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(310 ILCS 65/10.5) Sec. 10.5. Minimum standard of living requirement. All housing financed under the Illinois Affordable Housing Program must meet a minimum standard of living requirement. In order for a program applicant to be eligible to receive funding to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, develop, operate, insure, or retain affordable single-family or multi-family housing, the applicant must demonstrate that each housing unit can provide and meet the following quality standards, as applicable: (1) Cooling standards: (A) Housing must have cooling and |
| dehumidification systems capable of being operated independently from the heating system.
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(B) Newly constructed housing must have permanent
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(C) All housing cooling and dehumidification
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| systems must operate when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees.
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(2) Heating standards during the heating season,
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| October 1 through May 31, unless a unit of government has standards that require a higher temperature of heat, for all housing:
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(A) Between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must
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| register at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature falls below 55 degrees.
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(B) Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must
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| register at least 62 degrees Fahrenheit.
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(C) Housing must not have heat lapse longer than
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(D) Any tenant complaint about heating must be
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| rectified within 24 hours.
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(3) Windows must open and close with safety
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| mechanisms installed and must be inspected on a regular basis.
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(4) Maintenance and upkeep.
(A) Housing, occupied primarily by persons 65
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| years of age or older or by persons with a disability, must provide laundry machines that are fully operational so that senior residents and residents with disabilities do not have to travel far for their laundry.
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(B) Premises of the single-family or multi-family
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| housing must be kept fit for human habitation and must be kept reasonably clean and safe and free of trash and food waste.
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(C) Property manager must provide for control of
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| insects, rodents, and other pests.
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(D) Property manager or maintenance personnel
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| must respond within a reasonable amount of time (1-2 days) for tenant requests, including, but not limited to, appliances, windows, doors, and painting.
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(5) Property management. Property management
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| companies must adhere to compliance checks and tenant reviews.
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(Source: P.A. 103-248, eff. 6-30-23.)
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