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2011 Illinois Condominium Property Act

Common Interest Community Association Act

Arnstein & Lehr has made a full and ongoing commitment to serving clients in the community association field. We currently advise over 500 common interest communities and offer a full range of services, including representation during and through the developer transition period.

We are involved in day-to-day association operations, including:

• Issuing of legal opinions interpreting the association’s governing documents
• Assisting in declaration and by-laws amendments
• Counseling regarding rule making and enforcement
• Handling condominium development and conversion
• Handling loan negotiation and documentation
• Counseling regarding zoning matters
• Assisting in labor and employment-related issues
• Handling general corporate work
• Handling assessment collections
• Assisting with construction defect litigation
• Handling federal and local housing discrimination complaints on behalf of condominium associations.

Our negotiation and litigation capabilities in the association field combine years of community association experience with a cost-effective approach to case management. Our partners have achieved recognition as leaders in the field based upon their successful involvement with novel cases of first impression, as well as their frequent writing and speaking engagements at both the local and national level on current issues of importance to the community association.