103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3709

 

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Lakesia Collins

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Creates the Keep Illinois Home Act. Provides that no person shall allow to be occupied, or rent to another for occupancy, or charge, accept, or retain rent for any dwelling unit unless the landlord has registered the dwelling unit with the Illinois Housing Development Authority in the residential rental registry created under the provisions. Includes provisions on the form of registration, failure to register, and the administration and enforcement of registry. Provides that the Illinois Supreme Court shall contract with or enter a memorandum of agreement with an administering entity to administer a right to counsel program for tenants. Provides that the administering entity, within the funding available to it for the right to counsel program, shall fund the provision of legal representation by designated organizations under this Section. Provides that a designated organization may subcontract with a nonprofit or community organization to provide legal representation to a covered individual and to provide tenant outreach and education. Contains other requirements for the program. Contains provisions relating to the Small Rental Property Owner Repairs and Improvement Fund, private enforcement of eviction actions, and a Tenant Bill of Rights. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act adding a rental property capital improvement credit. Amends the State Finance Act, Code of Civil Procedure, Condominium Property Act, and Rent Control Preemption Act making conforming and other changes. Repeals the Retaliatory Eviction Act. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Keep
5Illinois Home Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
7    (a) There is a significant shortage of safe, affordable,
8and healthy rental housing in the State, especially for
9hundreds of thousands of lower-income renters. One-third of
10residents, or nearly 1.6 million households, depend on rental
11housing.
12    (b) The rate at which rent has increased in the State has
13continued to outpace the increase in residents' real wages,
14resulting in an increasing rent burden borne by households,
15especially vulnerable populations. This growing burden
16threatens the quality and stability of housing available to
17renters.
18    (c) Many households that depend on rental housing are
19low-income and are rent-burdened, meaning that they pay more
20than 30% of the household income on rent. Additionally, some
21of these households are severely cost-burdened, meaning that
22the household must devote more than 50% of the household
23income to paying rent, leaving little for other household

 

 

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1necessities such as health care, education, vocational
2training, transportation, or utilities.
3    (d) An inability to find affordable housing negatively
4impacts tenants' economic stability, health and well-being,
5and capacity to participate in their communities. A lack of
6stable housing may limit a parent's ability to maintain
7employment, a child's capacity to succeed at school, and, for
8lower-income families, the potential to escape the cycle of
9poverty.
10    (e) Tenants' inability to find and retain affordable
11housing results in increased rates of involuntary
12displacement, eviction, and property turnover, creating
13additional burdens for landlords and property owners, social
14service agencies, local governments, and the judicial system,
15as well as renter households.
 
16    Section 10. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to promote
17the maintenance and expansion of the supply of healthy,
18accessible, safe, and affordable rental housing, and to
19establish the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants
20in the rental of dwelling units in the State. This Act is
21remedial in its general purpose and shall be construed
22liberally to achieve its objectives.
 
23    Section 15. Definitions. As used in this Act:
24    "Administering entity" means the organization contracted

 

 

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1by or party to a memorandum of agreement with the
2Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to administer the
3Right to Counsel Program in accordance with Section 30.
4    "Area median income" means the median income published
5annually for each metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area by the
6U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
7    "Consideration" includes, but is not limited to, money and
8the fair market value of goods and services rendered for the
9benefit of the landlord under the rental agreement.
10    "Covered individual" means any party to a covered matter
11who is a tenant, lessee, or occupant, for residential
12purposes, of any land or building, any apartment in any
13building, any dwelling unit, any trailer or mobile
14manufactured home, or any land upon which a trailer or mobile
15manufactured home is used or stands.
16    "Covered matter" means any notice to quit or notice to
17terminate tenancy delivered to, or any summary process action
18instituted against, a covered individual under Article IX of
19the Code of Civil Procedure or any administrative proceeding
20against a covered individual necessary to preserve a State or
21federal housing subsidy or to prevent a proposed termination
22of the lease.
23    "Designated organization" means any not-for-profit legal
24services organization that provides legal representation in a
25covered matter to a covered individual.
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1property in the State that is assessed and taxed as an
2undivided whole with one or more dwelling units rented or
3available for rent for residential use and occupancy on or
4after the effective date of this Act. "Dwelling" includes a
5dwelling unit within a common-interest community, including a
6condominium or cooperative building, that is held out for rent
7and not occupied by the owner of record. "Dwelling" does not
8include a commercial unit in a mixed-use development, hospital
9or skilled nursing facility, transitory dwelling that is not
10ordinarily occupied by the same tenant for more than 31 days,
11convent or monastery, extended care facility, asylum or
12not-for-profit home for the aged, temporary overnight shelter,
13transitional shelter, dormitory owned and operated by an
14elementary school, high school, or institution of higher
15learning, student housing accommodation wherein a housing
16agreement or housing contract is entered into between the
17student and an institution of higher learning or student
18housing wherein the institution exercises control or
19supervision of the student, or student housing owned and
20operated by a tax-exempt organization affiliated with an
21institution of higher learning.
22    "Dwelling unit" refers to any building, structure, or part
23thereof, or land appurtenant thereto, or any other rental
24property rented or offered for rent for residential purposes,
25together with all common areas and recreational facilities
26held out for use by the tenant. For the purposes of Sections 20

 

 

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1and 25, "dwelling unit" does not include a subsidized housing
2unit or unit with rent that is controlled, regulated, or
3subsidized by any governmental unit, agency, or authority.
4    "Landlord" means an owner of record, agent, lessor, or
5sublessor, or the successor in interest of any of them, of a
6dwelling or dwelling unit.
7    "Legal representation" means representation in a covered
8matter provided by a designated organization to a covered
9individual, and all legal advice, advocacy, and assistance
10associated with the representation, subject to and in
11accordance with the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.
12    "Median area rent" means the median of rent charged for a
13residential dwelling unit with the same number of bedrooms in
14each county or the other unit of local government as defined by
15the Illinois Housing Development Authority.
16    "Person with a disability" has the meaning given to that
17term in paragraph (2) of subsection 2FF of the Consumer Fraud
18and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
19    "Rent" means the consideration demanded or received in
20connection with the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit.
21"Rent" does not include a security deposit or other fund held
22in trust for the tenant but includes other fees, costs, and
23consideration, regardless of whether they are denominated as
24rent.
25    "Rental agreement" means an agreement, oral, written, or
26implied, between a landlord and tenant for use or occupancy of

 

 

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1a dwelling unit and associated services.
2    "Subsidized housing" has the meaning given to that term in
3Section 3 of the Subsidized Housing Joint Occupancy Act.
4    "Tenant" means a person entitled by a rental agreement,
5subtenancy approved by the landlord, or by sufferance, to
6occupy a dwelling unit.
 
