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IllinoisHOA & Condo Official Sources
Official government resources for community association records, laws, and licensing in Illinois. Sourced from state agencies and county records offices - no sign-up required.
Community association statutes
Official source
Illinois Compiled Statutes (Illinois General Assembly)
Clean static HTML (ASP) with per-section deep links via DocName encoding (765 ILCS 605/18. The official statute text is available free of charge at the link below.
CAM licensing & association regulation
Illinois licenses community association managers (CAMs). The following agencies regulate managers and, in some cases, associations themselves.
IDFPR -- Division of Professional Regulation (Board of Professional Engineers / Structural Engineers)
- professional engineer (PE)
- structural engineer (SE)
- engineer intern
IDFPR -- Division of Real Estate (Community Association Manager Licensing & Disciplinary Board)
- community association manager (CAM)
- community association management firm
Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) -- Division of Elevator Safety
- elevator contractor
- elevator mechanic
- elevator inspector
- elevator inspection company
- apprenticeship helper
Association & entity registry
Primary source
IL SoS Department of Business Services — Data for Sale (bulk data contract)
Search this registry to verify an association's corporate registration, formation date, registered agent, and current status.
County recorder portals
Community association governing documents (declarations, CC&Rs, bylaws, plats) are recorded at the county level in Illinois. Use these portals to search for a community's recorded documents.
| County | Platform | Access | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | GovOS/Kofile PublicSearch | Free public search | Search |
| Adams County | Fidlar | Paid access | Search |
| Champaign County | Fidlar | Paid access | Search |
| Coles County | Fidlar | Paid access | Search |
| Cook County | County clerk portal | Paid access | Search |
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