Full Text of HB0254 102nd General Assembly
HB0254 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB0254 Introduced 1/29/2021, by Rep. Kambium Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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775 ILCS 5/3-102 | from Ch. 68, par. 3-102 |
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Amends the Real Estate Transactions Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction to engage or participate in certain actions or behavior, including actions or behavior related to transactions, terms, offers, negotiations, representations, publications of intent, and listings, because of a person's criminal conviction history.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning human rights.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 3-102 as follows:
| 6 | | (775 ILCS 5/3-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 3-102)
| 7 | | Sec. 3-102. Civil rights violations; real estate | 8 | | transactions. It
is a civil rights violation for an owner or | 9 | | any other person engaging in
a real estate transaction, or for | 10 | | a real estate broker or salesman,
because of unlawful | 11 | | discrimination, familial status, criminal conviction history, | 12 | | or an arrest record, as defined under subsection (B-5) of | 13 | | Section 1-103, to:
| 14 | | (A) Transaction. Refuse to engage in a real estate | 15 | | transaction with
a person or to discriminate in making | 16 | | available such a transaction;
| 17 | | (B) Terms. Alter the terms, conditions or privileges | 18 | | of a real
estate transaction or in the furnishing of | 19 | | facilities or services in
connection therewith;
| 20 | | (C) Offer. Refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a | 21 | | bona fide
offer to engage in a real estate transaction | 22 | | from a person;
| 23 | | (D) Negotiation. Refuse to negotiate for a real estate |
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| 1 | | transaction
with a person;
| 2 | | (E) Representations. Represent to a person that real | 3 | | property is
not available for inspection, sale, rental, or | 4 | | lease when in fact it is
so available, or to fail to bring | 5 | | a property listing to his or her
attention, or to refuse to | 6 | | permit him or her to inspect real property;
| 7 | | (F) Publication of Intent. Make, print, circulate, | 8 | | post, mail, publish or cause to be made, printed, | 9 | | circulated, posted, mailed, or published any notice, | 10 | | statement, advertisement or sign, or use a form of | 11 | | application for a real estate transaction, or make a | 12 | | record or inquiry in connection with a prospective real | 13 | | estate transaction, that indicates any preference, | 14 | | limitation, or discrimination based on unlawful | 15 | | discrimination or unlawful discrimination based on | 16 | | familial status , criminal conviction history, or an arrest | 17 | | record, or an intention to make any such preference, | 18 | | limitation, or discrimination;
| 19 | | (G) Listings. Offer, solicit, accept, use or retain a | 20 | | listing of
real property with knowledge that unlawful | 21 | | discrimination or
discrimination on the basis of familial | 22 | | status , criminal conviction history, or an arrest record | 23 | | in a real estate
transaction is intended.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 101-565, eff. 1-1-20 .)
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