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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0714
Introduced 02/01/05, by Rep. Ruth Munson - Elaine Nekritz - Robin Kelly - Elizabeth Coulson - Rosemary Mulligan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Creates the office of
Mobile Home Park Ombudsman, appointed by the Governor. Directs the Ombudsman
to act as a liaison between the State and mobile home park owners and tenants
and to receive and investigate complaints related to mobile home park owners.
Authorizes the Ombudsman to refer possible violations of the Act to the
Attorney General for enforcement.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0714 |
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LRB094 08112 LCB 38297 b |
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| AN ACT concerning civil law.
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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 Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act |
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| is amended by
adding Section 25.5 as follows:
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| (765 ILCS 745/25.5 new)
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| Sec. 25.5. Mobile home park ombudsman.
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| (a) There is created within State government the office of |
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| Mobile Home Park
Ombudsman, hereinafter referred to as the |
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| Ombudsman. The Ombudsman shall be
appointed by the Governor |
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| with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall
serve at the |
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| pleasure of the Governor, and shall receive compensation as set |
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| by
the Compensation Review Board.
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| (b) The Ombudsman shall serve as a liaison between the |
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| State and mobile home
park owners and tenants and shall protect |
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| the rights and interests of mobile
home owners against the |
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| illegal or unreasonable actions of mobile home park
owners. The |
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| Ombudsman shall receive and investigate complaints related to
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| mobile home park owners, including complaints of actions or |
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| omissions affecting
the rights of mobile home owners under this |
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| Act
affecting the privacy and living conditions of mobile home |
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| owners. The
Ombudsman may initiate investigations of allegedly |
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| unreasonable mobile home
park fee and rent increases and |
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| actions by mobile home park owners that impede
a mobile home |
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| owner's ability to sell his or her mobile home to the purchaser
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| of his or her choice. Any annual compensation paid to the |
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| Ombudsman shall be paid through the Department of Public Health |
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| from monies received from Section 6 of the Mobile Home Park |
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| Act.
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| (c) If the Ombudsman believes that a park owner has engaged |
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| in a pattern and
practice to violate any provision of this Act, |
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| the Ombudsman shall refer the
matter to the Attorney General |