Rep. Hoan Huynh

Filed: 3/21/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2562

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2562 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Common Interest Community Association Act
5is amended by adding Section 1-71 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 160/1-71 new)
7    Sec. 1-71. Heating and cooling standards.
8    (a) When a common interest community building has a
9cooling system or heating system or both serving the entire
10building, including individual units, the association shall
11comply with the following standards with respect to the
12individual units in which people live:
13        (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through
14    September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
15    index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
16        (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May

 

 

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1    31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
2    least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
3    falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
4    p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
5    Fahrenheit.
6    (b) When a common interest community building does not
7have a building-wide cooling system that serves individual
8units, then the association shall provide at least one indoor
9common gathering space for which a cooling system operates
10when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All
11occupants of the building shall have free access to that
12cooled space. As used in this subsection, "indoor common
13gathering space" means a room intended to be used as a place
14where multiple people can gather, such as a lounge, meeting or
15conference room, party room, or similar that can accommodate a
16cooling system. Any common interest community building that
17does not have an indoor common gathering space shall be exempt
18from this subsection.
19    (c) This Section only applies to associations in which the
20initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of
21a unit to a person 55 years of age or older.
 
22    Section 10. The Condominium Property Act is amended by
23adding Section 18.11 as follows:
 
24    (765 ILCS 605/18.11 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 18.11. Heating and cooling standards.
2    (a) When a condominium building has a cooling system or
3heating system or both serving the entire building, including
4individual units, the association shall comply with the
5following standards with respect to the individual units in
6which people live:
7        (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through
8    September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
9    index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
10        (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May
11    31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
12    least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
13    falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
14    p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
15    Fahrenheit.
16    (b) When a condominium building does not have a
17building-wide cooling system that serves individual units,
18then the association shall provide at least one indoor common
19gathering space for which a cooling system operates when the
20heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All occupants of the
21building shall have free access to that cooled space. As used
22in this subsection, "indoor common gathering space" means a
23room intended to be used as a place where multiple people can
24gather, such as a lounge, meeting or conference room, party
25room, or similar that can accommodate a cooling system. Any
26condominium building that does not have an indoor common

 

 

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1gathering space shall be exempt from this subsection.
2    (c) This Section only applies to associations in which the
3initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of
4a unit to a person 55 years of age or older.
 
5    Section 15. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by
6adding Section 20 as follows:
 
7    (765 ILCS 705/20 new)
8    Sec. 20. Heating and cooling standards.
9    (a) When residential rental property has a cooling system
10or heating system or both serving the entire premises,
11including individual dwelling units, the landlord shall comply
12with the following standards with respect to the individual
13dwelling units in which tenants live:
14        (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through
15    September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
16    index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
17        (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May
18    31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
19    least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
20    falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
21    p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
22    Fahrenheit.
23    (b) When residential rental property does not have a
24premises-wide cooling system that serves individual dwelling

 

 

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1units, then the landlord shall provide at least one indoor
2common gathering space for which a cooling system operates
3when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All tenants
4of the residential rental property shall have free access to
5that cooled space. As used in this subsection, "indoor common
6gathering space" means a room intended to be used as a place
7where multiple people can gather, such as a lounge, meeting or
8conference room, party room, or similar that can accommodate a
9cooling system. Residential rental property that does not have
10an indoor common gathering space shall be exempt from this
11subsection.
12    (c) This Section only applies to residential rental
13property in which rental or occupancy is limited to persons 55
14years of age or older.".