KSN Podcast

KSN attorney Kerry Bartell discusses community association board member roles and responsibilities. Topics include board positions, vendor roles, fiduciary duty, board member responsibilities, best practices, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  la...

KSN attorney Joshua Weinstein discusses upcoming, new legal requirements for Illinois community association delinquent assessment collection policies. Topics include the potential impact to association finances, board member best practices to avoid collection challenges, what must be included in the collection policy, and additional legal requirements for unit sales. Since 1983, KSN has been a leg...

KSN attorneys David Savitt and Joshua Wesintein discuss summer planning in community associations including maintenance, vendor contracts, pest control, board member responsibilities, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , an...

KSN attorney Jessica Ryan  discusses frequently asked questions by Chicagoland landlords and rental property managers. Topics include junk fee status, CARES Act notice, 5 day vs non-renewal, current eviction delays, ERP updates, and more. (56 mins.) Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate t...

KSN attorneys discuss summer planning in community associations including pool safety, fireworks, association events, board member responsibilities, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , and  property tax appeals . We repres...

KSN attorney Jessica Ryan covers the RTLO verses RLTO and important legal updates impacting Illinois landlords and rental property managers. Topics include the Residential Tenant Landlord Ordinance (RTLO), Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (RLTO), local ordinance comparisons, and more. (65 mins.)

KSN attorney David Savitt discusses appealing to the next generation of homeowners in community associations. Topics include technology, sustainability, virtual meetings, voting, rule updates, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant is...

KSN attorney Matthew Moodhe discusses recent Fannie Mae reserve guidelines for condo associations. Topics include the impact to budgeting, reserve fund percentages, mortgage eligibility, property values along with board member responsibilities. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transa...

KSN attorney Jessica Ryan discusses preparing for an eviction and best practices for Illinois landlords and rental property managers. Topics include termination notices, service, accepting payments as applicable in all jurisdictions in the Chicagoland area, including Chicago RLTO, Cook RTLO, and other counties/municipalities, and more. (62 mins.)

Significant changes to Indiana law governing community association assessment collections take effect July 1, 2026. In this episode, KSN attorney Kelly Elmore explains how HB1152 and HB1115 will impact collection procedures, enforcement options, and policy considerations for associations. She also discusses the steps boards and community managers should take now to update procedures, review govern...

KSN attorney Omar Malik discusses community association questionnaire requests, paid assessment letters, board member responsibilities, best practices, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , and  property tax appeals . We repr...

KSN attorney Paul Ochmanek discusses board member best practices when working with real estate agents including document requests, legal requirements, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , and  property tax appeals . We repr...

KSN attorney Laura Boggioni discusses important 2026 legal updates impacting Illinois landlords and rental property managers. Topics include Safer Homes disclosure updates, lease requirements, naming minors in evictions, criminal trespass, and more. (43 mins.)

KSN attorney Omar Malik discusses governing documents in community associations. Topics include  applicable laws, reviewing documents, board member responsibilities, best practices, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , and ...

KSN attorneys  Kerry Bartell  and  David Savitt review community association updates including governing documents, maintenance responsibilities, voting, technology and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , and  property tax appe...

KSN attorney Jessica Ryan discusses important legal updates impacting Illinois landlords and rental property managers.   Topics include eviction filings regarding minors, Illinois court-based rental assistance update, criminal trespass, Chicago Composting Ordinance, ICE raids & access authority, and more. (64 mins.)

KSN attorneys Michael Kreibich and Paul Ochmanek review community association disaster preparation including property inspections, burst pipes, insurance coverage, risk assessment, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , and  p...

KSN attorneys Sabina Arutyunyan and Omar Malik review community association meetings including annual meetings, board sessions, committees, virtual meetings, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , and  property tax appeals ....

KSN attorney Joshua Weinstein discusses increased package delivery considerations within condominium associations. Topics include package storage, staffing, third party services, security issues, legal concerns, board member responsibilities, and more. (14 mins.) Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in...

KSN attorneys Sabina Arutyunyan and Joshua Weinstein review community association policies including parking, rentals, document retention, architectural guidelines, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , and  property tax app...

KSN attorney David Savitt discusses the impact of technology in a community association. David addresses recent legal updates involving electric vehicle charging, solar panels, security cameras, drones, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord...

KSN attorneys Paul Ochmanek and Joshua Weinstein review community association technology including virtual meetings, electronic documents, voting, solar panels, electric vehicles, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , and  p...

KSN attorney Kerry Bartell discusses maintaining civility in your community association. Topics include areas of conflict, communication, board member responsibilities, best practices, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , an...

KSN attorneys Kerry Bartell and Paul Ochmanek review community association policies including parking, rentals, document retention, architectural guidelines, and more. Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , and  property tax appeals ....

KSN attorney Paul Ochmanek discusses increasing attendance at association meetings including engagement, scheduling, promotion, and more. (15 mins.) Since 1983, KSN has been a legal resource for  condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations . Additionally, we represent clients in real estate transactions,  collections ,  landlord/tenant issues , and  property tax appeals . We represent thousa...