7    Section 20. Establishment of Residential Rental Registry.
8    (a) The State hereby establishes the Residential Rental
9Registry and finds and declares that the rental of a dwelling
10unit constitutes a business or activity which impacts the
11public health, safety, and general welfare of the people of
12the State. The intent of this Section is to protect the public
13health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the State
14and to further achieve the beneficial purposes of:
15        (1) protecting the character and stability of
16    residential areas;
17        (2) augmenting the correction and prevention of
18    housing conditions that adversely affect or are likely to
19    adversely affect the health, life, safety, and general
20    welfare, including the physical, mental, and social
21    well-being of a person occupying a dwelling;
22        (3) gathering information to enable the State, tenant,
23    and the public to have a better understanding of and
24    transparency concerning the State's rental housing stock,
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1        (4) further educating a landlord regarding the
2    landlord's obligations.
3    (b) No person shall allow to be occupied, or rent to
4another for occupancy, or charge, accept, or retain rent for
5any dwelling unit unless the landlord has duly registered the
6dwelling unit with the Illinois Housing Development Authority.
7Each landlord of one or more dwelling unit, including a
8condominium and cooperative unit, in the State shall register
9each dwelling unit by January 15th of each year with the
10Illinois Housing Development Authority. For a condominium and
11cooperative, the property required to be registered shall be
12the individual dwelling unit being rented or offered for rent,
13and not the entire building or development. Within 15 days
14after a change in ownership of a dwelling unit, the new
15landlord shall notify the Illinois Housing Development
16Authority of the change.
17    (c) The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall
18prepare and make available an Internet registration web form
19for a landlord to complete that collects information the
20Illinois Housing Development Authority deems desirable and
21necessary to fulfill the purposes of this Section. The data
22collected pursuant to this Section shall be made publicly
23available in the form of a searchable and exportable database.
24The information collected from a landlord includes, but is not
25limited to:
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1    the building within which any dwelling unit is located;
2        (2) the number of dwelling units in the building, the
3    number of floors in the building, the floor number and
4    unit number or letter designation for each dwelling unit
5    that is or may be available for rent at any time, and the
6    number of bedrooms in each dwelling unit;
7        (3) the rental rate charged at the time of
8    registration for each dwelling unit;
9        (4) the name, street address, email, and telephone
10    number of the landlord;
11        (5) if the landlord is a corporation, partnership,
12    limited partnership, limited liability company, or other
13    entity, the name, title, street address, telephone number,
14    associated website address, if any, and email of a
15    responsible individual partner, member, or officer, and of
16    any partner, member, or officer holding a 20% or greater
17    interest in the entity. If no one person holds 20% or
18    greater interest in the entity, the foregoing information
19    for each of the 5 persons holding the most interest in the
20    entity shall be disclosed;
21        (6) the name, street address, email, associated
22    website address, if any, and telephone number of the
23    property manager, if different from the landlord; and
24        (7) the name, street address, telephone number, and
25    email of the person or entity the tenant is to contact when
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1    and the contact person's business relationship to the
2    owner.
3    For purposes of this Section, a post office box or
4commercial mail receiving service shall not be accepted as the
5landlord's or property manager's address. The building and
6dwelling unit being registered shall not be accepted as the
7landlord's address, unless it is the principal place of
8business or residence of the landlord.
9    Failure to provide required information or to pay the
10registration fee shall be grounds for Illinois Housing
11Development Authority to disallow registration.
12    (d) Unless otherwise provided, any person who violates
13this Section, or provides false or misleading information to
14the Illinois Housing Development Authority, or violates any
15rule adopted hereunder, shall be barred and prohibited from
16filing an eviction action or other action under the Code of
17Civil Procedure seeking possession of any dwelling unit within
18the building for which the false or misleading information was
19provided, and shall be fined $100 per dwelling unit. Each day
20that a violation exists shall constitute a separate and
21distinct offense. If the failure of a landlord to register a
22dwelling unit is willful or a landlord knowingly provides
23false information in a registration statement, then the State
24shall, in addition to other remedies, claw back or recover any
25financial benefit given, awarded, or credited to the landlord
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1Liability for a violation of this Section shall be joint and
2several among owners. The remedies available under this
3Section are cumulative and not exclusive.
4    (e) The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall
5administer this Section and shall adopt rules for the
6effective administration of this Section within 90 days of the
7effective date of this Act. The Illinois Housing Development
8Authority shall consult and cooperate with other pertinent
9State departments and agencies in the implementation,
10administration, and enforcement of the provisions of this
11Section. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall
12establish and maintain the rental registry on a user-friendly,
13publicly accessible, searchable website, and shall include, in
14addition to the registration forms submitted by an owner,
15records of registration violations. This website shall
16maintain public access to these records for 10 years. The
17Illinois Housing Development Authority shall enforce any
18provision of this Section through an injunction or any other
19suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity in a court of
20competent jurisdiction.
 
21    Section 25. Right to Counsel Program.
22    (a) There is established the Right to Counsel Program for
23the purpose of providing any covered individual with legal
24representation at no cost in a covered matter, effective one
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1    (b) The Judicial Branch shall contract with or enter a
2memorandum of agreement with an administering entity to
3administer the Right to Counsel Program. The administering
4entity, within the funding available to it for the Right to
5Counsel Program, shall fund the provision of legal
6representation by designated organizations under this Section.
7A designated organization may subcontract with a nonprofit or
8community organization to provide legal representation to a
9covered individual, and to provide tenant outreach and
10education. A designated organization shall, at a minimum:
11        (1) have substantial expertise in housing law and
12    landlord tenant law and substantial experience furnishing
13    free legal assistance to an eligible individual;
14        (2) have a demonstrated history of serving the
15    low-income community;
16        (3) identify the geographic area in which the
17    organization provides legal representation;
18        (4) have a plan to reach and provide legal
19    representation to an income-eligible person with limited
20    English proficiency; and
21        (5) provide appropriate supervision and training.
22    (c) The administering entity may receive funds or services
23from the State or federal government, corporations,
24associations, or individuals to fund:
25        (1) the provision of legal representation to a covered
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1        (2) the administration of the Right to Counsel Program
2    for the administering entity and designated organization;
3    and
4        (3) tenant outreach and education.
5    (d) The Judicial Branch, in consultation with the
6administering entity and designated organization, shall
7approve a one-page, plain language notice to inform a tenant
8of the rights under the Right to Counsel Program. Not later
9than one year after the effective date of this Act, the notice
10shall be made available on the Judicial Branch's website and
11available to the public. The notice shall include a phone
12number for accessing information and applying for assistance.
13    On and after October 1, 2022, an owner, lessor, landlord,
14legal representative, or agent of an owner, lessor, or
15landlord, a housing authority, or a housing subsidy program
16administrator, as applicable, shall attach a copy of the
17notice described to:
18        (1) a notice to quit delivered to a covered individual
19    pursuant to Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure;
20        (2) a summons and complaint for an eviction action
21    pursuant to Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure;
22        (3) a lease termination notice, including for a public
23    or subsidized housing unit; and
24        (4) a notice to terminate a State or federal housing
25    subsidy.
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1sent to a self-represented party in a covered matter shall
2include plain language information about the availability of
3legal representation through the Right to Counsel Program and
4a phone number for accessing information and applying for
5assistance.
6    (e) The administering entity, in consultation with the
7designated organization, shall determine how to phase in the
8Right to Counsel Program based on all relevant factors,
9including, but not limited to:
10        (1) the prioritization of certain groups of
11    individuals by income, zip codes, census tracts, or other
12    priority criteria developed in consultation with the
13    designated organization;
14        (2) the availability of program funding;
15        (3) the number of trained legal services attorneys
16    available to provide legal representation; and
17        (4) the scope of the need for legal representation.
18    (f) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
19establish any right enforceable by a covered individual
20against a designated organization or the administering entity.
21    (g) No later than one year after the effective date of this
22Act, and annually thereafter, the administering entity shall
23submit a report to the joint standing committees of the
24General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
25housing and the Judicial Department. The report shall include:
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1    representation pursuant to this Section;
2        (2) the extent of legal representation provided;
3        (3) any outcomes achieved, such as the rates of tenant
4    representation, tenant retention of housing, or other
5    appropriate outcome measures; and
6        (4) the engagement and education of tenants.
 
7    Section 30. Small Rental Property Owner Repairs and
8Improvement Fund.
9    (a) The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall
10establish a fund that provides financial support in the form
11of grants, zero-interest loans, or low-interest loans, to an
12owner who owns no more than 12 dwelling units and who seeks to
13conduct capital improvements or significant repairs that would
14bring one or more dwelling unit into material compliance with
15habitability and healthy homes standards. To be eligible to
16receive financial support through the Small Rental Property
17Owner Repairs and Improvement Fund, the owner shall not charge
18rent that exceeds the applicable median area rent.
19    (b) When considering and prioritizing applications for the
20Small Rental Property Owner Repairs and Improvement Fund, the
21Illinois Housing Development Authority may prioritize, among
22other factors, applications from a landlord who:
23        (1) has not increased rent within the past 12 months;
24        (2) has registered with the Residential Rental
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1        (3) has not received funding from the Small Landlord
2    Repairs and Improvement Fund in the 3 years prior to
3    submitting the landlord's application;
4        (4) has maintained a reserve account for maintenance
5    and repairs;
6        (5) lacks insurance coverage for the repairs to be
7    conducted;
8        (6) has encountered unexpected repairs that
9    significantly reduce the habitability, health, or safety
10    of the dwelling; or
11        (7) meets other criteria as the Illinois Housing
12    Development Authority requires.
 
13    Section 35. Private enforcement.
14    (a) A landlord who is found liable in a judicial or
15administrative proceeding, including an eviction action, to a
16tenant of a dwelling unit for charging an amount of rent for
17that dwelling unit in excess of that allowed under this Act
18shall pay the prevailing tenant damages equal to 3 times the
19total monthly rent charged, together with the actual damages,
20the tenant's costs, and reasonable attorney's fees.
21    (b) It is an affirmative defense and counterclaim in any
22eviction action that the landlord has charged rent in excess
23of the amount allowed under this Act.
24    (c) No landlord may terminate or threaten to terminate a
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1services for a dwelling unit on the ground that the tenant has
2complained to the landlord, any governmental authority,
3community organization, or media organization of a bona fide
4violation of this Act, or worked collectively to organize a
5tenant association or other group to advocate for the tenant's
6rights under this Act. Any provision in a rental agreement or
7other agreement or understanding purporting to waive the
8protection provided by this subsection is void and
9unenforceable. If a landlord is found to have acted in
10violation of this subsection, the tenant is entitled to
11recover damages in the amount of 3 times the monthly rent
12charged, together with the tenant's actual damages, the
13tenant's costs, and reasonable attorney's fees. In an action
14brought under this subsection, the tenant may also seek to
15recover possession of the dwelling unit or terminate the
16rental agreement.
 
