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IL HB5617
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Margaret DeLaRosa
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AI Summary
- Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act to require boards to maintain association records on a secure website accessible only to unit owners and authorized agents for free electronic downloading
- Financial records must be maintained for 7 years in spreadsheet format (Excel or similar) that allows owners to download and manipulate data, including income statements, balance sheets, check registers, budgets, and tax returns
- First 25 pages of paper copies must be provided free if a photocopier is available on-site; additional pages may be charged at up to 25 cents per page, with personnel costs capped at $20 per hour only after the first half-hour of retrieval time
- Unit owners must be allowed to use personal devices (smartphones, tablets, scanners) to photograph or scan records at no charge, with inspection rights of at least one 8-hour business day per month
- Boards must post quarterly updates of all transactions including contracts, signed proposals, proof of payments, and parcel inspections; managing agents must return all original books and records immediately upon termination of their relationship
Legislative Description
COMMON INTEREST ASSN-RECORDS
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee
2/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules2/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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