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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 Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
5changing Section 9-102 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/9-102)  (from Ch. 110, par. 9-102)
7    Sec. 9-102. When action may be maintained.
8    (a) The person entitled to the possession of lands or
9tenements may be restored thereto under any of the following
10circumstances:
11        (1) When a forcible entry is made thereon.
12        (2) When a peaceable entry is made and the possession
13    unlawfully withheld.
14        (3) When entry is made into vacant or unoccupied lands
15    or tenements without right or title.
16        (4) When any lessee of the lands or tenements, or any
17    person holding under such lessee, holds possession without
18    right after the termination of the lease or tenancy by its
19    own limitation, condition or terms, or by notice to quit or
20    otherwise.
21        (5) When a vendee having obtained possession under a
22    written or verbal agreement to purchase lands or tenements,
23    and having failed to comply with the agreement, withholds

 

 

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1    possession thereof, after demand in writing by the person
2    entitled to such possession; provided, however, that any
3    such agreement for residential real estate as defined in
4    the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law entered into on or
5    after July 1, 1987 where the purchase price is to be paid
6    in installments over a period in excess of 5 years and the
7    amount unpaid under the terms of the contract at the time
8    of the filing of a foreclosure complaint under Article XV,
9    including principal and due and unpaid interest, is less
10    than 80% of the original purchase price shall be foreclosed
11    under the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law.
12        This amendatory Act of 1993 is declarative of existing
13    law.
14        (6) When lands or tenements have been conveyed by any
15    grantor in possession, or sold under the order or judgment
16    of any court in this State, or by virtue of any sale in any
17    mortgage or deed of trust contained and the grantor in
18    possession or party to such order or judgment or to such
19    mortgage or deed of trust, after the expiration of the time
20    of redemption, when redemption is allowed by law, refuses
21    or neglects to surrender possession thereof, after demand
22    in writing by the person entitled thereto, or his or her
23    agent.
24        (7) When any property is subject to the provisions of
25    the Condominium Property Act, the owner of a unit fails or
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1    the common expenses of such property, or of any other
2    expenses lawfully agreed upon or any unpaid fine, the Board
3    of Managers or its agents have served the demand set forth
4    in Section 9-104.1 of this Article in the manner provided
5    for in that Section and the unit owner has failed to pay
6    the amount claimed within the time prescribed in the
7    demand; or if the lessor-owner of a unit fails to comply
8    with the leasing requirements prescribed by subsection (n)
9    of Section 18 of the Condominium Property Act or by the
10    declaration, by-laws, and rules and regulations of the
11    condominium, or if a lessee of an owner is in breach of any
12    covenants, rules, regulations, or by-laws of the
13    condominium, and the Board of Managers or its agents have
14    served the demand set forth in Section 9-104.2 of this
15    Article in the manner provided in that Section.
16        (8) When any property is subject to the provisions of a
17    declaration establishing a common interest community and
18    requiring the unit owner to pay regular or special
19    assessments for the maintenance or repair of common areas
20    owned in common by all of the owners of the common interest
21    community or by the community association and maintained
22    for the use of the unit owners or of any other expenses of
23    the association lawfully agreed upon, and the unit owner
24    fails or refuses to pay when due his or her proportionate
25    share of such assessments or expenses and the board or its
26    agents have served the demand set forth in Section 9-104.1

 

 

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1    of this Article in the manner provided for in that Section
2    and the unit owner has failed to pay the amount claimed
3    within the time prescribed in the demand.
4    (b) The provisions of paragraph (8) of subsection (a) of
5Section 9-102 and Section 9-104.3 of this Act shall not apply
6to any common interest community unless (1) the association is
7a not-for-profit corporation or a limited liability company,
8(2) unit owners are authorized to attend meetings of the board
9of directors or board of managers of the association in the
10same manner as provided for condominiums under the Condominium
11Property Act, and (3) the board of managers or board of
12directors of the common interest community association has,
13subsequent to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1984
14voted to have the provisions of this Article apply to such
15association and has delivered or mailed notice of such action
16to the unit owners or unless the declaration of the association
17is recorded after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
181985.
19    (c) For purposes of this Article:
20        (1) "Common interest community" means real estate
21    other than a condominium or cooperative with respect to
22    which any person by virtue of his or her ownership of a
23    partial interest or unit therein is obligated to pay for
24    maintenance, improvement, insurance premiums, or real
25    estate taxes of other real estate described in a
26    declaration which is administered by an association.

