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Q. Our board is wondering, in light of the Palm II ruling, if a condo board must vote in an open meeting to take collection action against a unit.

Q. I'm part of an architectural review committee, which is one of two committees founded by our covenant documents. I'm wondering if the Palm II decision applies to all parts of the HOA structure or just to the actual board?

Q. Could you point me in the direction of the Bylaws template for small Chicago condo associations? Our building is using the original from the 1960’s or something like that, and I would like to propose a revamp.

Q.The new Management that took over in January has caused me to place a stop payment on my payments. They are currently accusing me of not paying for 1 month last year and attaching late fees.