Public Act 0601 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0237 Enrolled LRB094 04208 LCB 34232 b

Public Act 094-0601

AN ACT concerning landlords.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:

(765 ILCS 705/1) (from Ch. 80, par. 91)

Sec. 1. Liability exemptions.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), every covenant, agreement, or understanding in or in connection with or collateral to any lease of real property, exempting the lessor from liability for damages for injuries to person or property caused by or resulting from the negligence of the lessor, his or her agents, servants or employees, in the operation or maintenance of the demised premises or the real property containing the demised premises shall be deemed to be void as against public policy and wholly unenforceable.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a provision in a non-residential lease that exempts the lessor from liability for property damage.

(Source: P.A. 84-551.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/16/2005