102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4939

 

Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
765 ILCS 705/17 new

    Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that if the tenant of a residential property restricted to residents who are senior citizens reports mold in the tenant's residence, the landlord shall pay for a mold test, and if mold is found, the landlord shall pay for removal of the mold.


LRB102 24835 LNS 34081 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB4939LRB102 24835 LNS 34081 b

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
5adding Section 17 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 705/17 new)
7    Sec. 17. Mold in senior residences. If the tenant of a
8residential property restricted to residents who are senior
9citizens reports mold in the tenant's residence, the landlord
10shall pay for a mold test. If mold is found, the landlord shall
11pay for removal of the mold.