Skokie condo owner files suit against Park Ridge law firm over nearly $50,000 assessment (IL)

Skokie resident alleges a Park Ridge law firm failed to investigate assessments on a condo unit on his behalf before he purchased it.  According to the complaint, the plaintiff retained the defendant’s services when she purchased a condo in October 2016. She alleges she learned in December 2016 that there was a special assessment passed by the condo board that required a roughly $50,000 payment from her for a construction/engineering error. She alleges she was forced to incur expenses totaling $49,472 to satisfy the assessment.      Read the article………………..

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