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Full Text of HB6285  99th General Assembly

HB6285eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act
5is amended by changing Section 22 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 745/22)  (from Ch. 80, par. 222)
7    Sec. 22. Remedies, Park Owner. A park owner may, any time
8rent is overdue, notify the tenant in writing that unless
9payment is made within the time specified in the notice, not
10less than 5 days after receipt thereof, the lease will be
11terminated. If the tenant remains in default, the park owner
12may institute legal action for recovery of possession, rent due
13and any damages.
14    If the tenant breaches any provision of the lease or rules
15and regulations of the mobile home park, the park owner shall
16notify the tenant in writing of his breach. Such notice shall
17specify the violation and advise the tenant that if the
18violation shall continue for more than 24 hours after receipt
19of such notice the park owner may terminate the lease.
20    If the tenant breaches any provision of the lease or rules
21and regulations of the mobile home park, the park owner shall
22give the tenant written notice specifying in writing the reason
23for any fine that may be imposed on the tenant. As used in this

 

 

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1Section, "fine" does not include fees that are imposed on a
2tenant for services or products provided by the park owner to
3the tenant. If a fine is imposed on a tenant, the following
4applies for 45 days after written notice of the fine is
5delivered to the tenant:
6        (1) non-payment of a fine shall not be grounds for
7    refusal to accept a rent payment; and
8        (2) the fine shall not be deducted from a rent payment.
9    Acceptance of a rent payment shall not be construed as a
10waiver of an unpaid fine.
11(Source: P.A. 81-637.)