 

 

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1        (2) "Declaration" means any duly recorded instruments,
2    however designated, that have created a common interest
3    community and any duly recorded amendments to those
4    instruments.
5        (3) "Unit" means a physical portion of the common
6    interest community designated by separate ownership or
7    occupancy by boundaries which are described in a
8    declaration.
9        (4) "Unit owners' association" or "association" means
10    the association of all owners of units in the common
11    interest community acting pursuant to the declaration.
12    (d) If the board of a common interest community elects to
13have the provisions of this Article apply to such association
14or the declaration of the association is recorded after the
15effective date of this amendatory Act of 1985, the provisions
16of subsections (c) through (h) of Section 18.5 of the
17Condominium Property Act applicable to a Master Association and
18condominium unit subject to such association under subsections
19(c) through (h) of Section 18.5 shall be applicable to the
20community associations and to its unit owners.
21(Source: P.A. 88-47; 89-41, eff. 6-23-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
 
22    Section 10. The Common Interest Community Association Act
23is amended by changing Sections 1-5, 1-20, 1-25, 1-30, and 1-50
24as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (765 ILCS 160/1-5)
2    Sec. 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
3context otherwise requires:
4    "Acceptable technological means" includes, without
5limitation, electronic transmission over the Internet or other
6network, whether by direct connection, intranet, telecopier,
7or electronic mail.
8    "Association" or "common interest community association"
9means the association of all the members of a common interest
10community, acting pursuant to bylaws or an operating agreement
11through its duly elected board of managers or board of
12directors.
13    "Board" means a common interest community association's
14board of managers or board of directors, whichever is
15applicable.
16    "Board member" or "member of the board" means a member of
17the board of managers or the board of directors, whichever is
18applicable.
19    "Board of directors" means, for a common interest community
20that has been incorporated as an Illinois not-for-profit
21corporation, the group of people elected by the members of a
22common interest community as the governing body to exercise for
23the members of the common interest community association all
24powers, duties, and authority vested in the board of directors
25under this Act and the common interest community association's
26declaration and bylaws.

 

 

