Melanie, Author at Hillcrest Property Management

How 5 Restaurants in Downers Grove, IL are Serving You During COVID

With COVID-19 on the rise in Illinois again, Governor Pritzker has mandated the shutdown of indoor dining for restaurants and bars. All indoor restaurant and bar services have been suspended for Du Page, Kane, Will, and Kankakee counties until further notice. With the incoming winter season, many restaurants struggling to successfully handle the new order. However, some are staying open for takeout or alternative seated dining. Check out what these bars and restaurants in Downers Grove IL are doing during the latest shutdown.

November 21, 2020

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All-Inclusive Guide to Avoiding Community Association Pipe Freezing

By MelanieBuilding maintenance management

Water damage is one of the worst things a homeowner can experience. If frozen pipes burst in a condo association, the damage and cost multiplies. In Chicagoland, it is crucial to take these steps every autumn.

November 8, 2020

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Four Steps to Amending HOA Covenants, Bylaws, and Rules

By MelanieHOA best practices

Updated November 20, 2021 Homeowners’ associations evolve over time as the world around us changes. For example, a new law gets enacted (e.g., marijuana legalization), or new safety or communication needs arise. Sometimes in response, an HOA must create a new rule or amend a bylaw. Boards must know how to change HOA rules properly. You’ll want to be legally compliant, and manage the concerns of HOA members. This guide tells how to add rule amendments.

November 3, 2020

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5 Fun (and Safe) Things to do in Lombard, IL in Fall 2020

By MelanieLombard

For residents of and near Lombard, there is still plenty to do, inside and out, this year, even amidst COVID. Check out these five fun activities great for fall and winter.

October 31, 2020

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Best Practices for Managing Condominium Association Work Orders

By MelanieBuilding maintenance management

Here’s how to keep the work order process in your association running like a well-oiled machine.

October 25, 2020

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What You Need to Know About Reserve Studies for Condo Associations

By MelanieBuilding maintenance management

Scheduling a regular reserve study for your condo association, conducted by reserve study specialists, ensures that owners will be paying for their portion of the commonly-owned assets. Here’s how and when to do this.

October 11, 2020

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The Actionable Guide for HOA Balcony and Structural Repair

By MelanieBuilding maintenance management

For condo and townhome associations, sometimes the most minor-looking or undetected issues can cause the biggest problems. Here we provide an actionable guide for association boards to avoid unnecessary costly repairs, and to painlessly identify and address structural issues.

August 23, 2020

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How to Smoothly Run HOA Virtual Board Meetings

By MelanieHomeowners' meetings

By now, you’ve probably been experimenting with virtual homeowners’ association board meetings. Have they gone smoothly? Are you unsure about how best to structure them to ensure you are staying legal while keeping the peace? We interviewed attorney Benjamin Rooney at Keay & Costello, P.C. to share his advice.

July 5, 2020

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How To Choose Condo Association Insurance Coverage

By MelanieHOA best practices

I think we can all agree that 2020 is a year we’ll look back on as, well… awful. And since insurance is all about the avoidance of, or recovery from, awful, we interviewed condo association insurance coverage expert Michael DeGeorge of Rosenthal Brothers to give us the latest on HOA and COA insurance pitfalls…

June 28, 2020

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Our Man in White, Property Manager Larry Bennett

By MelanieDes Plaines

As we at Hillcrest are all feeling nostalgic about festivals, outdoor concerts, and other missed summer activities, we are reminded of a special unexpected letter we received two summers ago.

June 13, 2020

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How 5 Restaurants in Downers Grove, IL are Serving You During COVID

All-Inclusive Guide to Avoiding Community Association Pipe Freezing

Four Steps to Amending HOA Covenants, Bylaws, and Rules

5 Fun (and Safe) Things to do in Lombard, IL in Fall 2020

Best Practices for Managing Condominium Association Work Orders

What You Need to Know About Reserve Studies for Condo Associations

The Actionable Guide for HOA Balcony and Structural Repair

How to Smoothly Run HOA Virtual Board Meetings

How To Choose Condo Association Insurance Coverage

Our Man in White, Property Manager Larry Bennett

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