Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

Only when the annual budget is approved or a special assessment is levied. Associations have to notify owners of monthly assessments and charges when a budget is approved (it often is included with the budget) or when a special assessment is approved.

The law is not that specific as to how to bill owners because you can have a condominium of 3 units or 300 units -- each can decide how to administer itself in these matters to keep things efficient yet cost effective. But if it's a larger association and this is a problem for enough owners, or the association is spending more time and effort on ding'ing owners with notices of non-payment, late payment, etc., then it may be time for a new board, new management company (if any) or new association attorneys. At the very least it should be raised at an owners' meeting to see if it is a problem, and if things are bad enough and the Board won't act, the owners at least can call for a meeting to discuss the issue. As a simple matter, however, if an owner requests information as to his or her unit's monthly responsibilities, a reasonable response would be to provide the information!! Some larger associations offer on-line or automatic withdrawal arrangements.