Practical TODI Advice and Advanced TODI Topics in 2022

The legislation that originally created the Transfer on Death Instrument became law in 2012. It is codified as 755 ILCS 27/1 et seq. (“The Act.”) This statute was amended in 2015. There is now a second amendment, Public Act 102-0068, which is effective January 1, 2022. Public Act 102-0068 is truly a major revision of the Act. Consider just a few of these new changes: The Act is no longer the Illinois Residential Real Property Transfer on Death Instrument Act because the Act is no longer limited to just residential real estate. Effective January 1, 2022, a spouse can now renounce a Transfer on Death Instrument and take his or her statutory share. Dick Bales has put together a comprehensive 26-page handout where he thoroughly discusses all the changes to the Act. When appropriate, he uses situational examples to better illustrate these changes. In addition, he has put together a list of what he feels are some areas of concern to both attorneys and title companies.

Advanced Topics in Property Tax: Reassessment Update, Exemptions Explained, and Proration Disasters

A Section 15 sale on the path to deconversion can be controversial. There are rules but they are often misunderstood or intentionally ignored, frequently by the Board of Managers and their attorneys. Unit owners can be forced to sell their unit, whether they wish to or not, upon terms determined by others. Opposition unit owners may be liable if they unlawfully obstruct a sale approved by a requisite majority of unit owners. Conversely, board members may find themselves personally liable, even for punitive damages, if they overstep their bounds and violate their fiduciary obligations to unit owners.