to Urge Them to Support CAI Efforts!
• Download "What You Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act" (PDF)
• Download "Real Estate Needs Real Attorneys, Social Content Batch 3 - Post #1 Instructions" (PDF)
• Corporate Transparency Act Update: What You Need to Know
  By Dawn Bauman, HOAresources
• State and Federal Condominium Association Repair and Maintenance Funding Initiatives
  By Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq., CAI on Jul 10, 2024
• CAI Approves Significant Policy Changes to Board Member Education Public Policy
  By Dawn Bauman, CAE on Jul 3, 2024
• Recent Cases in Community Association Law
  By CAI Community Association Law Reporter
• Fiduciary Duty CAI Legal Forum 2024 (PDF)
• Is your condominium project on Freddie Mac’s Not Eligible List?
  By Dawn Bauman, CAI on Apr 19, 2024
• National Puppy Day: Exploring Assistance Animal Laws in Community Associations
  By Hannah Engber, Mar 22, 2024
• Federal Court Rules Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional
  By Dawn Bauman, CAI on Mar 4, 2024
• New communities: Condominiums, homeowners associations to see continued growth in 2024
  By Dawn Bauman, CAI on Jan 23, 2024
• Corporate Transparency Act: Community Associations Prepare and Engage
  By Dawn Bauman, CAI on Jan 18, 2024
• TRANSPARENCY IN CONDO LENDING BY FREDDIE MAC
  By Dawn Bauman, CAI on Dec 6, 2023
• Bills Going Into Effect In 2024 | Illinois Senate Democrats | 103rd General Assembly (PDF)
  By Illinois Senate Democrats | Communications Department
• Illinois Fundraiser in St. Charles - Hosted by Dan J. Ugaste (PDF)
  By COMMON INTEREST®, A Publication of CAI-Illinois Chapter in Winter 2023
• Home-Based Business Regulations for Community Associations
  By Ben Price, CAI on Sep 7, 2023
• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac New Lender Requirements Go Into Effect in September
  By Dawn Bauman, CAI on Sep 1, 2023
• Plug in to Power: Charging Stations & Your Association
  with Jim Slowikowski & Marshall Dickler, on Aug 16, 2023
• Illinois EPA Announces Date of Next Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Funding Round (PDF)
  By Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, CAI on Aug 10, 2023
• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Release Lender Bulletins for Condo and Coop Mortgages
  By Dawn Bauman, CAI on July 20, 2023
• A New Era for Reserve Studies
  By Dawn Bauman, CAI on July 7, 2023
• Condominium Housing Leaders Urge Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Modify New Lending Requirements
  By Dawn Bauman, CAI and Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. on May 9, 2023
• CAI LACs Advocate in State Capitols for Sound Public Policy for Community Associations
  Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. and Dawn Bauman, CAI on May 3, 2023
• Legislative Update – 2023: Illinois Chapter Community Associations Institute
• COVID-19 (PDF)
• New Laws Help Association Operations (PDF)
• Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Facts for Condominium & Homeowners Association (PDF)
• Chapter 11/13 Bankruptcy Facts for Condominium & Homeowners Association (PDF)
• Mortgage Foreclosures Timing & Steps in Mortgage Foreclosures (PDF)
• Limited Common Elements (PDF)
• Contract Provisions (PDF)
• Developer Turnover: Section 18.2 of Illinois Condominium Property Act (PDF)
• Members Request Documents (PDF)
• Enforcement of Community Association Rules (PDF)
• Homeowner Association Collection Policies (PDF)
• Contractors, Associations and the Bidding Process (PDF)
• Directors' and Officers' Responsibilities: Associations Are Corporations (PDF)
• Estate Planning (PDF)
• Using Evictions to Collect Assessments in Condominiums and Homeowners Associations (PDF)
• Collecting Association Assessments: A Trap and a Danger for the Uninformed Association Manager and Attorney (PDF)
• Reducing Assessed Valuations and Taxes on Real Estate (PDF)
• 2023 Illinois Condominium Property Act (PDF) – This selection is provided as a courtesy and is for information only
• 2022 Illinois Common Interest Community Association Act (PDF)
• Dedication of Private Streets (PDF)
• Employment Issues (PDF)
• Pets, Parking & Tenant Rules (PDF)
• Reserves & Obligations Collections (PDF)
• Insurance Issues (PDF)
• Property Tax Reassessment in 2019 (PDF)
• HUD GUIDELINES ON ASSISTANCE ANIMALS 1-29-20 (PDF)