Bill Text: IL HB2931 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that condominium bylaws shall provide that notwithstanding any provision in the condominium instruments to the contrary, the board of managers has discretion to: (i) address any budget surplus by transferring the surplus funds or portion thereof to the association's capital or operating reserves or applying the surplus funds to any other common expense; and (ii) address any deficit by incorporating the deficit into the following year's annual budget. In provisions governing the combination of units, defines "combination of any units". Provides that the exclusive right to use as a limited common element any portion of the common elements that is not necessary or practical for use by the owners of any other units is not a diminution of the ownership interests of all other unit owners requiring unanimous consent of all unit owners under other provisions of the Act or any percentage set forth in the condominium instruments. Provides that notwithstanding other provisions of the Act or the condominium instruments, an amendment pursuant to the Section governing combination of units is effective if it meets the requirements set forth in that Section.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB2931 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB2931-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB2931 Introduced , by Rep. Robyn Gabel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
765 ILCS 605/18 from Ch. 30, par. 318
765 ILCS 605/31 from Ch. 30, par. 331
Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that condominium bylaws shall provide that notwithstanding any provision in the condominium instruments to the contrary, the board of managers has discretion to: (i) address any budget surplus by transferring the surplus funds or portion thereof to the association's capital or operating reserves or applying the surplus funds to any other common expense; and (ii) address any deficit by incorporating the deficit into the following year's annual budget. In provisions governing the combination of units, defines "combination of any units". Provides that the exclusive right to use as a limited common element any portion of the common elements that is not necessary or practical for use by the owners of any other units is not a diminution of the ownership interests of all other unit owners requiring unanimous consent of all unit owners under other provisions of the Act or any percentage set forth in the condominium instruments. Provides that notwithstanding other provisions of the Act or the condominium instruments, an amendment pursuant to the Section governing combination of units is effective if it meets the requirements set forth in that Section.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Condominium Property Act is amended by
changing Sections 18 and 31 as follows:
(765 ILCS 605/18) (from Ch. 30, par. 318)
Sec. 18. Contents of bylaws. The bylaws shall provide for
at least the following:
(a)(1) The election from among the unit owners of a
board of managers, the number of persons constituting such
board, and that the terms of at least one-third of the
members of the board shall expire annually and that all
members of the board shall be elected at large; if there
are multiple owners of a single unit, only one of the
multiple owners shall be eligible to serve as a member of
the board at any one time;
(2) the powers and duties of the board;
(3) the compensation, if any, of the members of the
board;
(4) the method of removal from office of members of the
board;
(5) that the board may engage the services of a manager
or managing agent;

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(6) that each unit owner shall receive, at least 25
days prior to the adoption thereof by the board of
managers, a copy of the proposed annual budget together
with an indication of which portions are intended for
reserves, capital expenditures or repairs or payment of
real estate taxes;
(7) that the board of managers shall annually supply to
all unit owners an itemized accounting of the common
expenses for the preceding year actually incurred or paid,
together with an indication of which portions were for
reserves, capital expenditures or repairs or payment of
real estate taxes and with a tabulation of the amounts
collected pursuant to the budget or assessment, and showing
the net excess or deficit of income over expenditures plus
reserves; and that notwithstanding any provision in the
condominium instruments to the contrary, the board of
managers has discretion to: (i) address any budget surplus
by transferring the surplus funds or portion thereof to the
association's capital or operating reserves or applying
the surplus funds to any other common expense; and (ii)
address any deficit by incorporating the deficit into the
following year's annual budget.
(8)(i) that each unit owner shall receive notice, in
the same manner as is provided in this Act for membership
meetings, of any meeting of the board of managers
concerning the adoption of the proposed annual budget and

