Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 12
CLE
Live Programs: 7
Discussions
Posts: 1,514
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 184
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2023–24 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Notaries Public: New Rules, Amendments, and More (07/20/2023)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Notaries Public: New Rules, Amendments, and More - Video Replay (09/06/2023)
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Sponsor LIVE - Real Estate Law Update 2023 (11/17/2023)
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Co-Sponsor LIVE WEB - Navigating Restrictions and Transparency Requirements of Foreign Investments in U.S. Land (03/27/2024)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Due Diligence in Commercial and Residential Real Estate Matters (04/12/2024)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - 10 Tips for Illinois Attorneys: Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in Real Estate (04/30/2024)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Real Estate Law Update - Spring 2024 (05/02/2024)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2023–24 bar year.
Real Estate Law
- Community members: 2,282
- Total discussion posts: 1,514
Transactional
- Community members: 29,383
- Total discussion posts: 551
Litigation
- Community members: 29,384
- Total discussion posts: 1,463
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 184 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- Senate Bill 2919 amends the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure to allow a judicial foreclosure sale to be held in person, online, or both by a judge, sheriff, or other person. A third-party online sale provider may be engaged to assist with the performance of an online sale.
- House Bill 4768 creates the Landlord Retaliation Act and declares that it is against the public policy of the State for a landlord to take retaliatory action against a tenant. It prohibits a landlord from knowingly terminating a tenancy, increasing rent, decreasing services, bringing or threatening to bring a lawsuit against a tenant for possessing or refusing to renew a lease or tenancy because the tenant has in good faith has taken certain actions.
- House Bill 5502 provides that in a sale of a condominium unit by a unit owner, no condominium association may exercise any right of refusal, option to purchase, or right to disapprove the sale: (i) on the basis that the purchaser's financing is guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration; or (ii) for a discriminatory or otherwise unlawful purpose. It further provides that any person aggrieved by a violation of the provisions regarding resale approval has a cause of action against the offending condominium association that may be commenced in circuit court.