102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3857
 
Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



775 ILCS 5/3-102  from Ch. 68, par. 3-102

     Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning real estate transactions
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning human rights.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 3-102 as follows:
 


6    (775 ILCS 5/3-102)  (from Ch. 68, par. 3-102)




7    Sec. 3-102. Civil rights violations;  real estate 
8transactions.  It
is a civil rights violation for an owner or 
9any other person engaging in
a real estate transaction, or for 
10a real estate broker or salesman,
because of unlawful 
11discrimination, familial status, or an arrest record, as 
12defined under subsection (B-5) of Section 1-103, to: 

13        (A) Transaction.  Refuse to engage in a real estate 
14    transaction with
a person or to discriminate in making 
15    available such a transaction;

16        (B) Terms.  Alter the the terms, conditions or 
17    privileges of a real
estate transaction or in the 
18    furnishing of facilities or services in
connection 
19    therewith;

20        (C) Offer. Refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a 
21    bona fide
offer to engage in a real estate transaction 
22    from a person;

23        (D) Negotiation.  Refuse to negotiate for a real estate 
 
 
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1    transaction
with a person;

2        (E) Representations.  Represent to a person that real 
3    property is
not available for inspection, sale, rental, or 
4    lease when in fact it is
so available, or to fail to bring 
5    a property listing to his or her
attention, or to refuse to 
6    permit him or her to inspect real property;

7        (F) Publication of Intent.  Make, print, circulate, 
8    post, mail, publish or cause to be made, printed, 
9    circulated, posted, mailed, or published any notice, 
10    statement, advertisement or sign, or use a form of 
11    application for a real estate transaction, or make a 
12    record or inquiry in connection with a prospective real 
13    estate transaction, that indicates any preference, 
14    limitation, or discrimination based on unlawful 
15    discrimination or unlawful discrimination based on 
16    familial status or an arrest record, or an intention to 
17    make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination;

18        (G) Listings.  Offer, solicit, accept, use or retain a 
19    listing of
real property with knowledge that unlawful 
20    discrimination or
discrimination on the basis of familial 
21    status or an arrest record in a real estate
transaction is 
22    intended.

23(Source: P.A. 101-565, eff. 1-1-20.)