Sen. Dave Syverson

Filed: 4/14/2016

 

 


 

 


 
09900SB2333sam003LRB099 19011 HEP 47498 a

1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2333

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2333, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Security Deposit Return Act is amended by
6changing Section 1 as follows:
 
7    (765 ILCS 710/1)  (from Ch. 80, par. 101)
8    Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a A
9lessor of residential real property, containing 5 or more
10units, who has received a security deposit from a lessee to
11secure the payment of rent or to compensate for damage to the
12leased property may not withhold any part of that deposit as
13compensation for property damage unless he has, within 30 days
14of the date that the lessee vacated the premises, furnished to
15the lessee, delivered in person, by mail directed to his last
16known address, or by electronic mail to a verified electronic

 

 

09900SB2333sam003- 2 -LRB099 19011 HEP 47498 a

1mail address provided by the lessee, an itemized statement of
2the damage allegedly caused to the premises and the estimated
3or actual cost for repairing or replacing each item on that
4statement, attaching the paid receipts, or copies thereof, for
5the repair or replacement. If the lessor utilizes his or her
6own labor to repair any damage caused by the lessee, the lessor
7may include the reasonable cost of his or her labor to repair
8such damage. If estimated cost is given, the lessor shall
9furnish the lessee with paid receipts, or copies thereof,
10within 30 days from the date the statement showing estimated
11cost was furnished to the lessee, as required by this Section.
12If no such statement and receipts, or copies thereof, are
13furnished to the lessee as required by this Section, the lessor
14shall return the security deposit in full within 45 days of the
15date that the lessee vacated the premises.
16    (b) As used in subsection (a), "the date that the lessee
17vacated the premises" means the date on which the lessee's
18right to possess and occupy the premises expired, either under
19provisions of the lease, by court order, or under other
20applicable law.
21    (c) If a lessee occupies a property beyond the date the
22lessee's right to possess and occupy the property expires:
23        (1) The lessee shall provide the lessor written notice
24    that the leased property has been vacated, delivered in
25    person, by United States mail directed to the address rent
26    payments are delivered, or by electronic mail to a verified

 

 

09900SB2333sam003- 3 -LRB099 19011 HEP 47498 a

1    electronic mail address provided by the lessor.
2        (2) The time frames in subsection (a) begin upon the
3    lessor's receipt of the written notice from the lessee,
4    except that the time within which the lessor must supply
5    the lessee an itemized statement of actual costs or
6    estimates to repair or replace damaged property shall be 45
7    days from the date the lessor receives written notice that
8    the property has been vacated.
9    (d) Upon a finding by a circuit court that a lessor has
10refused to supply the itemized statement required by this
11Section, or has supplied such statement in bad faith, and has
12failed or refused to return the amount of the security deposit
13due within the time limits provided, the lessor shall be liable
14for an amount equal to twice the amount of the security deposit
15due, together with court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
16(Source: P.A. 97-999, eff. 1-1-13.)".