Blog / Videos Jul 10 2021 Attorney Kris Kasten Interviewed on Chicago’s WTTW News Hour Regarding the Implications for High-Rise Safety Post-Champlain Collapse Jul 10 2021 Attorney Nicholas Bartzen interviewed on WGN’s Karen Conti program on what the Florida Champlain Tower Collapse Means for Chicago High-Rise Associations Jul 10 2021 Implications of the Champlain Towers South Tragedy for Chicago High-Rise Condominiums Jul 9 2021 Access for Process Servers into Community Associations May 18 2021 COVID-19: Employee Vaccination Mandates and Incentives Mar 5 2021 LEGAL TIPS--COVID-19 - COVID 19 Board Meeting Tips and Reminders Mar 5 2021 LEGAL TIPS--COVID-19 - Facility Reopening and Liability Waiver Use Mar 5 2021 LEGAL TIPS--COVID-19 - Update - Eviction Moratorium and Other Eviction Requirements Mar 5 2021 Altus Legal LLC welcomes Lauren Pantaleo as newest firm member Mar 4 2021 Kris Kasten and Nicholas Bartzen scheduled to present at CAI-Illinois Conference and Expo in April 2021 on Association issues Feb 12 2021 Competing Needs: Balancing Emotional Support Dog Requests Resident Allergy and Anxiety Issues Dec 08 2020 Face Mask Restrictions Stengthened by City of Chicago Nov 18 2020 Evictions and Collections Moratorium Reprieve for Community Associations During COVID-19 - Nov 2020 Update Nov 18 2020 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Compliance Required - December 2020 Compliance Deadline Oct 06 2020 Competing Needs: Balancing Emotional Support Dog Requests Resident Allergy and Anxiety Issues Jul 23 2020 Altus Legal July 2020 Newsletter May 29 2020 How, When, And Should We Reopen Our Community Pool This Summer? Mar 20 2020 Essential Employee Verification Mar 16 2020 Notice of Condominium Association Board Meeting Remote Conference Call Jan 10 2020 Handicapped Resident Parking Accommodations Jan 10 2020 Parking Tax Increase and Community Associations Nov 19 2019 Altus Legal November 2019 Newsletter Oct 11 2019 Legal Tips - Chicago Condo Deconversions Now Much More Difficult Oct 11 2019 Legal Tips - "Discretionary" vs. Update Amendments to Declarations: Know the Difference Sep 05 2019 Altus Legal September 2019 Newsletter Aug 08 2019 Altus Legal August 2019 Newsletter Jul 26 2019 Legal Tips - The Illinois Assistance Animal Integrity Act How Will It Impact Community Associations? Jul 26 2019 Altus Legal July 2019 Newsletter Jul 18 2019 Is the Cannabis Act Unleashing Reefer Madness on your Association? – Common Interest Podcast Episode 12 Jun 27 2019 Legal Tips - 22.1 Disclosures: Avoid Liability by Including “Anticipated” Expenditures May 30 2019 Legal Tips - Recreational Marijuana in Condominium Associations Apr 08 2019 Court Awards Condo Association over $1 million from Unit Owner and his Attorney for Frivolous Lawsuits Apr 08 2019 Altus Legal April 2019 Newsletter Apr 03 2019 Legal Tips - Disposition of Association Surplus Apr 03 2019 Legal Tips - Executive Session Meeting Minutes - Free Template Mar 21 2019 Board President Likes His Perks – Common Interest Podcast Episode 05 Mar 08 2019 Altus Legal May 2019 Newsletter Feb 28 2019 Legal Tips - Are Monthly Retainer Programs Worth the Money? Feb 27 2019 Nicholas Bartzen presents Educational Seminar at CAI-IL 2019 Conference Feb 26 2019 Legal Tips - Foreclosure Actions: Why Should the Association Spend Money to Get Involved? Feb 15 2019 Altus Legal February 2019 Newsletter Feb 05 2019 Legal Tips - Do Associations have to provide heat and A/C? Feb 04 2019 Legal Tips - Investing Reserve Funds: How Much Risk is Appropriate? Jan 18 2019 Altus Legal January 2019 Newsletter Jan 08 2019 Legal Tips - Committees vs. Commissions: What Are They and How Are They Used? Nov 30 2018 Legal Tips - Should the Association Accept Packages on Behalf of Residents? Nov 30 2018 Legal Tips - Holiday Decorations in the Common Elements (Condo Associations) Nov 06 2018 Altus Legal November 2018 Newsletter Nov 02 2018 Can the board prohibit non-owners from attending meetings? Sep 26 2018 Legal Tips - How to Adopt a Condominium Association Annual Budget Sep 04 2018 Altus Legal September 2018 Newsletter Aug 31 2018 Founder Nicholas Bartzen named Co-Chairman of Chicago Bar Association Condominium Subcommittee Aug 21 2018 Evicting Problem Tenants from the Association (Condos) Aug 21 2018 Video – Evicting a Problem Tenant from the Association Aug 06 2018 CAI Illinois August 2018 Newsletter - Executive Session Minutes and Violation Procedures Aug 04 2018 Altus Legal August 2018 Newsletter Jul 30 2018 VIDEO-Capital Expenditures Outside Budget (HOA) Jul 26 2018 How Illinois condominium associations should adopt new rules Jul 26 2018 Illinois Condo Boards Must Now Keep Minutes of Closed Board Sessions Jul 23 2020 Altus Legal July 2020 Newsletter Jul 09 2018 Marijuana Issues in the Association - Condo Associations Jul 09 2018 Can an Association Install Fake Security Cameras to Save Money? Oct 06 2020 Competing Needs: Balancing Emotional Support Dog Requests Resident Allergy and Anxiety Issues Jul 23 2020 Altus Legal July 2020 Newsletter May 29 2018 VIDEO – Marijuana Use in Association May 29 2018 VIDEO – Capital Expenditures Outside Budget (HOA)
