Cicero, IL HOA Rules: Assessment & Dues (2026)

Section 22-512 is short but firm: 'The declarant shall be required to pay all assessments on condominium units which he owns pursuant to the act,' meaning the developer can't skip paying its share of the association's operating and reserve costs just because it still holds unsold units. That closes a gap that could otherwise starve a new association's budget while the declarant is marketing remaining units. The obligation ties back to the state condominium property act referenced throughout article VIII, which the town code adopts by cross-reference in section 22-376's definitions.

The assessment duty connects directly to two other sections in the same division. Section 22-514 requires the board of managers to establish a reserve for repair and replacement, funded through the same regular assessments the declarant is required to help pay while it owns units. And section 22-513 requires declarant-era contracts, including any tied to shared costs like recreation facilities, to be cancellable on 90 days' notice once the elected board takes over, so the association isn't locked into declarant-negotiated cost obligations after it starts collecting and controlling assessments itself.

Separately, section 22-542(b) sets a one-time $5,000.00 application fee the declarant must pay to the town when it submits the condominium disclosure statement, on top of all other fees; that town-facing fee is distinct from the ongoing per-unit association assessments covered under section 22-512, but both fall on the declarant during the conversion or new-condominium approval process.