Newsletters

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March 2012:  "Bed Bugs and a Board's Duty" by Denise DeBelle of the Law Office of Denise M. DeBelle

February 2012:  "Collecting Assessments in Foreclosure Situations" by Lara Anderson of Fullett Rosenlund Anderson PC

December 2011/January 2012: "FHA Project Approval Update: The Pros, the Cons & the Current Requirements" by Kristofer Kasten of Michael C. Kim & Associates

 

November 2011: "Frozen Sprinkler Pipes" by Michael McLaughlin of Community Association Underwriters of Illinois

 

October 2011: "Investing of Reserve Funds" by Frank Coleman of Community Advantage

 

September 2011: "Efficient Self-Management in Three Easy Steps" by Angela Falzone of Association Advocates, Inc. 

 

July/August 2011:  "A General Overview of a Forcible Entry and Detainer Action,"  by Gabriella Comstock of Keough & Moody

 

June 2011:  "Contractors & The Bidding Process" by James Slowikowski of Dickler Kahn Slowikowski & Zavell, Ltd.

 

May 2011:  "Who Controls the Wires?" by Robert Neumann of Access Media 3

 

April 2011:  "Shedding Light on the Homeowners' Solar Rights Act" by Robert Prince of Tressler LLP

 

March 2011:  "How Qualified is Your Property Manager?" by Martin Stone of HSR Property Services, LLC

 

February 2011:  "Balancing a Short Sale Negotiation vs. a Board's Fiduciary Duty", by Kelly Elmore of Penland & Hartwell, LLC

 

December 2010/January 2011:  "Don't Be Left Out in the Cold,"  by Luci Major of Advanced Public Adjuster

 

November 2010:  "Apathy:  What Happens When No One Wants to Serve on the Board," by Rob Kogen of Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit

 

October 2010:  "Common Interest Community Association Act: What's It All About?" by Gabriella Comstock of Keough & Moody, PC 

 

September 2010:  "Leave it to the Professionals" by Ron Katz of Kipcon

 

July/August 2010:  "Which Federal Income Tax Return is Right for your Association" by Steve Silberman of Frost Rutteberg Rothblatt

 

June 2010: "Is there Hope for the Association Double-Teamed by Builder Developer Defects" by Douglas Palandech and George Pilja of Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi and Rudloff PC

 

May 2010:  "New Legislatoin Not Many are Talking About" by Greg Lason of Waldman Engineering Consultants

April 2010:  "Illinois General Not-for-Profit Act:  Provisions Relevant to Community Associations" by Scott Rosenlund of Fosco Fullet Rosenlund PC

 

March 2010:  "Navigating the Issue of Hardship Requests" by Kelly Elmore of Penland and Hartwell

 

February 2010:  "Selecting Vendors and Obtaining Services You Deserve" by Angela Falzone and Shirley Feldmann of Association Advocates, Inc.

 

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.

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