17    Section 40. Tenant Bill of Rights.
18    (a) The rental of the following dwelling units shall not
19be governed by this Act, unless the rental agreement thereof
20is created to avoid the application of this Act:
21        (1) a dwelling unit in a hotel, motel, inn, bed-
22    and-breakfast establishment, rooming house, and boarding
23    house, but only until the dwelling unit has been occupied
24    by a tenant for 32 or more continuous days and the tenant
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1    occupancy contrary to agreement with an owner. No landlord
2    shall bring an action to recover possession of the unit or
3    avoid renting monthly in order to avoid the application of
4    this Act. Any willful attempt to avoid application of this
5    Act by an owner may be punishable by a criminal or civil
6    action;
7        (2) a housing accommodation in any hospital, convent,
8    monastery, extended care facility, asylum or
9    not-for-profit home for the aged, temporary overnight
10    shelter, transitional shelter, dormitory owned and
11    operated by an elementary school, high school, or
12    institution of higher learning, student housing
13    accommodation wherein a housing agreement or housing
14    contract is entered into between the student and an
15    institution of higher learning or student housing wherein
16    the institution exercises control or supervision of the
17    student, or student housing owned and operated by a
18    tax-exempt organization affiliated with an institution of
19    higher learning;
20        (3) a dwelling unit that is occupied by a purchaser
21    pursuant to a real estate purchase contract prior to the
22    transfer of title to the property to the purchaser, or by a
23    seller of property pursuant to a real estate purchase
24    contract subsequent to the transfer of title from the
25    seller;
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1    landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon
2    employment in or about the premises; and
3        (5) a dwelling unit in a cooperative occupied by a
4    holder of a proprietary lease.
5    (b) Identification of owner and agent.
6        (1) A landlord or any person authorized to enter into
7    an oral or written rental agreement on the landlord's
8    behalf shall disclose to the tenant in writing at or
9    before the commencement of the tenancy the name, address,
10    and telephone number of:
11            (A) the owner or person authorized to manage the
12        premises; and
13            (B) a person authorized to act for and on behalf of
14        the owner for the purpose of service of process and for
15        the purpose of receiving and receipting for notices
16        and demands.
17        (2) A person who enters into a rental agreement and
18    fails to comply with the requirements of this Section
19    becomes an agent of the landlord for the purpose of:
20            (A) service of process and receiving and
21        receipting for notices and demands; and
22            (B) performing the obligations of the landlord
23        under this Act and under the rental agreement.
24        (3) The information required under this Section shall
25    be kept current and this Section extends to and is
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1    manager.
2        (4) If the landlord fails to comply with this Section,
3    the tenant may terminate the rental agreement under the
4    notice provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection (e). If
5    the landlord fails to comply with the requirements of this
6    Section after receipt of written notice under paragraph
7    (2) of subsection (e), the tenant shall recover one
8    month's rent or actual damages, whichever is greater.
9    (c) Landlord's right of access.
10        (1) A tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent
11    to the landlord to enter the dwelling unit:
12            (A) to make a necessary or agreed repair,
13        decoration, alteration, or improvement;
14            (B) to supply a necessary or agreed service;
15            (C) to conduct an inspection authorized or
16        required by any governmental agency;
17            (D) to exhibit the dwelling unit to a prospective
18        or actual purchaser, mortgagee, workman, or
19        contractor;
20            (E) to exhibit the dwelling unit to a prospective
21        tenant 60 days or less prior to the expiration of the
22        existing rental agreement;
23            (F) for practical necessity where repairs or
24        maintenance elsewhere in the building unexpectedly
25        require access;
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1        provisions in the rental agreement; and
2            (H) in case of an emergency.
3        (2) A landlord shall not abuse the right of access or
4    use it to harass the tenant.
5        (3) Except in cases where access is authorized by
6    subsection (f) or (h), the landlord shall give the tenant
7    notice of the landlord's intent to enter of no less than 2
8    days.
9            (A) The notice shall be provided directly to each
10        dwelling unit by mail, telephone, written notice to
11        the dwelling unit, or by other reasonable means
12        designed in good faith to provide notice to the
13        tenant.
14            (B) If access is required because of repair work
15        for a common facility or other apartment, a general
16        notice may be given by the landlord to all potentially
17        affected tenants that entry may be required.
18            (C) In a case where access is authorized by
19        subsection (f) or (h), the landlord may enter the
20        dwelling unit without notice or consent of the tenant.
21        The landlord shall give the tenant notice of entry
22        within 2 days after entry.
23            (D) The landlord may enter only at a reasonable
24        time, except in the case of an emergency. Entry
25        between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. or at any other time
26        expressly requested by the tenant is presumed

 

 

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1        reasonable.
2    (d) The landlord shall maintain the premises in compliance
3with all applicable provisions of the relevant law and shall
4promptly make any and all repairs necessary to fulfill this
5obligation.
6    (e) Tenant remedies.
7        (1) For purposes of this subsection, material
8    noncompliance with subsection (d) includes, but is not
9    limited to, the:
10            (A) failure to maintain the structural integrity
11        of the building or structure or parts thereof;
12            (B) failure to maintain floors in compliance with
13        the safe load-bearing requirements;
14            (C) failure to comply with the applicable
15        requirements for the number, width, construction,
16        location, or accessibility of exits;
17            (D) failure to maintain exit, stairway, fire
18        escape, or directional signs where required;
19            (E) failure to provide smoke alarms, smoke
20        detectors, sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, fire
21        alarm systems, automatic fire detectors, or fire
22        extinguishers where required;
23            (F) failure to maintain elevators as required by
24        law;
25            (G) failure to provide or maintain in good working
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1        shower, or kitchen sink;
2            (H) failure to maintain heating facilities or
3        gas-fired appliances as required by law;
4            (I) failure to provide heat or hot water in such
5        amounts and at such levels and times as required by
6        law;
7            (J) failure to provide hot and cold running water
8        as required by law;
9            (K) failure to provide adequate hall or stairway
10        lighting as required by law;
11            (L) failure to maintain the foundation, exterior
12        walls, or exterior roof in sound condition and repair,
13        substantially watertight, and protected against
14        rodents;
15            (M) failure to maintain floors, interior walls, or
16        ceilings in sound condition and good repair;
17            (N) failure to maintain windows, exterior doors,
18        or basement hatchways in sound condition and repair
19        and substantially tight, and to provide locks or
20        security devices as required by law, including
21        deadlatch locks, deadbolt locks, sash or ventilation
22        locks, and front door windows or peepholes;
23            (O) failure to supply screens where required by
24        law;
25            (P) failure to maintain stairways or porches in
26        safe condition and sound repair;

 

 

