In community associations, there is often a tension between a property owner’s desire to keep and maintain their lot in the manner that they see fit and the community’s desire, acting through a community association, to preserve a common set of community standards and expectations. In 2019, the Illinois Court of Appeals provided significant guidance to communities in Illinois in the unpublished decision Fritz v Lake Carroll Property Owners Association, Inc., 2019 IL App (2d) 180329-U, 2019 WL 647074 (Feb 13, 2019 Ill Ct App).    Read the article…………………………….