101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2260
 
Introduced , by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
765 ILCS 615/20

     Amends the Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Ombudsperson may hire a staff member.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Condominium and Common Interest Community 
5Ombudsperson Act is amended  by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 615/20)

7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2022)
8    Sec. 20. Office of the Condominium and Common Interest 
9Community Ombudsperson.

 
10    (a)  There is created in the Division of Real Estate within 
11the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, under 
12the supervision and control of the Secretary, the Office of the 
13Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson.


14    (b)  The Department shall name an Ombudsperson and other 
15persons as necessary to discharge the requirements of this Act. 
16The Ombudsperson shall have the powers delegated to him or her 
17by the Department, in addition to the powers set forth in this 
18Act.

Subject to appropriation, the Ombudsperson may hire a 
19staff member. 
20    (c)  Neither the Ombudsperson nor the Department shall have 
21any authority to consider matters that may constitute grounds 
22for charges or complaints under the Illinois Human Rights Act 
23or that are properly brought before the Department of Human 
 
 
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1Rights or the Illinois Human Rights Commission, before a 
2comparable department or body established by a county, 
3municipality, or township pursuant to an ordinance prohibiting 
4discrimination and established for the purpose of 
5investigating and adjudicating charges or complaints of 
6discrimination under the ordinance, or before a federal agency 
7or commission that administers and enforces federal 
8anti-discrimination laws and investigates and adjudicates 
9charges or complaints of discrimination under such laws. 
10    (d)   Information and advice provided by the Ombudsperson has 
11no binding legal effect and is not subject to the provisions of 
12the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.

13(Source: P.A. 98-1135, eff. 1-1-17 (See Section 20 of P.A. 
1499-776 for effective date of P.A. 98-1135); 99-776, eff. 
158-12-16.)