SB3075 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3075

Introduced 2/8/2010, by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

65 ILCS 5/11-5.4-1 new

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a non-home rule municipality may adopt a crime-free rental housing ordinance for the purpose of deterring crime in residential areas. Provides that a crime-free rental housing ordinance may require a property owner to obtain a valid residential rental license from the municipality and to attend a training program or seminar concerning crime prevention before he or she may obtain a residential rental license. Provides that an ordinance may require that any lease entered into for residential property located in the municipality include a provision or an addendum that prohibits a tenant, a tenant's family member, or a guest of the tenant from engaging in, facilitating, or permitting any quasi-criminal or criminal activity as defined by federal, State, or local law. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 11-5.4-1 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/11-5.4-1 new)

Sec. 11-5.4-1. Crime-free rental housing ordinance.

(a) The corporate authorities of a non-home rule municipality may adopt a crime-free rental housing ordinance for the purpose of deterring crime in residential areas. The municipality's police department or other municipal employees may administer the ordinance.

A crime-free rental ordinance may include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) a requirement that a property owner obtain a valid residential rental license from the municipality before the property owner may rent any dwelling unit or renew an existing lease for a dwelling unit;

(2) a requirement that a property owner submit to a public safety and crime prevention inspection and attend a training program or seminar concerning crime prevention before he or she may obtain a residential rental license;

(3) a requirement that any lease entered into for residential property located in the municipality include a provision or an addendum that prohibits a tenant, a tenant's family member, or a guest of the tenant from engaging in, facilitating, or permitting any quasi-criminal or criminal activity as defined by federal, State, or local law;

(4) a requirement that on and after the effective date of the crime-free rental housing ordinance a property owner must conduct a background check on a person prior to entering into an agreement to lease rental property to that person;

(5) a requirement that a property owner submit to periodic inspections of his or her rental property to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; and

(6) any penalties for violating the ordinance.

(b) For the purposes of this Section, "tenant" means a tenant, subtenant, lessee, sublessee, or other person entitled to possession, occupancy, or benefits of a residential rental property.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.