Board of Directors is obligated by law and our condo declaration to turnover association records.  Why won't they do it? 

If you live at 60–70 E. Scott, you’re entitled—by law—to know how your money is being spent and who’s making decisions about your building. Not in theory. Not when it's convenient. 

The Illinois Condominium Property Act (765 ILCS 605/19) guarantees your right to access:

• Association budgets and financial statements

• Receipts and invoices for all expenditures

• Board meeting agendas and minutes

• Contracts with vendors and management

• Records of assessments and collections

These must be provided within 10 business days of a written request. If not, you can take the matter to court—and if the board is found in violation, they can be ordered to pay your legal fees.

Despite this, our board—led by Wayne Kubasak —has refused to provide a single document in almost three years. Not one budget breakdown. Not one invoice. Not one contract. Zero transparency.

The staggering cost of our latest special assessment, the lobby redecoration  —prompted me to request a breakdown of how the money was being spent. That request was made in December 2024.  To this day, the board has refused to release anything more than a general budget.  I asked for invoices, contracts and more. 

That’s not how this is supposed to work. property managers carry out board policy—they’re not supposed to set it, and they definitely aren’t supposed to run litigation, choose vendors, or approve payments without board direction and owner oversight.

So what’s really going on?  

We’re paying tens of thousands in assessments each year. We have the right to know where that money is going, who’s authorizing spending.

The days of being stonewalled need to end.Transparency isn’t a suggestion. It’s the law.