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regular assessments pursuant thereto or to adopt a separate
(special) assessment, (ii) that except as provided in
subsection (iv) below, if an adopted budget or any separate
assessment adopted by the board would result in the sum of
all regular and separate assessments payable in the current
fiscal year exceeding 115% of the sum of all regular and
separate assessments payable during the preceding fiscal
year, the board of managers, upon written petition by unit
owners with 20 percent of the votes of the association
delivered to the board within 14 days of the board action,
shall call a meeting of the unit owners within 30 days of
the date of delivery of the petition to consider the budget
or separate assessment; unless a majority of the total
votes of the unit owners are cast at the meeting to reject
the budget or separate assessment, it is ratified, (iii)
that any common expense not set forth in the budget or any
increase in assessments over the amount adopted in the
budget shall be separately assessed against all unit
owners, (iv) that separate assessments for expenditures
relating to emergencies or mandated by law may be adopted
by the board of managers without being subject to unit
owner approval or the provisions of item (ii) above or item
(v) below. As used herein, "emergency" means an immediate
danger to the structural integrity of the common elements
or to the life, health, safety or property of the unit
owners, (v) that assessments for additions and alterations

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to the common elements or to association-owned property not
included in the adopted annual budget, shall be separately
assessed and are subject to approval of two-thirds of the
total votes of all unit owners, (vi) that the board of
managers may adopt separate assessments payable over more
than one fiscal year. With respect to multi-year
assessments not governed by items (iv) and (v), the entire
amount of the multi-year assessment shall be deemed
considered and authorized in the first fiscal year in which
the assessment is approved;
(9)(A) that every meeting of the board of managers
shall be open to any unit owner, except that the board may
close any portion of a noticed meeting or meet separately
from a noticed meeting to: (i) discuss litigation when an
action against or on behalf of the particular association
has been filed and is pending in a court or administrative
tribunal, or when the board of managers finds that such an
action is probable or imminent, (ii) discuss the
appointment, employment, engagement, or dismissal of an
employee, independent contractor, agent, or other provider
of goods and services, (iii) interview a potential
employee, independent contractor, agent, or other provider
of goods and services, (iv) discuss violations of rules and
regulations of the association, (v) discuss a unit owner's
unpaid share of common expenses, or (vi) consult with the
association's legal counsel; that any vote on these matters

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shall take place at a meeting of the board of managers or
portion thereof open to any unit owner;
(B) that board members may participate in and act at
any meeting of the board of managers in person, by
telephonic means, or by use of any acceptable technological
means whereby all persons participating in the meeting can
communicate with each other; that participation
constitutes attendance and presence in person at the
meeting;
(C) that any unit owner may record the proceedings at
meetings of the board of managers or portions thereof
required to be open by this Act by tape, film or other
means, and that the board may prescribe reasonable rules
and regulations to govern the right to make such
recordings;
(D) that notice of every meeting of the board of
managers shall be given to every board member at least 48
hours prior thereto, unless the board member waives notice
of the meeting pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 18.8;
and
(E) that notice of every meeting of the board of
managers shall be posted in entranceways, elevators, or
other conspicuous places in the condominium at least 48
hours prior to the meeting of the board of managers except
where there is no common entranceway for 7 or more units,
the board of managers may designate one or more locations

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in the proximity of these units where the notices of
meetings shall be posted; that notice of every meeting of
the board of managers shall also be given at least 48 hours
prior to the meeting, or such longer notice as this Act may
separately require, to: (i) each unit owner who has
provided the association with written authorization to
conduct business by acceptable technological means, and
(ii) to the extent that the condominium instruments of an
association require, to each other unit owner, as required
by subsection (f) of Section 18.8, by mail or delivery, and
that no other notice of a meeting of the board of managers
need be given to any unit owner;
(10) that the board shall meet at least 4 times
annually;
(11) that no member of the board or officer shall be
elected for a term of more than 2 years, but that officers
and board members may succeed themselves;
(12) the designation of an officer to mail and receive
all notices and execute amendments to condominium
instruments as provided for in this Act and in the
condominium instruments;
(13) the method of filling vacancies on the board which
shall include authority for the remaining members of the
board to fill the vacancy by two-thirds vote until the next
annual meeting of unit owners or for a period terminating
no later than 30 days following the filing of a petition

