For example, the increase in sales of entire condominium properties under Section 15 of the Condominium Property Act (commonly referred to as “deconversions”) over the past few years has garnered the ire of some individual unit owners. Those owners banded together and started reaching out to anyone who would listen to them. Eventually, they got the attention of legislators, which resulted in Senate Bill 3731. That bill was introduced in the Senate on February 14, 2020 and proposed, among other things, to make changes to Section 15 of the Condominium Property Act, including but not limited to, increasing the percentage of unit owners necessary to approve the sale of the entire property to 85%. Although that bill, as did other community association related bills, did not go anywhere due to the coronavirus pandemic, the introduction of that bill does show that grassroots efforts can be effective.
In summary, whether you view government as a burdensome meddler in, or an advocate for community associations, when the government looks to expand its control over community associations, communication may be our best line of defense. This article did not cover every single way to communicate with elected officials, but hopefully it provides you with some optional courses of action you may take to communicate when you see government doing something you like or don’t like. If government decides to go big, the community association industry also needs to go big with its communication efforts.
*The author understands that there is a certain amount of subjectivity when labeling a law “good.” However, for the purposes of this article, the phrase “good law” means a law that appeals to common sense, is understandable, intends to correct an actual problem, does no more than necessary to correct that problem, and compliance is easy.
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