A sitting board director at 175 East Delaware Place Homeowners Association has filed suit against the association in Cook County Circuit Court, seeking access to records related to the building's Holiday Fund — a program that solicits contributions from approximately 700 unit owners and has generated six-figure distributions to building employees and contracted staff.
The case, Mattis v. 175 East Delaware Place Homeowners Association (2026 CH 04843), centers on a fundamental governance question: when an association collects money from owners and distributes it to employees, are the records documenting those transactions association records subject to inspection under Illinois law?
The Association has taken the position that many of the requested documents are not association records. The court's answer could have significant implications for condominium and homeowners associations throughout Illinois that administer holiday funds or similar owner-funded programs.
Full analysis published in The Governance Ledger on Substack.