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1    "Board of managers" means, for a common interest community
2that is an unincorporated association or organized as a limited
3liability company, the group of people elected by the members
4of a common interest community as the governing body to
5exercise for the members of the common interest community
6association all powers, duties, and authority vested in the
7board of managers under this Act and the common interest
8community association's declaration, and bylaws, or operating
9agreement.
10    "Building" means all structures, attached or unattached,
11containing one or more units.
12    "Common areas" means the portion of the property other than
13a unit.
14    "Common expenses" means the proposed or actual expenses
15affecting the property, including reserves, if any, lawfully
16assessed by the common interest community association.
17    "Common interest community" means real estate other than a
18condominium or cooperative with respect to which any person by
19virtue of his or her ownership of a partial interest or a unit
20therein is obligated to pay for the maintenance, improvement,
21insurance premiums or real estate taxes of common areas
22described in a declaration which is administered by an
23association. "Common interest community" may include, but not
24be limited to, an attached or detached townhome, villa, or
25single-family home. A "common interest community" does not
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1    "Community instruments" means all documents and authorized
2amendments thereto recorded by a developer or common interest
3community association, including, but not limited to, the
4declaration, bylaws, operating agreement, plat of survey, and
5rules and regulations.
6    "Declaration" means any duly recorded instruments, however
7designated, that have created a common interest community and
8any duly recorded amendments to those instruments.
9    "Developer" means any person who submits property legally
10or equitably owned in fee simple by the person to the
11provisions of this Act, or any person who offers units legally
12or equitably owned in fee simple by the person for sale in the
13ordinary course of such person's business, including any
14successor to such person's entire interest in the property
15other than the purchaser of an individual unit.
16    "Developer control" means such control at a time prior to
17the election of the board of the common interest community
18association by a majority of the members other than the
19developer.
20    "Electronic transmission" means any form of communication,
21not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that
22creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed
23by a recipient and that may be directly reproduced in paper
24form by the recipient through an automated process.
25    "Majority" or "majority of the members" means the owners of
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1ownership of the common elements. Any specified percentage of
2the members means such percentage in the aggregate in interest
3of such undivided ownership. "Majority" or "majority of the
4members of the board of the common interest community
5association" means more than 50% of the total number of persons
6constituting such board pursuant to the bylaws or operating
7agreement. Any specified percentage of the members of the
8common interest community association means that percentage of
9the total number of persons constituting such board pursuant to
10the bylaws or operating agreement.
11    "Management company" or "community association manager"
12means a person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity
13entitled to transact business on behalf of others, acting on
14behalf of or as an agent for an association for the purpose of
15carrying out the duties, responsibilities, and other
16obligations necessary for the day to day operation and
17management of any property subject to this Act.
18    "Meeting of the board" or "board meeting" means any
19gathering of a quorum of the members of the board of the common
20interest community association held for the purpose of
21conducting board business.
22    "Member" means the person or entity designated as an owner
23and entitled to one vote as defined by the community
24instruments. The terms "member" and "unit owner" may be used
25interchangeably as defined by the community instruments,
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1unit is involved or at issue, in which case the term "unit
2owner" would be the applicable term used.
3    "Membership" means the collective group of members
4entitled to vote as defined by the community instruments.
5    "Parcel" means the lot or lots or tract or tracts of land
6described in the declaration as part of a common interest
7community.
8    "Person" means a natural individual, corporation,
9partnership, trustee, or other legal entity capable of holding
10title to real property.
11    "Plat" means a plat or plats of survey of the parcel and of
12all units in the common interest community, which may consist
13of a three-dimensional horizontal and vertical delineation of
14all such units, structures, easements, and common areas on the
15property.
16    "Prescribed delivery method" means mailing, delivering,
17posting in an association publication that is routinely mailed
18to all members, electronic transmission, or any other delivery
19method that is approved in writing by the member and authorized
20by the community instruments.
21    "Property" means all the land, property, and space
22comprising the parcel, all improvements and structures
23erected, constructed or contained therein or thereon,
24including any building and all easements, rights, and
25appurtenances belonging thereto, and all fixtures and
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1the members, under the authority or control of a common
2interest community association.
3    "Purchaser" means any person or persons, other than the
4developer, who purchase a unit in a bona fide transaction for
5value.
6    "Record" means to record in the office of the recorder of
7the county wherein the property is located.
8    "Reserves" means those sums paid by members which are
9separately maintained by the common interest community
10association for purposes specified by the declaration and
11bylaws of the common interest community association.
12    "Unit" means a part of the property designed and intended
13for any type of independent use.
14    "Unit owner" means the person or persons whose estates or
15interests, individually or collectively, aggregate fee simple
16absolute ownership of a unit.
17(Source: P.A. 97-605, eff. 8-26-11; 97-1090, eff. 8-24-12;
1898-1042, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
19    (765 ILCS 160/1-20)
20    Sec. 1-20. Amendments to the declaration, or bylaws, or
21operating agreement.
22    (a) The administration of every property shall be governed
23by the declaration and bylaws or operating agreement, which may
24either be embodied in the declaration or in a separate
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1recorded with the declaration. No modification or amendment of
2the declaration, or bylaws, or operating agreement shall be
3valid unless the same is set forth in an amendment thereof and
4such amendment is duly recorded. An amendment of the
5declaration, or bylaws, or operating agreement shall be deemed
6effective upon recordation, unless the amendment sets forth a
7different effective date.
8    (b) Unless otherwise provided by this Act, amendments to
9community instruments authorized to be recorded shall be
10executed and recorded by the president of the board or such
11other officer authorized by the common interest community
12association or the community instruments.
13    (c) If an association that currently permits leasing amends
14its declaration, bylaws, or rules and regulations to prohibit
15leasing, nothing in this Act or the declarations, bylaws, rules
16and regulations of an association shall prohibit a unit owner
17incorporated under 26 USC 501(c)(3) which is leasing a unit at
18the time of the prohibition from continuing to do so until such
19time that the unit owner voluntarily sells the unit; and no
20special fine, fee, dues, or penalty shall be assessed against
21the unit owner for leasing its unit.
22    (d) No action to incorporate a common interest community as
23a municipality shall commence until an instrument agreeing to
24incorporation has been signed by two-thirds of the members.
25(Source: P.A. 96-1400, eff. 7-29-10; 97-605, eff. 8-26-11;
2697-1090, eff. 8-24-12.)
 