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signed by unit owners holding 20% of the votes of the
association requesting a meeting of the unit owners to fill
the vacancy for the balance of the term, and that a meeting
of the unit owners shall be called for purposes of filling
a vacancy on the board no later than 30 days following the
filing of a petition signed by unit owners holding 20% of
the votes of the association requesting such a meeting, and
the method of filling vacancies among the officers that
shall include the authority for the members of the board to
fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term;
(14) what percentage of the board of managers, if other
than a majority, shall constitute a quorum;
(15) provisions concerning notice of board meetings to
members of the board;
(16) the board of managers may not enter into a
contract with a current board member or with a corporation
or partnership in which a board member or a member of the
board member's immediate family has 25% or more interest,
unless notice of intent to enter the contract is given to
unit owners within 20 days after a decision is made to
enter into the contract and the unit owners are afforded an
opportunity by filing a petition, signed by 20% of the unit
owners, for an election to approve or disapprove the
contract; such petition shall be filed within 20 days after
such notice and such election shall be held within 30 days
after filing the petition; for purposes of this subsection,

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a board member's immediate family means the board member's
spouse, parents, and children;
(17) that the board of managers may disseminate to unit
owners biographical and background information about
candidates for election to the board if (i) reasonable
efforts to identify all candidates are made and all
candidates are given an opportunity to include
biographical and background information in the information
to be disseminated; and (ii) the board does not express a
preference in favor of any candidate;
(18) any proxy distributed for board elections by the
board of managers gives unit owners the opportunity to
designate any person as the proxy holder, and gives the
unit owner the opportunity to express a preference for any
of the known candidates for the board or to write in a
name;
(19) that special meetings of the board of managers can
be called by the president or 25% of the members of the
board;
(20) that the board of managers may establish and
maintain a system of master metering of public utility
services and collect payments in connection therewith,
subject to the requirements of the Tenant Utility Payment
Disclosure Act; and
(21) that the board may ratify and confirm actions of
the members of the board taken in response to an emergency,

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as that term is defined in subdivision (a)(8)(iv) of this
Section; that the board shall give notice to the unit
owners of: (i) the occurrence of the emergency event within
7 business days after the emergency event, and (ii) the
general description of the actions taken to address the
event within 7 days after the emergency event.
The intent of the provisions of Public Act 99-472
adding this paragraph (21) is to empower and support boards
to act in emergencies.
(b)(1) What percentage of the unit owners, if other
than 20%, shall constitute a quorum provided that, for
condominiums with 20 or more units, the percentage of unit
owners constituting a quorum shall be 20% unless the unit
owners holding a majority of the percentage interest in the
association provide for a higher percentage, provided that
in voting on amendments to the association's bylaws, a unit
owner who is in arrears on the unit owner's regular or
separate assessments for 60 days or more, shall not be
counted for purposes of determining if a quorum is present,
but that unit owner retains the right to vote on amendments
to the association's bylaws;
(2) that the association shall have one class of
membership;
(3) that the members shall hold an annual meeting, one
of the purposes of which shall be to elect members of the
board of managers;

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(4) the method of calling meetings of the unit owners;
(5) that special meetings of the members can be called
by the president, board of managers, or by 20% of unit
owners;
(6) that written notice of any membership meeting shall
be mailed or delivered giving members no less than 10 and
no more than 30 days notice of the time, place and purpose
of such meeting except that notice may be sent, to the
extent the condominium instruments or rules adopted
thereunder expressly so provide, by electronic
transmission consented to by the unit owner to whom the
notice is given, provided the director and officer or his
agent certifies in writing to the delivery by electronic
transmission;
(7) that voting shall be on a percentage basis, and
that the percentage vote to which each unit is entitled is
the percentage interest of the undivided ownership of the
common elements appurtenant thereto, provided that the
bylaws may provide for approval by unit owners in
connection with matters where the requisite approval on a
percentage basis is not specified in this Act, on the basis
of one vote per unit;
(8) that, where there is more than one owner of a unit,
if only one of the multiple owners is present at a meeting
of the association, he is entitled to cast all the votes
allocated to that unit, if more than one of the multiple

