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Articles From Ellis B. Levine

The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in Spanish Court Two Condominium Association v. Carlson— What is the next step? By Ellis B. Levine Real Estate Law, April 2015 The author of this article, the sponsor of many of the major provisions of the Illinois Condominium Property Act during his 16 years as a member of the Illinois General Assembly, agrees with the majority decision—that condominium law was intended to be statutory in nature, and therefore, that the obligation to pay assessments was absolute, but also agrees with Justice Freeman and the other dissenting justices as to the need for the General Assembly to provide additional mechanisms for condominium board accountability, some of which he spells out here.
Legislation intended to lower the employment barriers for people with disabilities By Ellis B. Levine Human and Civil Rights, March 2014 An overview of the Illinois Employment First Act, signed into law in July 2013.
The signing ceremony for the Religious Freedom & Marriage Fairness Act demonstrates that LGBT rights is the civil rights issue of this decade By Ellis B. Levine Human and Civil Rights, March 2014 The author shares his thoughts about Illinois' new Religious Freedom & Marriage Fairness Act.

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