January 2021

January 18, 2021

CONDOS AND COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES IN ILLINOIS — A LOOK BACK AND SUGGESTIONS FOR GOING FORWARD

In this article published by IICLE (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), authors Brian Meltzer and Vickie Bresnhan (of Meltzer Purtill and Stelle / MPS), provide a comprehensive review of the history and likely future of legislation and trends regarding condominiums and CICs (common interest communities) in Illinois. As the authors of Chapter 5 of…

January 4, 2021

“CONDOLIKE CONVERSIONS” COMING TO A MALL NEAR YOU

Author: Brian Meltzer

Introduction/Background Shopping centers and malls (collectively referred to herein as “Malls” or individually as a “Mall”) throughout the country were dealing with the effects of changing consumer buying habits due to the rise of online shopping, which was accelerated by the Corona virus. Big box retailers have been closing stores and filing for bankruptcy in…