Mark Pearlstein

Editor's note: This is the final column written by Chicago attorney Mark Pearlstein, who died Tuesday after a long illness. Since 1988, Mark had written a weekly column on condominium and homeowner association law for the Tribune, and we are deeply...

The outpouring of support, respect and admiration for Mark Pearlstein has been overwhelming. Mark's passing is a great loss to Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC and to the community association industry at large. Mark had been my law partner for nearly 10 years,...

Q: Our condominium association has been managed by a management company. At the last board of directors meeting several weeks ago, a quorum of directors voted to terminate the management company. A certified letter was sent to the owner of the...

Q: We purchased a condominium in Chicago and paid substantial funds to buy two parking spaces. We have deeds and tax numbers for both spaces. One space is handicap-size. Another resident in the building has consistently parked in my handicap-size space....

Q: As president of our condominium association, I am aware that the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act allows a condominium association to temporarily take possession of a delinquent owner's unit. The association also has the option to rent out the unit...

Attorney Mark Pearlstein was an expert on community association law, a primary author of recently enacted Illinois legislation to regulate and license community association property managers and for 24 years wrote the Sunday "Condo Adviser" column for the...