 

 

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1    (765 ILCS 160/1-25)
2    Sec. 1-25. Board of managers, board of directors, duties,
3elections, and voting.
4    (a) Elections shall be held in accordance with the
5community instruments, provided that an election shall be held
6no less frequently than once every 24 months, for the board of
7managers or board of directors from among the membership of a
8common interest community association.
9    (b) (Blank).
10    (c) The members of the board shall serve without
11compensation, unless the community instruments indicate
12otherwise.
13    (d) No member of the board or officer shall be elected for
14a term of more than 4 years, but officers and board members may
15succeed themselves.
16    (e) If there is a vacancy on the board, the remaining
17members of the board may fill the vacancy by a two-thirds vote
18of the remaining board members until the next annual meeting of
19the membership or until members holding 20% of the votes of the
20association request a meeting of the members to fill the
21vacancy for the balance of the term. A meeting of the members
22shall be called for purposes of filling a vacancy on the board
23no later than 30 days following the filing of a petition signed
24by membership holding 20% of the votes of the association
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1    (f) There shall be an election of a:
2        (1) president from among the members of the board, who
3    shall preside over the meetings of the board and of the
4    membership;
5        (2) secretary from among the members of the board, who
6    shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the board and of
7    the membership and who shall, in general, perform all the
8    duties incident to the office of secretary; and
9        (3) treasurer from among the members of the board, who
10    shall keep the financial records and books of account.
11    (g) If no election is held to elect board members within
12the time period specified in the bylaws, or within a reasonable
13amount of time thereafter not to exceed 90 days, then 20% of
14the members may bring an action to compel compliance with the
15election requirements specified in the bylaws or operating
16agreement. If the court finds that an election was not held to
17elect members of the board within the required period due to
18the bad faith acts or omissions of the board of managers or the
19board of directors, the members shall be entitled to recover
20their reasonable attorney's fees and costs from the
21association. If the relevant notice requirements have been met
22and an election is not held solely due to a lack of a quorum,
23then this subsection (g) does not apply.
24    (h) Where there is more than one owner of a unit and there
25is only one member vote associated with that unit, if only one
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1membership, he or she is entitled to cast the member vote
2associated with that unit.
3    (h-5) A member may vote:
4        (1) by proxy executed in writing by the member or by
5    his or her duly authorized attorney in fact, provided,
6    however, that the proxy bears the date of execution. Unless
7    the community instruments or the written proxy itself
8    provide otherwise, proxies will not be valid for more than
9    11 months after the date of its execution; or
10        (2) by submitting an association-issued ballot in
11    person at the election meeting; or
12        (3) by submitting an association-issued ballot to the
13    association or its designated agent by mail or other means
14    of delivery specified in the declaration or bylaws; or
15        (4) by any electronic or acceptable technological
16    means.
17    Votes cast under any paragraph of this subsection (h-5) are
18valid for the purpose of establishing a quorum.
19    (i) The association may, upon adoption of the appropriate
20rules by the board, conduct elections by electronic or
21acceptable technological means. Members may not vote by proxy
22in board elections. Instructions regarding the use of
23electronic means or acceptable technological means for voting
24shall be distributed to all members not less than 10 and not
25more than 30 days before the election meeting. The instruction
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1the board or its authorized agent timely written notice of
2their candidacy and must give the person voting through
3electronic or acceptable technological means the opportunity
4to cast votes for candidates whose names do not appear on the
5ballot. The board rules shall provide and the instructions
6provided to the member shall state that a member who submits a
7vote using electronic or acceptable technological means may
8request and cast a ballot in person at the election meeting,
9and thereby void any vote previously submitted by that member.
10    (j) Upon proof of purchase, the purchaser of a unit from a
11seller other than the developer pursuant to an installment
12contract for purchase shall, during such times as he or she
13resides in the unit, be counted toward a quorum for purposes of
14election of members of the board at any meeting of the
15membership called for purposes of electing members of the
16board, shall have the right to vote for the members of the
17board of the common interest community association and to be
18elected to and serve on the board unless the seller expressly
19retains in writing any or all of such rights.
20(Source: P.A. 97-605, eff. 8-26-11; 97-1090, eff. 8-24-12;
2198-1042, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
22    (765 ILCS 160/1-30)
23    Sec. 1-30. Board duties and obligations; records.
24    (a) The board shall meet at least 4 times annually.
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1into a contract with a current board member, or with a
2corporation, limited liability company, or partnership in
