Full Text of HB5600 101st General Assembly
HB5600 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB5600 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 765 ILCS 710/1 | from Ch. 80, par. 101 |
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Amends the Security Deposit Return Act. Provides that a lessor shall return a security deposit, in full or in part, within 14 days (rather than 45) of the date that the lessee vacated the leased premises. Provides that for the lessor to withhold any part of the security deposit, the lessor has 14 (rather than 30) days to provide the lessee with a statement of damage. Provides that if only part of the security deposit is withheld, the lessor shall return the part not withheld at the time the lessor furnishes the statement of damage.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Security Deposit Return Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 1 as follows:
| 6 | | (765 ILCS 710/1) (from Ch. 80, par. 101)
| 7 | | Sec. 1. Statement of damage. | 8 | | (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a lessor of | 9 | | residential real property, containing 5 or more units,
who has | 10 | | received a security deposit from a lessee to secure the payment
| 11 | | of rent or to compensate for damage to the leased premises may | 12 | | not
withhold any part of that deposit as reimbursement for | 13 | | property damage
unless the lessor has, within 14 30 days of the | 14 | | date that the lessee vacated the
leased premises, furnished to | 15 | | the lessee, by personal delivery, by postmarked mail
directed | 16 | | to his or her last known address, or by electronic mail to a | 17 | | verified electronic mail address provided by the lessee, an | 18 | | itemized statement of the damage
allegedly caused to the leased | 19 | | premises and the estimated or actual cost for
repairing or | 20 | | replacing each item on that statement, attaching the paid
| 21 | | receipts, or copies thereof, for the repair or replacement.
If | 22 | | the lessor utilizes his or her own labor to repair or replace | 23 | | any damage or damaged items caused
by the lessee, the lessor |
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| 1 | | may include the reasonable cost of his or her
labor to repair | 2 | | or replace such damage or damaged items. If estimated
cost is | 3 | | given, the lessor shall furnish to the lessee, delivered in | 4 | | person or by postmarked mail directed to the last known address | 5 | | of the lessee or another address provided by the lessee, paid | 6 | | receipts,
or copies thereof, within 14 30 days from the date | 7 | | the statement showing
estimated cost was furnished to the | 8 | | lessee, as required by this Section. If a written lease | 9 | | specifies the cost for cleaning, repair, or replacement of any | 10 | | component of the leased premises or any component of the | 11 | | building or common areas that, if damaged, will not be | 12 | | replaced, the lessor may withhold the dollar amount specified | 13 | | in the lease. Costs specified in a written lease shall be for | 14 | | damage beyond normal wear and tear and reasonable to restore | 15 | | the leased premises to the same condition as at the time the | 16 | | lease began. The itemized statement shall reference the dollar | 17 | | amount specified in the written lease associated with the | 18 | | specific building component or amenity and include a copy of | 19 | | the applicable portion of the lease. Deductions for costs or | 20 | | values not specified in the lease shall otherwise comply with | 21 | | the requirements of this Section. If such statement or receipts | 22 | | are furnished to the lessee, the lessor shall return any part | 23 | | of the security deposit not withheld at the time the lessor | 24 | | furnishes the statement or receipts.
If no such statement and | 25 | | receipts, or copies thereof, are furnished to
the lessee as | 26 | | required by this Section, the lessor shall return the
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| 1 | | deposit in full within 14 45 days of the date that the lessee | 2 | | vacated
the premises, delivered in person or by postmarked mail | 3 | | directed to the last known address of the lessee or another | 4 | | address provided by the lessee. If the lessee fails to provide | 5 | | the lessor with a mailing address or electronic mail address, | 6 | | the lessor shall not be held liable for any damages or | 7 | | penalties as a result of the lessee's failure to provide an | 8 | | address.
| 9 | | (b) If, through no fault of the lessor, the lessor is | 10 | | unable to produce as required in subsection (a) receipts for | 11 | | repairs or replacements, or copies thereof, then the lessor | 12 | | shall produce an itemized list of the cost of repair or | 13 | | replacement, any other evidence the lessor has of the cost, and | 14 | | a verified statement of the lessor or the agent of the lessor | 15 | | detailing the specific reasons why the lessor is unable to | 16 | | produce the required receipts or copies and verifying that the | 17 | | lessor has provided all other evidence the lessor has of the | 18 | | cost. | 19 | | (c) Upon a finding by a circuit court that a lessor has | 20 | | refused to supply
the itemized statement required by this | 21 | | Section, or has supplied such statement
in bad faith, and has | 22 | | failed or refused to return the amount of the security
deposit | 23 | | due within the time limits provided, the lessor shall be liable
| 24 | | for an amount equal to twice the amount of the security deposit | 25 | | due, together
with court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 100-269, eff. 1-1-18; 100-654, eff. 7-31-18.)
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