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1            (Q) failure to maintain the basement or cellar in
2        a safe and sanitary condition;
3            (R) failure to maintain facilities, equipment, or
4        chimneys in safe and sound working condition;
5            (S) failure to prevent the accumulation of
6        stagnant water;
7            (T) failure to exterminate insects, rodents, or
8        other pests;
9            (U) failure to supply or maintain facilities for
10        refuse disposal;
11            (V) failure to prevent the accumulation of
12        garbage, trash, refuse, or debris as required by law;
13            (W) failure to provide adequate light or
14        ventilation as required by law;
15            (X) failure to maintain plumbing facilities,
16        piping, fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances in
17        good operating condition and repair;
18            (Y) failure to provide or maintain electrical
19        systems, circuits, receptacles, and devices as
20        required by law;
21            (Z) failure to maintain and repair any equipment
22        which the landlord supplies or is required to supply;
23        or
24            (AA) failure to maintain the dwelling unit and
25        common areas in a fit and habitable condition.
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1    with a rental agreement or with subsection (d) either of
2    which renders the premises not reasonably fit and
3    habitable, the tenant, under the rental agreement, may
4    deliver a written notice to the landlord specifying the
5    acts or omissions constituting the material noncompliance
6    and specifying that the rental agreement will terminate on
7    a date not less than 14 days after receipt of the notice by
8    the landlord, unless the material noncompliance is
9    remedied by the landlord within the period specified in
10    the notice. If the material noncompliance is not remedied
11    within the period specified in the notice, the rental
12    agreement shall terminate, and the tenant shall deliver
13    possession of the dwelling unit to the landlord within 30
14    days after the expiration of the period specified in the
15    notice. If possession is not delivered, then the tenant's
16    notice shall be deemed withdrawn and the lease shall
17    remain in full force and effect. If the rental agreement
18    is terminated, the landlord shall return all prepaid rent,
19    security deposits, and interest recoverable by the tenant
20    under subsection (f).
21        (3) If the landlord fails to deliver possession of the
22    dwelling unit to the tenant in compliance with the
23    residential rental agreement or subsection (d), rent for
24    the dwelling unit shall abate until possession is
25    delivered, and the tenant may:
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1        the rental agreement, and upon termination the
2        landlord shall return all prepaid rent and security;
3        or
4            (B) demand performance of the rental agreement by
5        the landlord and, if the tenant elects, maintain an
6        action for possession of the dwelling unit against the
7        landlord or any person wrongfully in possession and
8        recover the damages sustained by the tenant. If a
9        person's failure to deliver possession is willful, an
10        aggrieved person may recover from the person
11        withholding possession an amount not more than 2
12        months' rent or twice the actual damages sustained by
13        the tenant, whichever is greater.
14        (4) If there is material noncompliance by the landlord
15    with the rental agreement or with subsection (d), and the
16    reasonable cost of compliance does not exceed the greater
17    of $500 or one-half of the monthly rent, the tenant may
18    recover damages for the material noncompliance or may
19    notify the landlord in writing of the tenant's intention
20    to correct the condition at the landlord's expense;
21    however, this paragraph is not applicable if the
22    reasonable cost of compliance exceeds one month's rent. If
23    the landlord fails to correct the defect within 14 days
24    after being notified by the tenant in writing or as
25    promptly as conditions require in the case of an
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1    workmanlike manner and in compliance with existing law and
2    building regulations and, after submitting to the landlord
3    a paid bill from an appropriate tradesperson or supplier,
4    deduct from the tenant's rent the amount thereof, not to
5    exceed the limits specified by this paragraph and not to
6    exceed the reasonable price then customarily charged for
7    the work. A tenant shall not repair at the landlord's
8    expense if the condition was caused by the deliberate or
9    negligent act or omission of the tenant, a member of the
10    tenant's family, or other person on the premises with the
11    tenant's consent.
12            (A) Before correcting a condition affecting
13        facilities shared by more than one dwelling unit, the
14        tenant shall notify all other affected tenants and
15        shall cause the work to be done so as to create the
16        least practical inconvenience to the other tenants.
17        Nothing herein shall be deemed to grant any tenant any
18        right to repair any common element or dwelling unit in
19        a building subject to a condominium regime other than
20        in accordance with the declaration and bylaws of the
21        condominium building, so long as the declaration and
22        bylaws have not been created to avoid the application
23        of this Act.
24            (B) For purposes of mechanics' lien laws, repairs
25        performed or materials furnished under this paragraph
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1        furnished pursuant to the authority of or with
2        permission of the landlord.
3        (5) If there is material noncompliance by the landlord
4    with the rental agreement or with subsection (d), the
5    tenant may notify the landlord in writing of the tenant's
6    intention to withhold from the monthly rent an amount
7    which reasonably reflects the reduced value of the
8    premises due to the material noncompliance. If the
9    landlord fails to correct the condition within 14 days
10    after being notified by the tenant in writing, the tenant
11    may, during the time the failure continues, deduct from
12    the rent the stated amount. A tenant shall not withhold
13    rent under this paragraph if the condition was caused by
14    the deliberate or negligent act or omission of the tenant,
15    a member of the tenant's family, or other person on the
16    premises with the tenant's consent.
17        (6) If there is material noncompliance by the landlord
18    with the rental agreement or with subsection (d), the
19    tenant may obtain injunctive relief or recover damages by
20    claim or defense. This paragraph does not preclude the
21    tenant from obtaining other relief to which the tenant may
22    be entitled under this Act.
23        (7) If there is material noncompliance by the landlord
24    with the rental agreement or with subsection (d), either
25    of which constitutes an immediate danger to the health and
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1    agreement or subsection (d), the landlord fails to supply
2    heat, running water, hot water, electricity, gas, or
3    plumbing, the tenant may give written notice to the
4    landlord specifying the material noncompliance or failure.
5    If the landlord has, pursuant to this paragraph or in the
6    rental agreement, informed the tenant of an address at
7    which a notice to the landlord is to be received, the
8    tenant shall mail or deliver the written notice required
9    in this paragraph to that address. If the landlord has not
10    informed the tenant of an address at which a notice to the
11    landlord is to be received, the written notice required in
12    this paragraph shall be delivered by mail to the last
13    known address of the landlord or by other reasonable means
14    designed in good faith to provide written notice to the
15    landlord. After the notice is delivered, the tenant may,
16    during the period of the landlord's noncompliance or
17    failure:
18            (A) procure reasonable amounts of heat, running
19        water, hot water, electricity, gas, or plumbing
20        service, as the case may be and upon presentation to
21        the landlord of paid receipts deduct the cost from the
22        rent;
23            (B) recover damages based on the reduction in the
24        fair rental value of the dwelling unit;
25            (C) procure substitute housing, in which case the
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1        the landlord's noncompliance. The tenant may recover
2        the cost of the reasonable value of the substitute
3        housing up to an amount equal to the monthly rent for
4        each month or portion thereof of noncompliance as
5        prorated;
6            (D) withhold from the monthly rent an amount that
7        reasonably reflects the reduced value of the premises
8        due to the material noncompliance or failure if the
9        landlord fails to correct the condition within 24
10        hours after being notified by the tenant; however, no
11        rent shall be withheld if the failure is due to the
12        inability of the utility provider to provide service;
13        or
14            (E) terminate the rental agreement by written
15        notice to the landlord if the material noncompliance
16        or failure persists for more than 72 hours after the
17        tenant has notified the landlord of the material
18        noncompliance or failure; however, no termination
19        shall be allowed if the failure is due to the inability
20        of the utility provider to provide service. If the
21        rental agreement is terminated, the landlord shall
22        return all prepaid rent, security deposits, and
23        interest thereon in accordance with subsection (f),
24        and tenant shall deliver possession of the dwelling
25        unit to the landlord within 30 days after the
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1        notice. If possession is not delivered, then the
2        tenant's notice shall be deemed withdrawn and the
3        lease shall remain in full force and effect.
4        If the tenant proceeds under this paragraph, the
5    tenant may not proceed under subsection (4) or (5). The
6    tenant may not exercise the tenant's rights under this
7    paragraph if the condition was caused by the deliberate or
8    negligent act or omission of the tenant, a member of the
9    tenant's family, or other person on the premises with the
10    tenant's consent. Before correcting a condition, the
11    repair of which will affect more than the tenant's own
12    dwelling unit, the tenant shall notify all other tenants
13    affected and shall cause the work to be done so as to
14    result in the least practical inconvenience to other
15    tenants.
16        (8) If the dwelling unit or common area are damaged or
17    destroyed by fire or casualty to an extent that the
18    dwelling unit is in material noncompliance with the rental
19    agreement or with subsection (d), the tenant may:
20            (A) immediately vacate the premises and notify the
21        landlord in writing within 14 days thereafter of the
22        tenant's intention to terminate the rental agreement,
23        in which case the rental agreement terminates as of
24        the date of the fire or casualty;
25            (B) if continued occupancy is lawful, vacate any
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1        fire or casualty, in which case the tenant's liability
2        for rent is reduced in proportion to the reduction in
3        the fair rental value of the dwelling unit; or
4            (C) if the tenant desires to continue the tenancy,
5        and if the landlord has promised or begun work to
6        repair the damage or destruction but fails to carry
7        out the work to restore the dwelling unit or common
8        area diligently and within a reasonable time, notify
9        the landlord in writing within 14 days after the
10        tenant becomes aware that the work is not being
11        carried out diligently or within a reasonable time of
12        the tenant's intention to terminate the rental
13        agreement, in which case the rental agreement
14        terminates as of the date of the fire or casualty.
15        If the rental agreement is terminated under this
16    paragraph, the landlord shall return all security deposits
17    and prepaid rent in accordance with subsection (f).
18    Accounting for rent in the event of termination or
19    apportionment shall be made as of the date of the fire or
20    casualty. A tenant may not exercise remedies in this
21    paragraph if the fire or casualty damage was caused by the
22    deliberate or negligent act or omission of the tenant, a
23    member of the tenant's family, or a person on the premises
24    with the tenant's consent.
25    (f) Security deposits.
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1    received by the landlord in a federally insured