3which a board member or a member of his or her immediate family
4has 25% or more interest, unless notice of intent to enter into
5the contract is given to members within 20 days after a
6decision is made to enter into the contract and the members are
7afforded an opportunity by filing a petition, signed by 20% of
8the membership, for an election to approve or disapprove the
9contract; such petition shall be filed within 20 days after
10such notice and such election shall be held within 30 days
11after filing the petition. For purposes of this subsection, a
12board member's immediate family means the board member's
13spouse, parents, siblings, and children.
14    (c) The bylaws or operating agreement shall provide for the
15maintenance, repair, and replacement of the common areas and
16payments therefor, including the method of approving payment
17vouchers.
18    (d) (Blank).
19    (e) The association may engage the services of a manager or
20management company.
21    (f) The association shall have one class of membership
22unless the declaration, or bylaws, or operating agreement
23provide otherwise; however, this subsection (f) shall not be
24construed to limit the operation of subsection (c) of Section
251-20 of this Act.
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1opportunity to be heard, to levy and collect reasonable fines
2from members or unit owners for violations of the declaration,
3bylaws, operating agreement, and rules and regulations of the
4common interest community association.
5    (h) Other than attorney's fees and court or arbitration
6costs, no fees pertaining to the collection of a member's or
7unit owner's financial obligation to the association,
8including fees charged by a manager or managing agent, shall be
9added to and deemed a part of a member's or unit owner's
10respective share of the common expenses unless: (i) the
11managing agent fees relate to the costs to collect common
12expenses for the association; (ii) the fees are set forth in a
13contract between the managing agent and the association; and
14(iii) the authority to add the management fees to a member's or
15unit owner's respective share of the common expenses is
16specifically stated in the declaration, or bylaws, or operating
17agreement of the association.
18    (i) Board records.
19        (1) The board shall maintain the following records of
20    the association and make them available for examination and
21    copying at convenient hours of weekdays by any member or
22    unit owner in a common interest community subject to the
23    authority of the board, their mortgagees, and their duly
24    authorized agents or attorneys:
25            (i) Copies of the recorded declaration, other
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1        and bylaws and any amendments, articles of
2        incorporation, articles of organization, annual
3        reports, and any rules and regulations adopted by the
4        board shall be available. Prior to the organization of
5        the board, the developer shall maintain and make
6        available the records set forth in this paragraph (i)
7        for examination and copying.
8            (ii) Detailed and accurate records in
9        chronological order of the receipts and expenditures
10        affecting the common areas, specifying and itemizing
11        the maintenance and repair expenses of the common areas
12        and any other expenses incurred, and copies of all
13        contracts, leases, or other agreements entered into by
14        the board shall be maintained.
15            (iii) The minutes of all meetings of the board
16        which shall be maintained for not less than 7 years.
17            (iv) With a written statement of a proper purpose,
18        ballots and proxies related thereto, if any, for any
19        election held for the board and for any other matters
20        voted on by the members, which shall be maintained for
21        not less than one year.
22            (v) With a written statement of a proper purpose,
23        such other records of the board as are available for
24        inspection by members of a not-for-profit corporation
25        pursuant to Section 107.75 of the General Not For
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1            (vi) With respect to units owned by a land trust, a
2        living trust, or other legal entity, the trustee,
3        officer, or manager of the entity may designate, in
4        writing, a person to cast votes on behalf of the member
5        or unit owner and a designation shall remain in effect
6        until a subsequent document is filed with the
7        association.
8        (2) Where a request for records under this subsection
9    is made in writing to the board or its agent, failure to
10    provide the requested record or to respond within 30 days
11    shall be deemed a denial by the board.
12        (3) A reasonable fee may be charged by the board for
13    the cost of retrieving and copying records properly
14    requested.
15        (4) If the board fails to provide records properly
16    requested under paragraph (1) of this subsection (i) within
17    the time period provided in that paragraph (1), the member
18    may seek appropriate relief and shall be entitled to an
19    award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs if the member
20    prevails and the court finds that such failure is due to
21    the acts or omissions of the board of managers or the board
22    of directors.
23    (j) The board shall have standing and capacity to act in a
24representative capacity in relation to matters involving the
25common areas or more than one unit, on behalf of the members or
26unit owners as their interests may appear.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 97-605, eff. 8-26-11; 97-1090, eff. 8-24-12;
298-232, eff. 1-1-14; 98-241, eff. 8-9-13; 98-756, eff.
37-16-14.)
 
