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Threatening neighbor and the fear of violence

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Mar 24, 2023 7:00 AM - Q: I live in a manor home condominium in the suburbs of Chicago. For over 10 years, a particular owner has been a menace to our community. A large number of residents have filed multiple police reports against this owner for unlawful conduct he engages in at the association.
Associations have remedies to collect unpaid assessments

Mar 17, 2023 6:00 AM - Q: I have fallen behind in the payment of my assessments. As a result, my condominium association issued me a 30-day demand for the unpaid assessments. They then filed a suit against me to evict me from my condominium when I could not pay.
Condo owners are allowed to examine association contracts

Mar 10, 2023 6:00 AM - Q:The management company for our condominium is charging the association for additional work it says is not covered in the contract between the board and the management company. Some of those items are annual report filing, collection notices, coupon replacement orders, statements and violation notices.
Formula for annual townhouse assessments seems 'unfair'

Mar 3, 2023 7:00 AM - Q: I own a unit in a townhouse association. All owners are charged their monthly fees based on the square footage of their townhouse. I think this is grossly unfair. Why should some homeowners pay more for landscaping, snow removal or street maintenance?
Can a condo association do away with proxies?

By David M. Bendoff
Feb 24, 2023 6:00 AM - Q: Our condominium association board is looking at adopting an "anti-harassment" rule. The rule would prohibit an owner from contacting any other owners to solicit proxies for the board election. Can they do this?
Board's budgeting process seems to set assessments arbitrarily

Feb 17, 2023 6:00 AM - Q: Our homeowners association board approves the budget based on expenses and reserves only. The board never includes projected revenue from dues. The monthly dues always increase though, and we generate a six-figure annual surplus. Must the board include projected revenue when preparing the budget?
How much 'wiggle room' exists in a proposed budget?

Feb 10, 2023 7:00 AM - Q: The rough draft budget distributed to owners reflected about a 2% raise in assessments; however, the actual budget adopted by the board reflects an increase in assessments of more than 8%. I can appreciate there has to be some "wiggle" room between the proposed and final budgets, but how much "wiggle" is appropriate?
Association cannot legally keep surplus rental payments

Feb 3, 2023 6:00 AM - Q: Our association took possession of an owner's unit after an eviction for nonpayment of assessments. The unit's delinquency has been paid off, and the association continued to lease the unit because the owner's whereabouts were unknown.
Board members must put owners' financial interests above their own

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Jan 27, 2023 7:00 AM - What does it mean to say the board members of a condominium association have a fiduciary duty to the unit owners?
Association needs to have one voice dealing with contractors

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Jan 20, 2023 6:00 AM - Q: A couple of contractors for the association have indicated they will no longer bid for future work with the association. The stated reason is they have received contradictory comments and instructions from various board members. What can we do to avoid this conflict in the future?

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