New Illinois law · signed August 7, 2026

Illinois' new condo website law: what HB 5449 requires by January 1, 2028

Illinois House Bill 5449, signed into law on August 7, 2026, requires every condominium and community association board to provide a website unit owners can access — with meeting information and approved board minutes — no later than January 1, 2028. It also requires an annual electronic statement of the association's financial data to owners. There is no small-building exemption for condominiums: a self-managed 6-flat is covered the same as a 300-unit tower.

What the law actually says

HB 5449 amends both the Condominium Property Act (765 ILCS 605) and the Common Interest Community Association Act (765 ILCS 160). The core new duty is one sentence:

Alongside the website, the law requires the board to transmit — annually, electronically — a statement of the association's financial data (receipts, expenses, invoices, contracts, and obligations) to members who have provided their contact information and authorized electronic delivery. The act takes effect January 1, 2027; the website deadline is January 1, 2028.

Who is covered

Every Illinois condominium association. The Condominium Property Act has no minimum size, so the law reaches the buildings least likely to have a website today: the self-managed walk-ups, 3-flats, and 6-flats where a volunteer treasurer keeps the records in a binder. Non-condo townhome and homeowner communities are covered through the Common Interest Community Association Act; the smallest of those (10 or fewer units, or a very small budget) may fall outside that Act — if you're not a condominium, confirm with counsel.

What happens if a board does nothing

Honestly: no one mails you a fine. But the duty sits in the same statutes that govern records requests and resale disclosures, and those get enforced by unit owners and their attorneys — usually mid-transaction, when time is shortest. Expect "where is the association website?" to join "where is the 22.1 disclosure?" on buyer-attorney checklists from 2028 on. A board that ignores it is handing every future closing one more thing to go wrong.

Your options as a self-managed board

Do it yourself. The statutory minimum is modest — meeting information and approved minutes, accessible to owners. A free site builder works if someone on the board is comfortable setting it up, keeping it current, and handing it off when they leave the board. In our experience that last part is where DIY sites die: the one technical owner moves out and the login goes with them.

Or let us run it. We're building a compliance-first association website service on top of 22.done: a simple hosted site with your meeting schedule and minutes — the statutory minimum, kept current from documents you email in — plus the annual electronic financial statement the law requires. And because the site already holds your documents, a Section 22.1 resale disclosure can be produced in minutes when a unit sells, instead of a scramble.

Sources

• HB 5449, enrolled text — Illinois General Assembly.
• Governor's bill-action announcement — signed August 7, 2026, effective January 1, 2027.

Updated August 2026. This page summarizes a new statute in plain English; it is not legal advice. Your association should confirm its specific obligations with counsel.