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owners are present, the votes allocated to that unit may be
cast only in accordance with the agreement of a majority in
interest of the multiple owners, unless the declaration
expressly provides otherwise, that there is majority
agreement if any one of the multiple owners cast the votes
allocated to that unit without protest being made promptly
to the person presiding over the meeting by any of the
other owners of the unit;
(9)(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph (9) in connection with board elections, that a
unit owner may vote by proxy executed in writing by the
unit owner or by his duly authorized attorney in fact; that
the proxy must bear the date of execution and, unless the
condominium instruments or the written proxy itself
provide otherwise, is invalid after 11 months from the date
of its execution; to the extent the condominium instruments
or rules adopted thereunder expressly so provide, a vote or
proxy may be submitted by electronic transmission,
provided that any such electronic transmission shall
either set forth or be submitted with information from
which it can be determined that the electronic transmission
was authorized by the unit owner or the unit owner's proxy;
(B) that if a rule adopted at least 120 days before a
board election or the declaration or bylaws provide for
balloting as set forth in this subsection, unit owners may
not vote by proxy in board elections, but may vote only (i)

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by submitting an association-issued ballot in person at the
election meeting or (ii) by submitting an
association-issued ballot to the association or its
designated agent by mail or other means of delivery
specified in the declaration, bylaws, or rule; that the
ballots shall be mailed or otherwise distributed to unit
owners not less than 10 and not more than 30 days before
the election meeting, and the board shall give unit owners
not less than 21 days' prior written notice of the deadline
for inclusion of a candidate's name on the ballots; that
the deadline shall be no more than 7 days before the
ballots are mailed or otherwise distributed to unit owners;
that every such ballot must include the names of all
candidates who have given the board or its authorized agent
timely written notice of their candidacy and must give the
person casting the ballot the opportunity to cast votes for
candidates whose names do not appear on the ballot; that a
ballot received by the association or its designated agent
after the close of voting shall not be counted; that a unit
owner who submits a ballot by mail or other means of
delivery specified in the declaration, bylaws, or rule may
request and cast a ballot in person at the election
meeting, and thereby void any ballot previously submitted
by that unit owner;
(B-5) that if a rule adopted at least 120 days before a
board election or the declaration or bylaws provide for

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balloting as set forth in this subparagraph, unit owners
may not vote by proxy in board elections, but may vote only
(i) by submitting an association-issued ballot in person at
the election meeting; or (ii) by any acceptable
technological means as defined in Section 2 of this Act;
instructions regarding the use of electronic means for
voting shall be distributed to all unit owners not less
than 10 and not more than 30 days before the election
meeting, and the board shall give unit owners not less than
21 days' prior written notice of the deadline for inclusion
of a candidate's name on the ballots; the deadline shall be
no more than 7 days before the instructions for voting
using electronic or acceptable technological means is
distributed to unit owners; every instruction notice must
include the names of all candidates who have given the
board or its authorized agent timely written notice of
their candidacy and must give the person voting through
electronic or acceptable technological means the
opportunity to cast votes for candidates whose names do not
appear on the ballot; a unit owner who submits a vote using
electronic or acceptable technological means may request
and cast a ballot in person at the election meeting,
thereby voiding any vote previously submitted by that unit
owner;
(C) that if a written petition by unit owners with at
least 20% of the votes of the association is delivered to

