Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. 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: 6
Discussions
Posts: 1,654
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 72
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2022–23 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
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Co-Sponsor LIVE WEB - The New Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (10/06/2022)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Real Estate Law Update 2022 (10/12/2022)
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Sponsor CHICAGO - Real Estate Law Update 2022 (10/12/2022)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - State and Local Government Incentives for Rebuilding Mixed-Use Residential/Commercial Projects (01/13/2023)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - From Contract to Close: Handling Residential Closings with Care (05/05/2023)
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Co-Sponsor LIVE WEB - Deconstructing the Arbitration Process (05/18/2023)
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 2022–23 bar year.
Real Estate Law
- Community members: 2,334
- Total discussion posts: 1,654
Transactional
- Community members: 25,498
- Total discussion posts: 582
Litigation
- Community members: 25,497
- Total discussion posts: 1,794
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 72 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- House Bill 2098 provides that “seller” does not include a beneficiary who has (1) never occupied the residential real property and (2) never had management responsibility for the residential real property.
- House Bill 2217 amends the Illinois Radon Awareness Act to provide tenants with more rights in the disclosure of radon and testing.
- Senate Bill 1817 amends Article 3 of the Human Rights Act affecting real estate transactions to include use of a person’s immigration status to trigger the Act unless the inquiry or use is in compliance with State or federal law. It also prohibits a third-party loan modification service provider from using the source of income to discriminate under the Act.