Attorney Kris Kasten Interviewed on Chicago’s WTTW News Hour Regarding the Implications for High-Rise Safety Post-Champlain Collapse
Attorney Nicholas Bartzen interviewed on WGN’s Karen Conti program on what the Florida Champlain Tower Collapse Means for Chicago High-Rise Associations
Implications of the Champlain Towers South Tragedy for Chicago High-Rise Condominiums
Access for Process Servers into Community Associations
COVID-19: Employee Vaccination Mandates and Incentives
LEGAL TIPS--COVID-19 - COVID 19 Board Meeting Tips and Reminders
LEGAL TIPS--COVID-19 - Facility Reopening and Liability Waiver Use
LEGAL TIPS--COVID-19 - Update - Eviction Moratorium and Other Eviction Requirements
Altus Legal LLC welcomes Lauren Pantaleo as newest firm member
Kris Kasten and Nicholas Bartzen scheduled to present at CAI-Illinois Conference and Expo in April 2021 on Association issues
Competing Needs: Balancing Emotional Support Dog Requests Resident Allergy and Anxiety Issues
Face Mask Restrictions Stengthened by City of Chicago
Evictions and Collections Moratorium Reprieve for Community Associations During COVID-19 - Nov 2020 Update
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Compliance Required - December 2020 Compliance Deadline
Competing Needs: Balancing Emotional Support Dog Requests Resident Allergy and Anxiety Issues
Altus Legal July 2020 Newsletter
How, When, And Should We Reopen Our Community Pool This Summer?
Essential Employee Verification
Notice of Condominium Association Board Meeting Remote Conference Call
Handicapped Resident Parking Accommodations
Parking Tax Increase and Community Associations
Altus Legal November 2019 Newsletter
Legal Tips - Chicago Condo Deconversions Now Much More Difficult
Legal Tips - "Discretionary" vs. Update Amendments to Declarations: Know the Difference
Altus Legal September 2019 Newsletter
Altus Legal August 2019 Newsletter
Legal Tips - The Illinois Assistance Animal Integrity Act How Will It Impact Community Associations?
Altus Legal July 2019 Newsletter
Is the Cannabis Act Unleashing Reefer Madness on your Association? – Common Interest Podcast Episode 12
Legal Tips - 22.1 Disclosures: Avoid Liability by Including “Anticipated” Expenditures
Legal Tips - Recreational Marijuana in Condominium Associations
Court Awards Condo Association over $1 million from Unit Owner and his Attorney for Frivolous Lawsuits
Altus Legal April 2019 Newsletter
Legal Tips - Disposition of Association Surplus
Legal Tips - Executive Session Meeting Minutes - Free Template
Board President Likes His Perks – Common Interest Podcast Episode 05
Altus Legal May 2019 Newsletter
Legal Tips - Are Monthly Retainer Programs Worth the Money?
Nicholas Bartzen presents Educational Seminar at CAI-IL 2019 Conference
Legal Tips - Foreclosure Actions: Why Should the Association Spend Money to Get Involved?
Altus Legal February 2019 Newsletter
Legal Tips - Do Associations have to provide heat and A/C?
Legal Tips - Investing Reserve Funds: How Much Risk is Appropriate?
Altus Legal January 2019 Newsletter
Legal Tips - Committees vs. Commissions: What Are They and How Are They Used?
Legal Tips - Should the Association Accept Packages on Behalf of Residents?
Legal Tips - Holiday Decorations in the Common Elements (Condo Associations)
Altus Legal November 2018 Newsletter
Can the board prohibit non-owners from attending meetings?
Legal Tips - How to Adopt a Condominium Association Annual Budget
Altus Legal September 2018 Newsletter
Founder Nicholas Bartzen named Co-Chairman of Chicago Bar Association Condominium Subcommittee
Evicting Problem Tenants from the Association (Condos)
Video – Evicting a Problem Tenant from the Association
CAI Illinois August 2018 Newsletter - Executive Session Minutes and Violation Procedures
Altus Legal August 2018 Newsletter
VIDEO-Capital Expenditures Outside Budget (HOA)
How Illinois condominium associations should adopt new rules
Illinois Condo Boards Must Now Keep Minutes of Closed Board Sessions
Altus Legal July 2020 Newsletter
Marijuana Issues in the Association - Condo Associations
Can an Association Install Fake Security Cameras to Save Money?
Competing Needs: Balancing Emotional Support Dog Requests Resident Allergy and Anxiety Issues
Altus Legal July 2020 Newsletter
VIDEO – Marijuana Use in Association
VIDEO – Capital Expenditures Outside Budget (HOA)