2    interest-bearing account in a bank, savings and loan
3    association, or other financial institution located in the
4    State. A security deposit and interest due thereon shall
5    continue to be the property of the tenant making the
6    deposit, shall not be commingled with the assets of the
7    landlord, and shall not be subject to the claims of any
8    creditor of the landlord or of the landlord's successors
9    in interest, including a foreclosing mortgagee or trustee
10    in bankruptcy.
11        (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a landlord may
12    accept the payment of the first month's rent and security
13    deposit in one check or one electronic funds transfer, and
14    deposit the check or electronic funds transfer into one
15    account, if within 5 business days of the acceptance of
16    the check or electronic transfer, the landlord transfers
17    the amount of the security deposit into a separate account
18    that complies with paragraph (1).
19        (3) The name and address of the financial institution
20    where the security deposit will be deposited shall be
21    clearly and conspicuously disclosed in the written rental
22    agreement signed by the tenant. If no written rental
23    agreement is provided, the landlord shall, within 14 days
24    of receipt of the security deposit, notify the tenant in
25    writing of the name and address of the financial
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1        (4) If, during the pendency of the rental agreement, a
2    security deposit is transferred from one financial
3    institution to another, the landlord shall, within 14 days
4    of the transfer, notify the tenant in writing of the name
5    and address of the new financial institution.
6        (5) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subsection (a), a
7    landlord shall not be considered to be commingling the
8    security deposits with the landlord's assets if there is
9    excess interest in the account in which the security
10    deposits are deposited. As used in this paragraph, "excess
11    interest" means the amount of money in excess of the total
12    amount of security deposits deposited into the account
13    plus any interest due thereon.
14        (6) Except as provided for in paragraph (7), any
15    landlord who receives a security deposit from a tenant or
16    prospective tenant shall give the tenant or prospective
17    tenant at the time of receiving the security deposit a
18    receipt indicating the amount of the security deposit, the
19    name of the person receiving it, and, in the case of the
20    agent, the name of the landlord for whom the security
21    deposit is received, the date on which it is received, and
22    a description of the dwelling unit. The receipt shall be
23    signed by the person receiving the security deposit.
24    Failure to comply with this paragraph shall entitle the
25    tenant to immediate return of the security deposit.
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1    an electronic funds transfer, the landlord shall give the
2    tenant a receipt that complies with paragraph (6) or an
3    electronic receipt that acknowledges the receipt of the
4    security deposit. The electronic receipt shall set forth
5    the date of the receipt of the security deposit, the
6    amount of the deposit, a description of the dwelling unit,
7    and an electronic or digital signature of the person
8    receiving the deposit.
9        (8) A landlord who holds a security deposit or prepaid
10    rent pursuant to this subsection for more than 6 months
11    shall pay interest to the tenant accruing from the
12    beginning date of the rental term specified in the rental
13    agreement. The landlord shall, within 30 days after the
14    end of each 12-month rental period, pay to the tenant any
15    interest, by cash or credit, to be applied to the rent due.
16        (9) The landlord shall, within 45 days after the date
17    that the tenant vacates the dwelling unit or within 7 days
18    after the date that the tenant provides notice of
19    termination of the rental agreement pursuant to paragraph
20    (5) of subsection (e), return to the tenant the security
21    deposit or any balance thereof and the required interest
22    thereon; however, the landlord, or successor landlord, may
23    deduct from the security deposit or interest due thereon
24    for:
25            (A) any unpaid rent which has not been validly
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1        or local ordinance; and
2            (B) a reasonable amount necessary to repair any
3        damage caused to the premises by the tenant or any
4        person under the tenant's control or on the premises
5        with the tenant's consent, reasonable wear and tear
6        excluded. In case of such damage, the landlord shall
7        deliver or mail to the last known address of the tenant
8        within 30 days an itemized statement of the damages
9        allegedly caused to the premises and the estimated or
10        actual cost for repairing or replacing each item on
11        that statement, attaching copies of the paid receipts
12        for the repair or replacement. If an estimated cost is
13        given, the landlord shall furnish the tenant with
14        copies of paid receipts or a certification of actual
15        costs of repairs of damage if the work was performed by
16        the landlord's employees within 30 days from the date
17        the statement showing estimated cost was furnished to
18        the tenant.
19        (10) If there is a sale, lease, transfer of ownership
20    or control, or other direct or indirect disposition of
21    residential real property by a landlord who has received a
22    security deposit or prepaid rent from a tenant, the
23    successor landlord of the property shall be liable to that
24    tenant for any security deposit, including statutory
25    interest, or prepaid rent which the tenant has paid to the
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1        (11) The successor landlord shall, within 14 days from
2    the date of the transfer, notify the tenant who made the
3    security deposit by delivering or mailing to the tenant's
4    last known address that the security deposit was
5    transferred to the successor landlord and that the
6    successor landlord is holding the security deposit. The
7    notice shall contain the successor landlord's name,
8    business address, and business telephone number of the
9    successor landlord's agent, if any. The notice shall be in
10    writing.
11        (12) The transferor shall remain jointly and severally
12    liable with the successor landlord to the tenant for the
13    security deposit or prepaid rent, unless and until the
14    transferor transfers the security deposit or prepaid rent
15    to the successor landlord and provides notice, in writing,
16    to the tenant of the transfer of the security deposit or
17    prepaid rent, specifying the name, business address and
18    business telephone number of the successor landlord or the
19    successor landlord's agent within 10 days of the transfer.
20        (13) Subject to paragraphs (14) and (15), if the
21    landlord fails to comply with any provision of paragraphs
22    (1) through (12), the tenant shall be awarded damages in
23    an amount equal to 2 times the security deposit plus
24    interest. This paragraph does not preclude the tenant from
25    recovering other damages to which the tenant may be
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1        (14) If a landlord pays the interest on a security
2    deposit or prepaid rent within the 30-day period provided
3    for in paragraph (8), or within the 45-day period provided
4    for in paragraph (9), whichever is applicable, but the
5    amount of interest is deficient, the landlord shall not be
6    liable for damages under paragraph (13) unless:
7            (A) the tenant gives written notice to the
8        landlord that the amount of the interest returned was
9        deficient; and
10            (B) within 14 days of the receipt of the notice,
11        the landlord fails to either:
12                (i) pay to the tenant the correct amount of
13            interest due plus $50; or
14                (ii) provide to the tenant a written response
15            which sets forth an explanation of how the
16            interest paid was calculated.
17        (15) If the tenant disagrees with the calculation of
18    the interest, as set forth in the written response, the
19    tenant may bring a cause of action in a court of competent
20    jurisdiction challenging the correctness of the written
21    response. If the court determines that the interest
22    calculation was not accurate, the tenant shall be awarded
23    damages in an amount equal to 2 times the security deposit
24    plus interest.
25    (g) Tenants' notification of foreclosure action.
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1    complaint, as defined in Section 15-1504 of the Code of
2    Civil Procedure, an owner or landlord of premises that are
3    the subject of the foreclosure complaint shall disclose,
4    in writing, to all tenants of the premises that a
5    foreclosure action has been filed against the owner or
6    landlord. An owner or landlord shall also disclose, in
7    writing, the notice of foreclosure to any other third
8    party who has a consistent pattern and practice of paying
9    rent to the owner or landlord on behalf of a tenant.
10        (2) Before a tenant initially enters into a rental
11    agreement for a dwelling unit, the owner or landlord shall
12    disclose, in writing, that the owner or landlord is named
13    in a foreclosure complaint. The written disclosure shall
14    include the court in which the foreclosure action is
15    pending, the case name, and case number and shall include
16    the following language: "This is not a notice to vacate
17    the premises. This notice does not mean ownership of the
18    building has changed. All tenants are still responsible
19    for the payment of rent and other obligations under the
20    rental agreement. The owner or landlord is still
21    responsible for the owner's or landlord's obligations
22    under the rental agreement. You shall receive additional
23    notice if there is a change in owner."
24        (3) If the owner or landlord fails to comply with this
25    subsection, the tenant may terminate the rental agreement
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1    date of termination no later than 30 days from the date of
2    the written notice. In addition, if a tenant in a civil
3    legal proceeding against an owner or landlord establishes
4    that a violation of this subsection has occurred, the
5    tenant shall be entitled to recover $200 in damages, in
6    addition to any other damages or remedies to which the
7    tenant may also be entitled.
8    (h) It is declared to be against public policy of the State
9for a landlord to take retaliatory action against a tenant,
10except for violation of a rental agreement or violation of a
11law or ordinance. A landlord may not knowingly terminate a
12tenancy, increase rent, decrease services, bring or threaten
13to bring a lawsuit against a tenant for possession, or refuse
14to renew a lease or tenancy because the tenant has, in good
15faith:
16        (1) complained of a violation applicable to the
17    premises to a competent governmental agency, elected
18    representative, or public official charged with the
19    responsibility for enforcement of a building, housing,
20    health, or similar requirement;
21        (2) complained of a building, housing, health, or
22    similar violation or an illegal landlord practice to a
23    community organization or the news media;
24        (3) sought the assistance of a community organization
25    or the news media to remedy a violation or illegal
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1        (4) requested the landlord to make repairs to the
2    premises as required by a building code, health ordinance,
3    other regulation, or the residential rental agreement;
4        (5) becomes a member of a tenant's union or similar
5    organization;
6        (6) testified in any court or administrative
7    proceeding concerning the condition of the premises; or
8        (7) exercised any right or remedy provided by law.
9    If the landlord acts in violation of this subsection, the
10tenant has a defense in any retaliatory action against the
11landlord for possession and is entitled to recover possession
12or terminate the rental agreement and, in either case, recover
13an amount equal to and not more than 2 months' rent or twice
14the damages sustained by the tenant, whichever is greater, and
15reasonable attorney's fees. If the rental agreement is
16terminated, the landlord shall return all security deposits
17and interest recoverable under subsection (f) and all prepaid
18rent. In an action by or against the tenant, if there is
19evidence of tenant conduct protected herein within one year
20prior to the alleged act of retaliation, that evidence shall
21create a rebuttable presumption that the landlord's conduct
22was retaliatory. The presumption shall not arise if the
23protected tenant activity was initiated after the alleged act
24of retaliation.
 
