HB4206eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4206 Engrossed LRB103 34324 LNS 64154 b

AN ACT concerning civil law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by adding Section 3.5 as follows:

(765 ILCS 705/3.5 new)

Sec. 3.5. Additional means to pay rent when electronic payment methods charge additional fees. If a landlord uses a third-party payment portal to collect rental payments from tenants and if a transaction fee or other charge is imposed through the portal on rental payments made by e-check or other means, then the landlord shall allow the tenant to make rental payments by delivering a paper check to the landlord or the landlord's business office or by means that do not require the tenant to pay the transaction fee or other charge.