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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0847 Introduced 2/10/2021, by Rep. Charles Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Eviction Moratorium Clarification Act. Provides that in any eviction moratorium issued by the Governor through Executive Order or legislation passed by the General Assembly, the moratorium shall not prohibit the eviction of specified individuals. Provides that evictions may be filed, commenced, and enforced against the specified individuals, along with any individuals who otherwise fail to meet the stated requirements of an eviction moratorium.
Provides that in a rental or lease agreement in which utility payments are included in the rent payment, the landlord or property manager shall not be responsible for a tenant's portion of a monthly utility payment for a tenant not paying rent who is protected by an eviction moratorium if the utility charges for that tenant are for more than 20% higher usage than any month in the previous year.
Effective immediately.
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| | HB0847 | | LRB102 12754 LNS 18093 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Eviction Moratorium Clarification Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Covered persons. |
| 7 | | (a) In any eviction moratorium issued by the Governor |
| 8 | | through Executive Order or legislation passed by the General |
| 9 | | Assembly, the moratorium shall not prohibit the eviction any |
| 10 | | of the following individuals: |
| 11 | | (1) individuals able to make full rent or housing |
| 12 | | payment; |
| 13 | | (2) individuals who now occupy the residential |
| 14 | | property if no individuals in the
household have had a |
| 15 | | verbal or written rental agreement at any time for the |
| 16 | | subject
property; and |
| 17 | | (3) individuals engaging in criminal activity while on |
| 18 | | the premises, threatening the health
or safety of other |
| 19 | | residents, damaging or posing an immediate and significant |
| 20 | | risk of damage to property, or engaging in unreasonable |
| 21 | | behavior that substantially infringes on the use and |
| 22 | | enjoyment by other tenants or occupants. |
| 23 | | (b) Evictions may be filed, commenced, and enforced |