104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1820
 
Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
765 ILCS 605/32
    Amends the Condominium Property Act. Requires the Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson to act as the mediator or arbitrator for any mediation or arbitration done under the Act.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Condominium Property Act is amended by 
5changing Section 32 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 605/32)
7    Sec. 32. Alternate dispute resolution; mediation; 
8arbitration. 
9    (a) The declaration or bylaws of a condominium association 
10may require mediation or arbitration of disputes in which the 
11matter in controversy has either no specific monetary value or 
12a value of $10,000 or less, other than the levying and 
13collection of assessments, or that arises out of violations of 
14the declaration, bylaws, or rules and regulations of the 
15condominium association. A dispute not required to be mediated 
16or arbitrated by an association pursuant to its powers under 
17this Section, that is submitted to mediation or arbitration by 
18the agreement of the disputants, is also subject to this 
19Section.
20    (b) The Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act shall govern all 
21arbitrations proceeding under this Section.
22    (b-5) The Uniform Mediation Act shall govern all 
23mediations proceeding under this Section.
 
 
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1    (c) The association may require the disputants to bear the 
2costs of mediation or arbitration.
3    (d) The Condominium and Common Interest Community 
4Ombudsperson must act as the mediator or arbitrator for any 
5mediation or arbitration done under this Section. 
6(Source: P.A. 93-399, eff. 1-1-04.)