99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5927

 

Introduced , by Rep. Laura Fine

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
765 ILCS 160/1-30

    Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act. Provides that the board of a common interest community association shall have the authority to adopt and amend rules and regulations covering the details of the operation and use of the parcel after a meeting of the unit owners called for the specific purpose of discussing the proposed rules and regulations. Provides procedural requirements. Provides that no rule or regulation may impair any rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or Section 4 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution including, but not limited to, the free exercise of religion, nor may any rules or regulations conflict with the provisions of the Act or the declaration, operating agreement, or bylaws. Provides that no rule or regulation shall prohibit any reasonable accommodation for religious practices, including the attachment of religiously-mandated objects to the front-door area of a unit.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Common Interest Community Association Act is
5amended by changing Section 1-30 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 160/1-30)
7    Sec. 1-30. Board duties and obligations; records.
8    (a) The board shall meet at least 4 times annually.
9    (b) A common interest community association may not enter
10into a contract with a current board member, or with a
11corporation, limited liability company, or partnership in
12which a board member or a member of his or her immediate family
13has 25% or more interest, unless notice of intent to enter into
14the contract is given to members within 20 days after a
15decision is made to enter into the contract and the members are
16afforded an opportunity by filing a petition, signed by 20% of
17the membership, for an election to approve or disapprove the
18contract; such petition shall be filed within 20 days after
19such notice and such election shall be held within 30 days
20after filing the petition. For purposes of this subsection, a
21board member's immediate family means the board member's
22spouse, parents, siblings, and children.
23    (c) The bylaws or operating agreement shall provide for the

 

 

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1maintenance, repair, and replacement of the common areas and
2payments therefor, including the method of approving payment
3vouchers.
4    (d) The board shall have the authority to adopt and amend
5rules and regulations covering the details of the operation and
6use of the parcel after a meeting of the unit owners called for
7the specific purpose of discussing the proposed rules and
8regulations. Notice of the meeting shall contain the full text
9of the proposed rules and regulations, and the meeting shall
10conform to the requirements of subsection (a) of Section 1-40
11of this Act, except that no quorum is required at the meeting
12of the unit owners. No rule or regulation may impair any rights
13guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the
14United States or Section 4 of Article I of the Illinois
15Constitution including, but not limited to, the free exercise
16of religion, nor may any rules or regulations conflict with the
17provisions of this Act or the declaration, operating agreement,
18or bylaws. No rule or regulation shall prohibit any reasonable
19accommodation for religious practices, including the
20attachment of religiously-mandated objects to the front-door
21area of a unit (Blank).
22    (e) The association may engage the services of a manager or
23management company.
24    (f) The association shall have one class of membership
25unless the declaration, bylaws, or operating agreement provide
26otherwise; however, this subsection (f) shall not be construed

 

 

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1to limit the operation of subsection (c) of Section 1-20 of
2this Act.
3    (g) The board shall have the power, after notice and an
4opportunity to be heard, to levy and collect reasonable fines
5from members or unit owners for violations of the declaration,
6bylaws, operating agreement, and rules and regulations of the
7common interest community association.
8    (h) Other than attorney's fees and court or arbitration
9costs, no fees pertaining to the collection of a member's or
10unit owner's financial obligation to the association,
11including fees charged by a manager or managing agent, shall be
12added to and deemed a part of a member's or unit owner's
13respective share of the common expenses unless: (i) the
14managing agent fees relate to the costs to collect common
15expenses for the association; (ii) the fees are set forth in a
16contract between the managing agent and the association; and
17(iii) the authority to add the management fees to a member's or
18unit owner's respective share of the common expenses is
19specifically stated in the declaration, bylaws, or operating
20agreement of the association.
21    (i) Board records.
22        (1) The board shall maintain the following records of
23    the association and make them available for examination and
24    copying at convenient hours of weekdays by any member or
25    unit owner in a common interest community subject to the
26    authority of the board, their mortgagees, and their duly

 

 

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1    authorized agents or attorneys:
2            (i) Copies of the recorded declaration, other
3        community instruments, other duly recorded covenants
4        and bylaws and any amendments, articles of
5        incorporation, articles of organization, annual
6        reports, and any rules and regulations adopted by the
7        board shall be available. Prior to the organization of
8        the board, the developer shall maintain and make
9        available the records set forth in this paragraph (i)
10        for examination and copying.
11            (ii) Detailed and accurate records in
12        chronological order of the receipts and expenditures
13        affecting the common areas, specifying and itemizing
14        the maintenance and repair expenses of the common areas
15        and any other expenses incurred, and copies of all
16        contracts, leases, or other agreements entered into by
17        the board shall be maintained.
18            (iii) The minutes of all meetings of the board
19        which shall be maintained for not less than 7 years.
20            (iv) With a written statement of a proper purpose,
21        ballots and proxies related thereto, if any, for any
22        election held for the board and for any other matters
23        voted on by the members, which shall be maintained for
24        not less than one year.
25            (v) With a written statement of a proper purpose,
26        such other records of the board as are available for

 

 

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1        inspection by members of a not-for-profit corporation
2        pursuant to Section 107.75 of the General Not For
3        Profit Corporation Act of 1986 shall be maintained.
4            (vi) With respect to units owned by a land trust, a
5        living trust, or other legal entity, the trustee,
6        officer, or manager of the entity may designate, in
7        writing, a person to cast votes on behalf of the member
8        or unit owner and a designation shall remain in effect
9        until a subsequent document is filed with the
10        association.
11        (2) Where a request for records under this subsection
12    is made in writing to the board or its agent, failure to
13    provide the requested record or to respond within 30 days
14    shall be deemed a denial by the board.
15        (3) A reasonable fee may be charged by the board for
16    the cost of retrieving and copying records properly
17    requested.
18        (4) If the board fails to provide records properly
19    requested under paragraph (1) of this subsection (i) within
20    the time period provided in that paragraph (1), the member
21    may seek appropriate relief and shall be entitled to an
22    award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs if the member
23    prevails and the court finds that such failure is due to
24    the acts or omissions of the board of managers or the board
25    of directors.
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1representative capacity in relation to matters involving the
2common areas or more than one unit, on behalf of the members or
3unit owners as their interests may appear.
4(Source: P.A. 98-232, eff. 1-1-14; 98-241, eff. 8-9-13; 98-756,
5eff. 7-16-14; 99-41, eff. 7-14-15.)