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the board within 14 days after the board's approval of a
rule adopted pursuant to subparagraph (B) or subparagraph
(B-5) of this paragraph (9), the board shall call a meeting
of the unit owners within 30 days after the date of
delivery of the petition; that unless a majority of the
total votes of the unit owners are cast at the meeting to
reject the rule, the rule is ratified;
(D) that votes cast by ballot under subparagraph (B) or
electronic or acceptable technological means under
subparagraph (B-5) of this paragraph (9) are valid for the
purpose of establishing a quorum;
(10) that the association may, upon adoption of the
appropriate rules by the board of managers, conduct
elections by secret ballot whereby the voting ballot is
marked only with the percentage interest for the unit and
the vote itself, provided that the board further adopt
rules to verify the status of the unit owner issuing a
proxy or casting a ballot; and further, that a candidate
for election to the board of managers or such candidate's
representative shall have the right to be present at the
counting of ballots at such election;
(11) that in the event of a resale of a condominium
unit the purchaser of a unit from a seller other than the
developer pursuant to an installment contract for purchase
shall during such times as he or she resides in the unit be
counted toward a quorum for purposes of election of members

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of the board of managers at any meeting of the unit owners
called for purposes of electing members of the board, shall
have the right to vote for the election of members of the
board of managers and to be elected to and serve on the
board of managers unless the seller expressly retains in
writing any or all of such rights. In no event may the
seller and purchaser both be counted toward a quorum, be
permitted to vote for a particular office or be elected and
serve on the board. Satisfactory evidence of the
installment contract shall be made available to the
association or its agents. For purposes of this subsection,
"installment contract" shall have the same meaning as set
forth in Section 1(e) of the Dwelling Unit Installment
Contract Act;
(12) the method by which matters subject to the
approval of unit owners set forth in this Act, or in the
condominium instruments, will be submitted to the unit
owners at special membership meetings called for such
purposes; and
(13) that matters subject to the affirmative vote of
not less than 2/3 of the votes of unit owners at a meeting
duly called for that purpose, shall include, but not be
limited to:
(i) merger or consolidation of the association;
(ii) sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition
(excluding the mortgage or pledge) of all, or

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substantially all of the property and assets of the
association; and
(iii) the purchase or sale of land or of units on
behalf of all unit owners.
(c) Election of a president from among the board of
managers, who shall preside over the meetings of the board
of managers and of the unit owners.
(d) Election of a secretary from among the board of
managers, who shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the
board of managers and of the unit owners and who shall, in
general, perform all the duties incident to the office of
secretary.
(e) Election of a treasurer from among the board of
managers, who shall keep the financial records and books of
account.
(f) Maintenance, repair and replacement of the common
elements and payments therefor, including the method of
approving payment vouchers.
(g) An association with 30 or more units shall obtain
and maintain fidelity insurance covering persons who
control or disburse funds of the association for the
maximum amount of coverage available to protect funds in
the custody or control of the association plus the
association reserve fund. All management companies which
are responsible for the funds held or administered by the
association shall maintain and furnish to the association a

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fidelity bond for the maximum amount of coverage available
to protect funds in the custody of the management company
at any time. The association shall bear the cost of the
fidelity insurance and fidelity bond, unless otherwise
provided by contract between the association and a
management company. The association shall be the direct
obligee of any such fidelity bond. A management company
holding reserve funds of an association shall at all times
maintain a separate account for each association,
provided, however, that for investment purposes, the Board
of Managers of an association may authorize a management
company to maintain the association's reserve funds in a
single interest bearing account with similar funds of other
associations. The management company shall at all times
maintain records identifying all moneys of each
association in such investment account. The management
company may hold all operating funds of associations which
it manages in a single operating account but shall at all
times maintain records identifying all moneys of each
association in such operating account. Such operating and
reserve funds held by the management company for the
association shall not be subject to attachment by any
creditor of the management company.
For the purpose of this subsection, a management
company shall be defined as a person, partnership,
corporation, or other legal entity entitled to transact

