94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0237


 
Introduced 1/14/2005, by Rep. Elaine Nekritz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		












765 ILCS 705/1
  from Ch. 80, par. 91









    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









 











HB0237

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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.