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1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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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 Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act |
5 | | is amended by changing Sections 12 and 22 and by adding Section |
6 | | 13.5 as follows:
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7 | | (765 ILCS 745/12) (from Ch. 80, par. 212)
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8 | | Sec. 12. Lease prohibitions. No lease hereafter executed or |
9 | | currently
existing between a park owner and tenant in a mobile |
10 | | home park or manufactured home community in this State
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11 | | contain any provision:
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12 | | (a) Permitting the park owner to charge a penalty fee |
13 | | for late payment
of rent without allowing a tenant a |
14 | | minimum of 5 days beyond the date the
rent is due in which |
15 | | to remit such payment;
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16 | | (b) Permitting the park owner to charge an amount in |
17 | | excess of one month's
rent as a security deposit;
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18 | | (c) Requiring the tenant to pay any fees not specified |
19 | | in the lease;
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20 | | (d) Permitting the park owner to transfer, or move, a |
21 | | mobile home to a
different lot, including a different lot |
22 | | in the same mobile home park or manufactured home |
23 | | community,
during the term of the lease;
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1 | | (e) Waiving the homeowner's right to a trial by jury ; . |
2 | | (f) Granting the right of first refusal to the park |
3 | | owner to purchase a tenant's home; |
4 | | (g) Requiring the tenant to pay replacement costs of |
5 | | meters or other replacement costs of utilities provided by |
6 | | the park owner. |
7 | | If one provision of a lease is invalid, that does not |
8 | | affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the lease. |
9 | | (Source: P.A. 98-1062, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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10 | | (765 ILCS 745/13.5 new) |
11 | | Sec. 13.5. Heat tapes. If heat tapes are used to prevent |
12 | | the freezing of water pipes, the tenant is only responsible for |
13 | | the water pipes attached to the home. The park owner is |
14 | | responsible for maintaining all electrical, plumbing, and |
15 | | other utilities as provided in Section 11 of this Act.
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16 | | (765 ILCS 745/22) (from Ch. 80, par. 222)
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17 | | Sec. 22. Remedies, Park Owner. A park owner may, any time |
18 | | rent is overdue,
notify the tenant in writing that unless |
19 | | payment is made within the time
specified in the notice, not |
20 | | less than 5 days after receipt thereof, the
lease will be |
21 | | terminated. If the tenant remains in default, the park
owner |
22 | | may institute legal action for recovery of possession, rent due |
23 | | and any damages.
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24 | | If the tenant breaches any provision of the lease or rules |
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1 | | and regulations
of the mobile home park, the park owner shall |
2 | | notify the tenant in writing
of his breach. Such notice shall |
3 | | specify the violation and advise the tenant
that if the |
4 | | violation shall continue for more than 24 hours after receipt
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5 | | of such notice the park owner may terminate the lease. A fine |
6 | | imposed for a violation shall be considered separate from rent, |
7 | | and a park owner shall not cease acceptance of the rent payment |
8 | | if a violation fine has been issued.
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9 | | (Source: P.A. 81-637.)
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