HB3031 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB3031

Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

815 ILCS 513/15

Amends the Home Repair and Remodeling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning written contracts.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning business.

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

Section 5. The Home Repair and Remodeling Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:

(815 ILCS 513/15)

Sec. 15. Written contract; costs enumerated requirements; contents. Prior to initiating home repair or remodeling work for over $1,000, a person engaged in the the business of home repair or remodeling shall furnish to the customer for signature a written contract or work order that states the total cost, including parts and materials listed with reasonable particularity and any charge for an estimate. In addition, the contract shall state the business name and address of the person engaged in the business of home repair or remodeling. If the person engaged in the business of home repair or remodeling uses a post office box or mail receiving service or agent to receive home repair or remodeling business correspondence, the contract also shall state the residence address of the person engaged in the business of home repair or remodeling.

(Source: P.A. 94-490, eff. 1-1-06.)