101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1876
 
Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Sue Rezin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
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     Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that a lessor of a dwelling unit shall disclose to lessees risks of flooding. Provides that the Act only applies to a dwelling unit located on or below the second story. Provides that, for every lease or rental agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2019, the lessor shall disclose that: (1) the property is located in a special flood hazard area or an area of potential flooding, if the lessor has actual knowledge of that fact; and (2) the lessor's insurance does not cover the loss of the lessee's personal possessions and it is recommended that the lessee consider purchasing renter's insurance and flood insurance to insure his or her possessions from loss due to fire, flood, or other risk of loss. Effective immediately.
  


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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 Landlord and Tenant Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 17 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 705/17 new)
7    Sec. 17. Flooding disclosure. 
8    (a)   A lessor of a dwelling unit shall disclose to lessees 
9risks of flooding consistent with the provisions of this 
10Section. For the purposes of this Section, "dwelling unit" 
11means a room or suite of rooms used for human habitation and 
12for which a lessor and a lessee have a written lease agreement.
13    (b)   The provisions of this Section apply only to a dwelling 
14unit located on or below the second story.
15    (c)   For every lease or rental agreement entered into on or 
16after July 1, 2019, the lessor shall disclose that:
17        (1)   The property is located in a special flood hazard 
18    area or an area of potential flooding, if the lessor has 
19    actual knowledge of that fact. For purposes of this 
20    Section, "actual knowledge" includes the following:
21            (i)   the lessor has received written notice from any 
22        public agency stating that the property is located in a 
23        special flood hazard area or an area of potential 
 
 
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1        flooding;
2            (ii)   the property is located in an area in which 
3        the lessor's mortgage holder requires the owner to 
4        carry flood insurance;
5            (iii)   the lessor currently carries flood 
6        insurance; or
7            (iv)   the lessor has any damages, claims sought, or 
8        some other documentable, verifiable evidence that 
9        there have been instances of flooding.
10        (2)   The lessor's insurance does not cover the loss of 
11    the lessee's personal possessions and it is recommended 
12    that the lessee consider purchasing renter's insurance and 
13    flood insurance to insure his or her possessions from loss 
14    due to fire, flood, or other risk of loss. 
  
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.