Homeowner Associations Can’t Ban Native Plants, Thanks to New Illinois Law | Chicago News | WTTW

Homeowner associations (HOAs) across the country, including many in Illinois, have adopted prohibitions against native plants, enforcing rules through fines, tickets, peer pressure and other means. Among HOAs’ arguments against natives: They’re too tall, too weedy, too unkempt and too attractive to rodents.

The Illinois state legislature has stepped into the breach, passing a new law that in effect bans the bans. HOAs can no longer bar homeowners from planting native gardens.

At least some good news!
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https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/27/homeowner-associations-can-t-ban-native-plants-thanks-new-illinois-law