Illinois HOAs enforce their declaration, bylaws, and rules under the Common Interest Community Association Act. Rule violations are pursued through the 765 ILCS 160/1-30(g) fine power, which requires notice and a hearing first. The Act has no separate architectural-review or pre-adoption rule-notice section like the Condominium Property Act.
A board enforces the declaration, bylaws, operating agreement, and rules and regulations; the principal statutory enforcement tool is 765 ILCS 160/1-30(g), which authorizes 'reasonable fines' only 'after notice and an opportunity to be heard.' Unlike the Condominium Property Act, the Common Interest Community Association Act contains no standalone provision dictating a meeting or member-notice procedure specifically for adopting or amending rules, and no statutory architectural-approval framework. The general meeting and notice rules in 765 ILCS 160/1-40 (at least 48 hours' notice of board meetings) apply to board action, including rule adoption. Beyond these, covenant and architectural enforcement is governed by the association's own recorded instruments, enforced in court if necessary.
Enforcement runs through reasonable fines under 765 ILCS 160/1-30(g) after notice and a hearing, plus any remedies (injunctions, self-help, cost recovery) granted by the declaration. No specific statutory penalty exists for covenant or architectural violations beyond what the governing documents provide.
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