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title: Can condo board mandate where owners buy replacement windows?
description: Can condo association or HOA board mandate where homeowner buy windows?
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# [Can condo board mandate where owners buy replacement windows?](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/38253/Can-condo-board-mandate-where-owners-buy-replacement-windows.aspx)

 Written by [stephen polinsky](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/author/stephen-polinsky) | Thu, Jan 27, 2011 @ 01:12 PM

I live in a condo in Illinois that is governed under the [Illinois Condo Act](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2200&ChapAct=765%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B605%2F&ChapterID=62&ChapterName=PROPERTY&ActName=Condominium+Property+Act.). The windows in our units are the owners responsibility to maintain and cost of maintenance, repair and replacement are the homeowners responsibility. The [bylaws](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/8763/Sample-ByLaws-for-a-Condo-Association-or-HOA.aspx) of our [condo association](https://www.condoassociation.com/CondoAssociation/tabid/83434/Default.aspx) specify the windows must look the same as all other units and be white vinyl clad on the exterior. Our board has recently issued a mandate to the homeowners that replacement windows can only be obtained through a pre-selected vendor thus limiting our right to “shop around” for price. My question: Since the windows are the owner’s property, can the board mandate who we use to replace the windows?

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