4    (765 ILCS 160/1-50)
5    Sec. 1-50. Administration of property prior to election of
6the initial board of directors.
7    (a) Until the election of the initial board whose
8declaration is recorded on or after the effective date of this
9Act, the same rights, titles, powers, privileges, trusts,
10duties, and obligations that are vested in or imposed upon the
11board by this Act or in the declaration or other duly recorded
12covenant shall be held and performed by the developer.
13    (b) The election of the initial board, whose declaration is
14recorded on or after the effective date of this Act, shall be
15held not later than 60 days after the conveyance by the
16developer of 75% of the units, or 3 years after the recording
17of the declaration, whichever is earlier. The developer shall
18give at least 21 days' notice of the meeting to elect the
19initial board of directors and shall upon request provide to
20any member, within 3 working days of the request, the names,
21addresses, and weighted vote of each member entitled to vote at
22the meeting. Any member shall, upon receipt of the request, be
23provided with the same information, within 10 days after the
24request, with respect to each subsequent meeting to elect
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1    (c) If the initial board of a common interest community
2association whose declaration is recorded on or after the
3effective date of this Act is not elected by the time
4established in subsection (b), the developer shall continue in
5office for a period of 30 days, whereupon written notice of his
6or her resignation shall be sent to all of the unit owners or
7members.
8    (d) Within 60 days following the election of a majority of
9the board, other than the developer, by members, the developer
10shall deliver to the board:
11        (1) All original documents as recorded or filed
12    pertaining to the property, its administration, and the
13    association, such as the declaration, articles of
14    incorporation, articles of organization, other
15    instruments, annual reports, minutes, rules and
16    regulations, and contracts, leases, or other agreements
17    entered into by the association. If any original documents
18    are unavailable, a copy may be provided if certified by
19    affidavit of the developer, or an officer or agent of the
20    developer, as being a complete copy of the actual document
21    recorded or filed.
22        (2) A detailed accounting by the developer, setting
23    forth the source and nature of receipts and expenditures in
24    connection with the management, maintenance, and operation
25    of the property, copies of all insurance policies, and a
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1    outstanding.
2        (3) Association funds, which shall have been at all
3    times segregated from any other moneys of the developer.
4        (4) A schedule of all real or personal property,
5    equipment, and fixtures belonging to the association,
6    including documents transferring the property, warranties,
7    if any, for all real and personal property and equipment,
8    deeds, title insurance policies, and all tax bills.
9        (5) A list of all litigation, administrative action,
10    and arbitrations involving the association, any notices of
11    governmental bodies involving actions taken or which may be
12    taken concerning the association, engineering and
13    architectural drawings and specifications as approved by
14    any governmental authority, all other documents filed with
15    any other governmental authority, all governmental
16    certificates, correspondence involving enforcement of any
17    association requirements, copies of any documents relating
18    to disputes involving members or unit owners, and originals
19    of all documents relating to everything listed in this
20    paragraph.
21        (6) If the developer fails to fully comply with this
22    subsection (d) within the 60 days provided and fails to
23    fully comply within 10 days after written demand mailed by
24    registered or certified mail to his or her last known
25    address, the board may bring an action to compel compliance
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1    the required deliveries were not made within the required
2    period, the board shall be entitled to recover its
3    reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred from and
4    after the date of expiration of the 10-day demand.
5    (e) With respect to any common interest community
6association whose declaration is recorded on or after the
7effective date of this Act, any contract, lease, or other
8agreement made prior to the election of a majority of the board
9other than the developer by or on behalf of members or
10underlying common interest community association, the
11association or the board, which extends for a period of more
12than 2 years from the recording of the declaration, shall be
13subject to cancellation by more than one-half of the votes of
14the members, other than the developer, cast at a special
15meeting of members called for that purpose during a period of
1690 days prior to the expiration of the 2-year period if the
17board is elected by the members, otherwise by more than
18one-half of the underlying common interest community
19association board. At least 60 days prior to the expiration of
20the 2-year period, the board or, if the board is still under
21developer control, the developer shall send notice to every
22member notifying them of this provision, of what contracts,
23leases, and other agreements are affected, and of the procedure
24for calling a meeting of the members or for action by the board
25for the purpose of acting to terminate such contracts, leases
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1to the contract, lease, or other agreement shall also have the
2right of cancellation.
3    (f) The statute of limitations for any actions in law or
4equity that the board may bring shall not begin to run until
5the members have elected a majority of the members of the
6board.
7(Source: P.A. 96-1400, eff. 7-29-10; 97-1090, eff. 8-24-12.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.