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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB2758 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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310 ILCS 10/25 |
from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 25 |
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Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Deletes a provision that: (i) permits a Housing Authority, in the operation or management of housing projects, to refuse to certify or recertify applicants, current tenants, or
other household members if, after due notice
and an impartial hearing, that person or any of the proposed occupants of
the dwelling has, prior to or during a term of tenancy or occupancy in any
housing
project operated by an Authority, been convicted of a criminal offense
relating to the sale or distribution of controlled
substances under the
laws of this State, the United States or any other state;
(ii) if an Authority desires a criminal history records check of all 50 states
or a 50-state confirmation of a conviction record, requires the Housing Authority to submit
the fingerprints of the relevant applicant, tenant, or other household member
to the Department of State Police in a manner prescribed by the Department of
State Police; (iii) requires the Department of State Police to charge a fee
for conducting the criminal history records check, which shall be deposited in
the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the
records check; and (iv) requires the Department of State Police to furnish, pursuant to
positive identification, records of conviction to the Authority.
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| | HB2758 | | LRB099 09587 KTG 29796 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning housing.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Housing Authorities Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 25 as follows:
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6 | | (310 ILCS 10/25)
(from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 25)
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7 | | Sec. 25. Rentals and tenant selection. In the operation or |
8 | | management
of housing projects an Authority
shall at all times |
9 | | observe the following duties with respect to rentals and
tenant |
10 | | selection:
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11 | | (a) It shall not accept any person as a tenant in any
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12 | | dwelling in a housing project if the persons who would occupy |
13 | | the dwelling
have an aggregate annual income which equals or |
14 | | exceeds the amount which
the Authority determines (which |
15 | | determination shall be conclusive) to be
necessary in order to |
16 | | enable such persons to secure safe, sanitary and
uncongested |
17 | | dwelling accommodations within the area of operation of the
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18 | | Authority and to provide an adequate standard of living for |
19 | | themselves.
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20 | | (b) It may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations |
21 | | therein only at rentals
within the financial reach of persons |
22 | | who lack the amount of income which
it determines (pursuant to |
23 | | (a) of this Section) to be necessary in order to
obtain safe, |