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1Act may not be waived, and any term of any rental agreement,
2contract, or other agreement that purports to waive or limit a
3tenant's substantive or procedural rights under this Act is
4contrary to public policy, void, and unenforceable.
 
5    Section 55. Cumulative rights, obligations, and remedies.
6The rights, obligations, and remedies set forth in this Act
7shall be cumulative and in addition to any others available at
8law or in equity.
 
9    Section 900. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
10Section 5.990 as follows:
 
11    (30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
12    Sec. 5.990. The Small Rental Property Owner Repairs and
13Improvement Fund.
 
14    Section 905. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
15adding Section 234 as follows:
 
16    (35 ILCS 5/234 new)
17    Sec. 234. Rental property capital improvement credit.
18    (a) For taxable years beginning after this amendatory Act
19of the 103rd General Assembly, there shall be allowed a tax
20credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of
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1qualified taxpayer for each dwelling that the qualified
2taxpayer owns and that contains at least one dwelling unit
3registered with the residential rental registry. To be
4qualified to claim this credit, the taxpayer must own no more
5than 12 dwelling units, and not charge rents that exceed the
6applicable median area rent.
7    (b) For taxable years beginning after this amendatory Act
8of the 103rd General Assembly, there shall be allowed a tax
9credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of
10Section 201 in an amount equal to the amount of capital
11improvements to a dwelling that a taxpayer owns and that
12contains at least one dwelling unit registered with the
13residential rental registry. The credit allowed under this
14subsection in no case may exceed 25% of the real property taxes
15paid by the taxpayer for the dwelling for which improvements
16are claimed.
17    (c) A taxpayer may apply for a tax credit under subsection
18(a) or (b), or both.
19    (d) To obtain a tax credit or tax credits pursuant to this
20Section, the taxpayer must apply with the Department of
21Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Department of Commerce
22and Economic Opportunity shall determine the amount of
23eligible amounts under subsection (a) or capital improvements
24under subsection (b). Upon approval of a tax credit, the
25Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall issue a
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1taxpayer must attach the certificate to the tax return on
2which the credits are to be claimed. The Department of
3Commerce and Economic Opportunity may adopt rules to implement
4this Section.
5    (e) The tax credit under subsection (a) or (b), or both,
6may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero.
7    (f) As used in this Section:
8        "Capital improvements" means capital improvements
9    allowed under Section 263 of the Internal Revenue Code, as
10    codified at Title 26 of the U.S. Code.
11        "Dwelling", "dwelling unit", and "median area rent",
12    have the meanings given to those terms in the Keep
13    Illinois Home Act.
14        "Residential rental registry" means the registry
15    created under Section 20 of the Keep Illinois Home Act.
 
16    Section 910. The Rent Control Preemption Act is amended by
17changing Sections 5, 6, and 10 as follows:
 
18    (50 ILCS 825/5)
19    Sec. 5. Rent control prohibited; exceptions.
20    (a) A unit of local government, as defined in Section 1 of
21Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, shall not enact,
22maintain, or enforce an ordinance or resolution that would
23have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for
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1    (b) This Act does not impair the right of a unit of local
2government to manage and control residential property in which
3the unit of local government has a property interest.
4    (c) The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply where
5voters of a unit of local government have approved a
6referendum under Section 6.
7(Source: P.A. 90-313, eff. 8-1-97.)
 
8    (50 ILCS 825/6 new)
9    Sec. 6. Rent control regulation.
10    (a) Legal voters of a unit of local government may, by
11petition, propose a referendum to determine whether the unit
12of local government shall no longer be prohibited from
13enacting, maintaining, or enforcing an ordinance or resolution
14that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent
15charged for leasing private residential or commercial
16property. Such a petition shall, at least 104 days before an
17election, be filed in the office of the clerk of such unit of
18local government and contain signatures of not less than 8% of
19the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the
20preceding gubernatorial election by the registered voters of
21the unit of local government. The referendum shall
22substantially be in the following form: "Shall (unit of local
23government) be permitted to enact, maintain, or enforce an
24ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of
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1residential or commercial property?". The referendum shall be
2submitted to the voters of the unit of local government at the
3next election at which such referendum may be voted upon.
4    (b) Legal voters of a district, precinct, ward, or other
5similar subdivision of a unit of local government may, by
6petition, propose a referendum to determine whether the unit
7of local government shall no longer be prohibited from
8enacting, maintaining, or enforcing an ordinance or resolution
9that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent
10charged for leasing private residential or commercial property
11within that district, precinct, ward, or similar subdivision.
12Such a petition shall, at least 104 days before an election, be
13filed in the office of the clerk of such unit of local
14government and contain the signatures of not less than 16% of
15the legal voters registered with the board of election
16commissioners or county clerk, as the case may be, from the
17district, precinct, ward, or similar subdivision. The
18referendum shall substantially be in the following form:
19"Shall (unit of local government) be permitted to enact,
20maintain, or enforce an ordinance or resolution that would
21have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for
22leasing private residential or commercial property within
23(district, precinct, ward, or other similar subdivision)?".
24The referendum shall be submitted to the voters of the
25district, precinct, ward, or other similar subdivision of the
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1referendum may be voted upon.
2    (c) The referendum shall be submitted to the voters under
3subsection (a) or (b) when the petition has been filed in
4proper form with the clerk. If more than one set of petitions
5are presented to the clerk for submission at the same
6election, the petition presented first shall be given
7preference; however, the clerk shall provisionally accept any
8other set of petitions set forth the same (or substantially
9the same) referendum. If the first set of petitions for a
10referendum is found to be in proper form and is not found to be
11invalid, it shall be accepted by the clerk and all
12provisionally accepted sets of petitions setting for the same
13(or substantially the same) referendum shall be rejected by
14the clerk. If the first set of petitions for a referendum is
15found not to be in proper form or is found to be invalid, the
16clerk shall (i) reject the first set of petitions, (ii) accept
17the first provisionally accepted set of petitions that is in
18proper form and is not found to be invalid, and (iii) reject
19all other provisionally accepted sets of petitions setting
20forth the same (or substantially the same) referendum. Notice
21of the filing of the petition and the result of the election
22shall be given to the Secretary of State. A return of the
23result of the election shall be made to the clerk of the unit
24of local government. If a majority of voters voting upon such
25referendum vote "YES", the unit of local government shall be
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1unit or for the district, precinct, ward, or similar
2subdivision stated in the referendum.
3    (d) If a unit of local government chooses to adopt an
4ordinance or resolution, or enforce an existing ordinance,
5under this Section that would have the effect of controlling
6the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or
7commercial property, it may also take measures to address the
8economic impact of such ordinance or resolution upon
9owner-occupied residential properties of 6 or fewer units.
 
10    (50 ILCS 825/10)
11    Sec. 10. Home rule preemption. A home rule unit may not
12regulate or control the amount of rent charged for leasing
13private residential or commercial property in a manner
14inconsistent with this Act. This Section is a denial and
15limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection
16(i) (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
17Constitution.
18(Source: P.A. 90-313, eff. 8-1-97.)
 
19    Section 915. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
20adding Sections 9-205.5, 9-207.1, 9-209, 9-210, and 9-211 as
21follows:
 
22    (735 ILCS 5/9-205.5 new)
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1for a term of one year or more, after the lease expires, the
2lessee refuses to renew or extend the rental agreement within
314 days after receiving written notice requesting that the
4lessee renew the tenancy on substantially similar terms as
5existed under the prior lease, the lessee's tenancy shall
6terminate not fewer than 30 days after such 14-day decision
7period expires. To provide the lessor the right to terminate
8the tenancy under this Section, the written notice must
9include substantially the following language: "You must notify
10your landlord of your decision to continue or renew your
11tenancy within 14 days of the date of this notice. If you do
12not continue or renew your lease, then your tenancy at the
13premises now occupied by you, being, etc. (describe the
14premises), shall terminate 30 days after this date (dated at
15least 14 days after the date of the notice). If you choose not
16to renew or continue your lease, nothing in this notice shall
17affect your obligation to pay rent through (insert date on
18which the tenancy shall be terminated if the lessee does not
19elect to renew or continue the lease).".
 
