Newsletters

You can now download recent ACTHA newsletters directly from this page. Click on the month to view the file as a PDF. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. if you do not have Reader, you can download the program for free from: www.adobe.com

 

December 2009/January 2010:  "Manager Licensing Comes to Illinois" Mark Pearlstein of Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC

 

November 2009:  "Fannie Mae and FHA Heads Up" Mike Kim of the Law Offices of Michael C. Kim and Associates

October 2009:  "Hearings and Rules Violations" Tim Snowden of Heil Heil Smart & Golee

 

September 2009:  "Audits for Associations" George Ferenzi, CPA of Ferenzi & Associates

July/August 2009:  "The Association's Insurance is not Enough to Cover the Unit" by Martin Stone of HSR Property Services

June 2009:  "How to Ensure that your Association is True Housing for Persons 55+ and Older" by Gabriella Comstock of Keough and  Moody

May 2009:  "Appealing your Association's Tax Assessment" by Brian Grossman and Francis O'Malley of Worsek & Vihon

April 2009: Annual Budgets and Special Assessments by Joonho Yu of Penland and Hartwell, LLC

March 2009: A "Green Strategy" by Daniel Baegelman, AIA of Full Circle Architects

February 2009: Use of Evictions to Collect Amounts Due Community Association by Barry Kreisler of the Law Offices of Barry Kreisler, PC

December 2008/January 2009: Reserve Studies by Ted Salgado of Reserve Advisors, Inc.

November 2008: Common Insurance Mistakes Associations Make by Ron Sirotski of Hollinger Insurance Services

October 2008: Revival of FHA Loans by Beth Lloyd, President of ACTHA

September 2008: Election Procedures: Mail-in Ballots by Charles VanderVennet, Attorney

July/August 2008: Leasing Restrictions: Should Exceptions be Granted and if so, When by Gabriella Comstock of Keough and Moody PC

June 2008: Installment Contracts: Re-emergence of an Old Tool by John Bickley III of Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit

May 2008: Association Management: Creation, Review, Amendment and Recording of Governing Documents by Stepfon Smith of Smith Amundsen

April 2008: Replacement Fencing: How to Make the Right Choice by John Belli of Tru-Link Fence and Products

March 2008: Rule Enforcement A Litigation Perspective by David Hartwell of Penland and Hartwell

February 2008: Utility Bills: Know the Facts by Hans Hermann of Cost Containment International

December 2007/January 2008: Illinois Elevator Safety Code by Tom Jackson of Suburban Elevator Co.

November 2007: Chicago Scavenger Rebates by Brad Schneider of Condo CPA

October 2007: Maintenance Free Living by Karen Corral of Harris

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