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business on behalf of others, acting on behalf of or as an
agent for a unit owner, unit owners or association of unit
owners for the purpose of carrying out the duties,
responsibilities, and other obligations necessary for the
day to day operation and management of any property subject
to this Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term
"fiduciary insurance coverage" shall be defined as both a
fidelity bond and directors and officers liability
coverage, the fidelity bond in the full amount of
association funds and association reserves that will be in
the custody of the association, and the directors and
officers liability coverage at a level as shall be
determined to be reasonable by the board of managers, if
not otherwise established by the declaration or by laws.
Until one year after September 21, 1985 (the effective
date of Public Act 84-722), if a condominium association
has reserves plus assessments in excess of $250,000 and
cannot reasonably obtain 100% fidelity bond coverage for
such amount, then it must obtain a fidelity bond coverage
of $250,000.
(h) Method of estimating the amount of the annual
budget, and the manner of assessing and collecting from the
unit owners their respective shares of such estimated
expenses, and of any other expenses lawfully agreed upon.
(i) That upon 10 days notice to the manager or board of
managers and payment of a reasonable fee, any unit owner

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shall be furnished a statement of his account setting forth
the amount of any unpaid assessments or other charges due
and owing from such owner.
(j) Designation and removal of personnel necessary for
the maintenance, repair and replacement of the common
elements.
(k) Such restrictions on and requirements respecting
the use and maintenance of the units and the use of the
common elements, not set forth in the declaration, as are
designed to prevent unreasonable interference with the use
of their respective units and of the common elements by the
several unit owners.
(l) Method of adopting and of amending administrative
rules and regulations governing the operation and use of
the common elements.
(m) The percentage of votes required to modify or amend
the bylaws, but each one of the particulars set forth in
this section shall always be embodied in the bylaws.
(n)(i) The provisions of this Act, the declaration,
bylaws, other condominium instruments, and rules and
regulations that relate to the use of the individual unit
or the common elements shall be applicable to any person
leasing a unit and shall be deemed to be incorporated in
any lease executed or renewed on or after August 30, 1984
(the effective date of Public Act 83-1271).
(ii) With regard to any lease entered into subsequent

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to July 1, 1990 (the effective date of Public Act 86-991),
the unit owner leasing the unit shall deliver a copy of the
signed lease to the board or if the lease is oral, a
memorandum of the lease, not later than the date of
occupancy or 10 days after the lease is signed, whichever
occurs first. In addition to any other remedies, by filing
an action jointly against the tenant and the unit owner, an
association may seek to enjoin a tenant from occupying a
unit or seek to evict a tenant under the provisions of
Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure for failure of
the lessor-owner to comply with the leasing requirements
prescribed by this Section or by the declaration, bylaws,
and rules and regulations. The board of managers may
proceed directly against a tenant, at law or in equity, or
under the provisions of Article IX of the Code of Civil
Procedure, for any other breach by tenant of any covenants,
rules, regulations or bylaws.
(o) The association shall have no authority to forbear
the payment of assessments by any unit owner.
(p) That when 30% or fewer of the units, by number,
possess over 50% in the aggregate of the votes in the
association, any percentage vote of members specified
herein or in the condominium instruments shall require the
specified percentage by number of units rather than by
percentage of interest in the common elements allocated to
units that would otherwise be applicable and garage units

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or storage units, or both, shall have, in total, no more
votes than their aggregate percentage of ownership in the
common elements; this shall mean that if garage units or
storage units, or both, are to be given a vote, or portion
of a vote, that the association must add the total number
of votes cast of garage units, storage units, or both, and
divide the total by the number of garage units, storage
units, or both, and multiply by the aggregate percentage of
ownership of garage units and storage units to determine
the vote, or portion of a vote, that garage units or
storage units, or both, have. For purposes of this
subsection (p), when making a determination of whether 30%
or fewer of the units, by number, possess over 50% in the
aggregate of the votes in the association, a unit shall not
include a garage unit or a storage unit.
(q) That a unit owner may not assign, delegate,
transfer, surrender, or avoid the duties,
responsibilities, and liabilities of a unit owner under
this Act, the condominium instruments, or the rules and
regulations of the Association; and that such an attempted
assignment, delegation, transfer, surrender, or avoidance
shall be deemed void.
The provisions of this Section are applicable to all
condominium instruments recorded under this Act. Any portion of
a condominium instrument which contains provisions contrary to
these provisions shall be void as against public policy and