20    (735 ILCS 5/9-207.1 new)
21    Sec. 9-207.1. Termination of a tenancy for other good
22cause.
23    (a) Occupation by landlord or qualified relative. The
24lessor may seek in good faith to recover possession of the
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1partner, child, parent, grandparent, sibling, or grandchild
2may occupy the premises as that person's principal residence
3for a period of no fewer than 24 continuous months. The lessor
4or such qualified relative must move into the premises within
53 months after the original lessee vacates the unit. The
6lessor must provide the lessee with written notice of no fewer
7than 120 days that the lessor intends to occupy the premises
8before the lessor may terminate the lease. Such notice shall
9be dated and shall identify the date, at least 120 days after
10the notice is served, on which the lessee's tenancy is
11terminated. Such notice shall also state that the lessee is
12entitled to relocation assistance in the amount of $3,000 or
133-months' rent, whichever is greater, payable within 14 days
14before the termination of the lessee's tenancy.
15        (1) If the lessor recovers possession under this
16    subsection, and continuous occupancy by the lessor or the
17    lessor's qualified relative is for fewer than 24 months,
18    the lessor shall be presumed to be in violation of this
19    subsection and liable to the original lessee for twice the
20    relocation assistance due to such tenant prior to
21        (2) If the lessor recovers possession under this
22    subsection, but the lessor or the lessor's qualified
23    relative fails to occupy the premises within 3 months of
24    the expiration of the notice period, the lessor shall be
25    presumed to be in violation of this subsection and liable
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1    due to such tenant prior to such tenant's move from the
2    premises.
3        (3) The lessor may not recover possession of the
4    premises under this subsection if the lessee notified the
5    lessor, prior to the lessor's recovery of the premises,
6    that the lessee (A) has a disability, as that term is
7    defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Section
8    12102(1) of Title 42 of the U.S. Code) or (B) is suffering
9    from a life-threatening illness as certified by the
10    lessee's treating physician.
11        (4) If a substantially equivalent replacement dwelling
12    unit is vacant and available, that unit may be made
13    available to the original lessee at a substantially
14    similar rental rate as the lessee's current lease. The
15    lessee may reject this substitute unit without prejudice
16    to the lessee's rights to notice and relocation assistance
17    under this subsection.
18    (b) Significant repairs. If the lessor in good faith seeks
19to recover possession of the premises:
20        (1) In order to comply with a court or government
21    agency's order to vacate, order to comply, order to abate,
22    or any other order that necessitates the vacating of the
23    dwelling unit as a result of a violation of the Housing or
24    Building Code or other provision of law. The landlord
25    shall promptly provide the tenant with a notice of vacate
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1    agency, and include a copy of the order; or
2        (2) If the lessor offers the lessee a substantially
3    equivalent replacement unit that is vacant and available
4    and offered at a substantially similar rental rate as the
5    original premises, the lessee may reject the lessor's
6    offer of such replacement unit without prejudicing the
7    lessee's right to relocation assistance. Such notice shall
8    also state that the lessee is entitled to relocation
9    assistance in the amount of $3,000 or 3-months' rent,
10    whichever is greater, payable within 14 days before the
11    termination of the lessee's tenancy. If the lessee
12    prevails on a claim that the lessor did not act in good
13    faith in seeking to recover possession under this
14    subsection, the lessor shall be liable for twice the
15    relocation assistance that would be due to the lessee has
16    the lessor acted in compliance with the requirements of
17    this subsection, together with the lessee's reasonable
18    attorney's fees and costs.
19    (c) Demolition or removal. If the lessor in good faith
20intends to recover possession of the premises to demolish or
21permanently remove the premises from residential use, the
22lessor must provide the lessee with no less than 90 days'
23written notice of such intent before the lessor may terminate
24the lease. Such notice shall be dated and shall identify the
25date, at least 120 days after the notice is served, on which
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1state that the lessee is entitled to relocation assistance in
2the amount of $3,000 or 3-months' rent, whichever is greater,
3payable within 14 days before the termination of the lessee's
4tenancy. If the lessee prevails on a claim that the lessor did
5not act in good faith in seeking to recover possession under
6this subsection, the lessor shall be liable for twice the
7relocation assistance that would be due to the lessee has the
8lessor acted in compliance with the requirements of this
9subsection, together with the lessee's reasonable attorney's
10fees and costs.
11    (d) If relocation assistance due under this Section is not
12paid within 14 days prior to the date set for termination of
13the lessee's tenancy, the lessor shall pay to the lessee twice
14the amount of relocation assistance originally due to the
15lessee. If the lessee prevails on a claim that the lessor
16failed to pay relocation assistance required by this Section,
17the lessee shall be entitled to recover the lessee's
18reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Failure to pay such
19relocation assistance shall constitute a germane affirmative
20defense and counterclaim to any action initiated under this
21act.
22    (e) A landlord of a building of 12 units or fewer who pays
23a relocation assistance fee pursuant to subsection (a), (b),
24or (c) may apply to the Illinois Housing Development Authority
25for reimbursement of up to one-half of the amount paid to the
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1the Authority. To be eligible to receive reimbursement, the
2owner must not charge rents that exceed the applicable median
3area rent, as that term is defined in Section 15 of the Keep
4Illinois Home Act.
 
5    (735 ILCS 5/9-209)  (from Ch. 110, par. 9-209)
6    Sec. 9-209. Demand for rent; eviction rent - eviction
7action. A landlord or his or her agent may, any time after rent
8is due, demand payment thereof and notify the tenant, in
9writing, that unless payment is made within a time mentioned
10in such notice, not less than 5 days after service thereof, the
11lease will be terminated. If the tenant does not pay the rent
12due within the time stated in the notice under this Section,
13the landlord may consider the lease ended and commence an
14eviction or ejectment action without further notice or demand.
15A claim for rent may be joined in the complaint, including a
16request for the pro rata amount of rent due for any period that
17a judgment is stayed, and a judgment obtained for the amount of
18rent found due, in any action or proceeding brought, in an
19eviction action under this Section.
20    Notice made pursuant to this Section shall, as hereinafter
21stated, not be invalidated by payments of past due rent
22demanded in the notice, when the payments do not, at the end of
23the notice period, total the amount demanded in the notice.
24The landlord may, however, agree in writing to continue the
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1invalidation, the notice must prominently state:
2    "Only FULL PAYMENT of the rent demanded in this notice
3will waive the landlord's right to terminate the lease under
4this notice, unless the landlord agrees in writing to continue
5the lease in exchange for receiving partial payment."
6    Tender Collection by the landlord of past rent due after
7the filing of a suit for eviction or ejectment pursuant to
8failure of the tenant to pay the rent demanded in the notice
9shall not invalidate the suit, provided that the rent then due
10is tendered prior to trial being had in the suit for eviction
11or ejectment.
12(Source: P.A. 100-173, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
13    (735 ILCS 5/9-210)  (from Ch. 110, par. 9-210)
14    Sec. 9-210. Notice to quit. When default is made in any of
15the material terms of a lease that results in a significant
16disturbance of the peaceful enjoyment of the property;
17significant damage to the property caused willfully or
18negligently; use of any part of the property for criminal
19activity that significantly threatens health, safety, or
20peaceful enjoyment of the property, or has a significant
21adverse effect on the management of the property; or wrongful
22denial of access to the premises on 3 or more occasions in a
2312-month period to persons authorized by the lessor to enter
24the premises, provided the legal requirements for such entries
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1notice to quit, or of the termination of such tenancy, and the
2same may be terminated on giving such notice to quit at any
3time after such default in any of the material terms of such
4lease, provided that such notice instructs how the alleged
5default may be cured before the end of the notice period and
6allows the lessee to meet to discuss the alleged default with
7the lessor or the lessor's agent that affords the lessee with a
8meaningful opportunity to remedy the alleged default. Such
9notice may be substantially in the following form:
10    "To A.B.: You are hereby notified that in consequence of
11your default in (here insert the character of the default) of
12the premises now occupied by you, being, etc., (here describe
13the premises) I have elected to terminate your lease, and you
14are hereby notified to quit and deliver up possession of the
15same to me within 10 days of this date (dated, etc.). You may
16request to meet with [here identify the lessor's agent] within
1710 days of (dated, etc.) to discuss this notice and how an
18eviction action can be avoided. IF YOU DO NOT VACATE OR CURE
19THIS DEFAULT WITHIN 10 DAYS BY (here explain how the alleged
20default may be cured within the notice period), THEN AN
21EVICTION ACTION MAY BE FILED AGAINST YOU."
22    The notice is to be signed by the lessor or his or her
23agent, and no other notice or demand of possession or
24termination of such tenancy is necessary, provided that the
25lessee has not timely cured the alleged default.
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1    (735 ILCS 5/9-211)  (from Ch. 110, par. 9-211)
2    Sec. 9-211. Service of demand or notice. Any demand may be
3made or notice served by delivering a written or printed, or
4partly written and printed, copy thereof to the tenant, or by
5leaving the same with some person of the age of 13 years or
6upwards, residing on or in possession of the premises; or by
7sending a copy of the notice to the tenant by certified or
8registered mail, with a returned receipt from the addressee;
9and in case no one is in the actual possession of the premises,
10then by posting the same on the premises.
11    Any demand or notice served must be accessible to the
12tenant, including by being presented in the language the
13lessor knows or should know is the lessee's primary language;
14containing an explicit statement of the basis for the notice
15or demand with sufficient specificity to allow the lessee to
16prepare a defense; and bearing the following statement: "You
17may wish to contact a lawyer or local legal aid or housing
18counseling agency to discuss any rights that you may have."
19(Source: P.A. 83-355.)
 
