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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4079
Introduced 1/15/2004, by Elaine Nekritz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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765 ILCS 705/1 |
from Ch. 80, par. 91 |
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Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that covenants
in commercial leases exempting the lessor from liability for property damage
are not void
as against public policy. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4079 |
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LRB093 15271 LCB 40872 b |
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| AN ACT concerning landlords.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 1 as
follows:
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| (765 ILCS 705/1) (from Ch. 80, par. 91)
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| Sec. 1. Liability exemptions.
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| (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), every
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| covenant, agreement, or understanding in or in connection
with |
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| or collateral to any lease of real property, exempting the |
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| lessor from
liability for damages for injuries to person or |
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| property caused by or
resulting from the negligence of the |
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| lessor, his or her agents, servants or
employees, in the |
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| operation or maintenance of the demised premises or the
real |
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| property containing the demised premises shall be deemed to be |
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| void as
against public policy and wholly unenforceable.
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| (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a provision in a |
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| commercial lease
that exempts the lessor from liability for |
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| property damage.
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| (Source: P.A. 84-551.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law. |