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ineffective. Any such instrument which fails to contain the
provisions required by this Section shall be deemed to
incorporate such provisions by operation of law.
(Source: P.A. 98-1042, eff. 1-1-15; 99-472, eff. 6-1-16;
99-567, eff. 1-1-17; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
(765 ILCS 605/31) (from Ch. 30, par. 331)
Sec. 31. Subdivision or combination of units.
(a) As used in this Section, "combination of any units"
means any 2 or more residential units to be used as a single
unit as shown on the plat or amended plat, which may involve,
without limitation, additional exclusive use of a portion of
the common elements within the building adjacent to the
combined unit (for example, without limitation, the use of a
portion of an adjacent common hallway).
(b) Unless the condominium instruments expressly prohibit
the subdivision or combination of any units, and subject to
additional limitations provided by the condominium
instruments, the owner or owners may, at their own expense,
subdivide or combine and locate or relocate common elements
affected or required thereby, in accordance with the provisions
of the condominium instruments and the requirements of this
Act. The owner or owners shall make written application to the
board of managers, requesting an amendment to the condominium
instruments, setting forth in the application a proposed
reallocation to the new units of the percentage interest in the

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common elements, and setting forth whether the limited common
elements, if any, previously assigned to the unit to be
subdivided should be assigned to each new unit or to fewer than
all of the new units created and requesting, if desired in the
event of a combination of any units, that the new unit be
granted the exclusive right to use as a limited common element,
a portion of the common elements within the building adjacent
to the new unit. If the transaction is approved by a majority
of the board of managers, it shall be effective upon (1)
recording of an amendment to condominium instruments in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 of this Act,
and (2) execution by the owners of the units involved.
(c) In the event of a combination of any units, the
amendment under subsection (b) may grant the owner of the
combined unit the exclusive right to use, as a limited common
element, a portion of the common elements within the building
adjacent to the new unit. The request for the amendment shall
be granted and the amendment shall grant this exclusive right
to use as a limited common element if the following conditions
are met:
(1) the common element for which the exclusive right to
use as a limited common element is sought is not necessary
or practical for use by the owners of any units other than
the owner or owners of the combined unit; and
(2) the owner or owners of the combined unit are
responsible for any and all costs associated with the

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renovation, modification, or other adaptation performed as
a result of the granting of the exclusive right to use as a
limited common element.
(d) If the combined unit is divided, part of the original
combined unit is sold, and the grant of the exclusive right to
use as a limited common element is no longer necessary,
practical, or appropriate for the use and enjoyment of the
owner or owners of the original combined unit, the board may
terminate the grant of the exclusive right to use as a limited
common element and require that the owner or owners of the
original combined unit restore the common area to its condition
prior to the grant of the exclusive right to use as a limited
common element. If the combined unit is sold without being
divided, the grant of the exclusive right to use as a limited
common element shall apply to the new owner or owners of the
combined unit, who shall assume the rights and responsibilities
of the original owner or owners.
(e) Under this Section, the exclusive right to use as a
limited common element any portion of the common elements that
is not necessary or practical for use by the owners of any
other units is not a diminution of the ownership interests of
all other unit owners requiring unanimous consent of all unit
owners under subsection (e) of Section 4 of this Act or any
percentage set forth in the condominium instruments.
(f) Notwithstanding Section 27 of this Act and any other
amendment provisions set forth in the condominium instruments,

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an amendment pursuant to this Section is effective if it meets
the requirements set forth in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90-199, eff. 7-24-97.)