20    (735 ILCS 5/9-207 rep.)
21    Section 920. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
22repealing Section 9-207.
 
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1changing Section 30 as follows:
 
2    (765 ILCS 605/30)  (from Ch. 30, par. 330)
3    Sec. 30. Conversion condominiums; notice; recording.
4    (a)(1) No real estate may be submitted to the provisions
5of the Act as a conversion condominium unless (i) a notice of
6intent to submit the real estate to this Act (notice of intent)
7has been given to all persons who were tenants of the building
8located on the real estate on the date the notice is given.
9Such notice shall be given at least 30 days, and not more than
10one year prior to the recording of the declaration which
11submits the real estate to this Act; and (ii) the developer
12executes and acknowledges a certificate which shall be
13attached to and made a part of the declaration and which
14provides that the developer, prior to the execution by him or
15his agent of any agreement for the sale of a unit, has given a
16copy of the notice of intent to all persons who were tenants of
17the building located on the real estate on the date the notice
18of intent was given.
19        (2) If the owner fails to provide a tenant with notice
20    of the intent to convert as defined in this Section, the
21    tenant permanently vacates the premises as a direct result
22    of non-renewal of his or her lease by the owner, and the
23    tenant's unit is converted to a condominium by the filing
24    of a declaration submitting a property to this Act without
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1    liable to the tenant for the following:
2            (A) the tenant's actual moving expenses incurred
3        when moving from the subject property, not to exceed
4        $1,500;
5            (B) 3 months' rent at the subject property; and
6            (C) reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.
7    (b) Any developer of a conversion condominium must, upon
8issuing the notice of intent, publish and deliver along with
9such notice of intent, a schedule of selling prices for all
10units subject to the condominium instruments and offer to sell
11such unit to the current tenants, except for units to be
12vacated for rehabilitation subsequent to such notice of
13intent. Such offer shall not expire earlier than 30 days after
14receipt of the offer by the current tenant, unless the tenant
15notifies the developer in writing of his election not to
16purchase the condominium unit.
17    (c) Any tenant who was a tenant as of the date of the
18notice of intent and whose tenancy expires (other than for
19cause) prior to the expiration of 120 days from the date on
20which a copy of the notice of intent was given to the tenant
21shall have the right to extend his tenancy on the same terms
22and conditions and for the same rental until the expiration of
23such 120-day period by the giving of written notice thereof to
24the developer within 30 days of the date upon which a copy of
25the notice of intent was given to the tenant by the developer.
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1informed in writing by the developer at the time the notice of
2intent is given whether his or her tenancy will be renewed or
3terminated upon its expiration. If the tenancy is to be
4renewed, the tenant shall be informed of all charges, rental
5or otherwise, in connection with the new tenancy and the
6length of the term of occupancy proposed in conjunction
7therewith. If the tenancy is to be terminated upon expiration
8of the notice period, the tenant shall be entitled to
9relocation assistance in the amount of 3 times the rent
10charged for the unit or $3,000, whichever is greater, payable
11to the tenant within 14 days prior to the expiration of the
12notice period. If the tenancy is to be terminated, the notice
13of intent shall inform the tenant that relocation assistance
14shall be paid within 14 days prior to the expiration of the
15notice period. If the relocation assistance is not paid within
1614 days prior to the expiration of the notice period, then the
17lessor shall pay to the lessee twice the relocation assistance
18due to the lessee. If the lessee prevails on a claim that the
19lessor failed to pay relocation assistance required by this
20Section, the lessee shall be entitled to recover the lessee's
21reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Failure to pay such
22relocation assistance shall constitute a germane affirmative
23defense and counterclaim to any action brought under Article
24IX of the Code of Civil Procedure.
25    (e) For a period of 120 days following his receipt of the
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1notice of intent was given shall be given the right to purchase
2his unit on substantially the same terms and conditions as set
3forth in a duly executed contract to purchase the unit, which
4contract shall conspicuously disclose the existence of, and
5shall be subject to, the right of first refusal. The tenant may
6exercise the right of first refusal by giving notice thereof
7to the developer prior to the expiration of 30 days from the
8giving of notice by the developer to the tenant of the
9execution of the contract to purchase the unit. The tenant may
10exercise such right of first refusal within 30 days from the
11giving of notice by the developer of the execution of a
12contract to purchase the unit, notwithstanding the expiration
13of the 120-day period following the tenant's receipt of the
14notice of intent, if such contract was executed prior to the
15expiration of the 120-day period. The recording of the deed
16conveying the unit to the purchaser which contains a statement
17to the effect that the tenant of the unit either waived or
18failed to exercise the right of first refusal or option or had
19no right of first refusal or option with respect to the unit
20shall extinguish any legal or equitable right or interest to
21the possession or acquisition of the unit which the tenant may
22have or claim with respect to the unit arising out of the right
23of first refusal or option provided for in this Section. The
24foregoing provision shall not affect any claim which the
25tenant may have against the landlord for damages arising out
26of the right of first refusal provided for in this Section.

 

 

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1    (f) During the 30-day period after the giving of notice of
2an executed contract in which the tenant may exercise the
3right of first refusal, the developer shall grant to such
4tenant access to any portion of the building to inspect any of
5its features or systems and access to any reports, warranties,
6or other documents in the possession of the developer which
7reasonably pertain to the condition of the building. Such
8access shall be subject to reasonable limitations, including
9as to hours. The refusal of the developer to grant such access
10is a business offense punishable by a fine of $500. Each
11refusal to an individual lessee who is a potential purchaser
12is a separate violation.
13    (g) Any notice provided for in this Section shall be
14deemed given when a written notice is delivered in person or
15mailed, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested
16to the party who is being given the notice.
17    (h) Prior to their initial sale, units offered for sale in
18a conversion condominium and occupied by a tenant at the time
19of the offer shall be shown to prospective purchasers only a
20reasonable number of times and at appropriate hours. Units may
21only be shown to prospective purchasers during the last 90
22days of any expiring tenancy.
23    (i) Any provision in any lease or other rental agreement,
24or any termination of occupancy on account of condominium
25conversion, not authorized herein, or contrary to or waiving
26the foregoing provisions, shall be deemed to be void as

 

 

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1against public policy.
2    (j) A tenant is entitled to injunctive relief to enforce
3the provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of this Section.
4    (k) A non-profit housing organization, suing on behalf of
5an aggrieved tenant under this Section, may also recover
6compensation for reasonable attorney's fees and court costs
7necessary for filing such action.
8    (l) Nothing in this Section shall affect any provision in
9any lease or rental agreement in effect before this Act
10becomes law.
11    (m) Nothing in this amendatory Act of 1978 shall be
12construed to imply that there was previously a requirement to
13record the notice provided for in this Section.
14(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
15    (765 ILCS 720/Act rep.)
16    Section 930. The Retaliatory Eviction Act is repealed.
 
17    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    New Act
4    30 ILCS 105/5.990 new
5    35 ILCS 5/234 new
6    50 ILCS 825/5
7    50 ILCS 825/6 new
8    50 ILCS 825/10
9    735 ILCS 5/9-205.5 new
10    735 ILCS 5/9-207.1 new
11    735 ILCS 5/9-209from Ch. 110, par. 9-209
12    735 ILCS 5/9-210from Ch. 110, par. 9-210
13    735 ILCS 5/9-211from Ch. 110, par. 9-211
14    735 ILCS 5/9-207 rep.
15    765 ILCS 605/30from Ch. 30, par. 330
16    765 ILCS 720/Act rep.