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Public Act 095-0999
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LRB095 18768 AJO 44891 b |
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Safe Homes Act is amended by changing |
Section 25 and by adding Sections 27 and 29 as follows:
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(765 ILCS 750/25)
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Sec. 25. Penalty for violation of lock-change provisions |
Penalty for violation.
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(a) If a landlord takes action to prevent the tenant who |
has complied with Section 20 of this Act from changing his or |
her locks, the tenant may seek a temporary restraining order, |
preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction ordering the |
landlord to refrain from preventing the tenant from changing |
the locks. A tenant who successfully brings an action pursuant |
to this Section may be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and |
costs. |
(b) A tenant who changes locks and does not make a good |
faith effort to provide a copy of a key to the landlord within |
48 hours of the tenant changing the locks, shall be liable for |
any damages to the dwelling or the building in which the |
dwelling is located that could have been prevented had landlord |
been able to access the dwelling unit in the event of an |
emergency. |
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(b-1) A landlord who changes the locks and does not make a |
good faith effort to provide a copy of a key to the tenant |
within 48 hours of the landlord changing the locks shall be |
liable for any damages to the tenant incurred as a result of |
not having access to his or her unit.
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(c) The remedies provided to landlord and tenant under this |
Section 25 shall be sole and exclusive for violations of the |
lock-change provisions of this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 94-1038, eff. 1-1-07; 95-378, eff. 8-23-07.)
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(765 ILCS 750/27 new) |
Sec. 27. Nondisclosure, confidentiality, and privilege. |
(a) A landlord may not disclose to a prospective landlord |
(1) that a tenant or a member of tenant's household exercised |
his or her rights under the Act, or (2) any information |
provided by the tenant or a member of tenant's household in |
exercising those rights. |
(b) The prohibition on disclosure under subsection (a) |
shall not apply in civil proceedings brought under this Act, or |
if such disclosure is required by law. |
(c) A tenant or a member of tenant's household, who is the |
victim of domestic or sexual violence or is the parent or legal |
guardian of the victim of domestic or sexual violence, may |
waive the prohibition on disclosure under subsection (a) by |
consenting to the disclosure in writing. |
(d) Furnishing evidence to support a claim of domestic or |
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sexual violence against a tenant or a member of tenant's |
household pursuant to Section 15 or 20 shall not waive any |
confidentiality or privilege that may exist between the victim |
of domestic or sexual violence and a third party.
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(765 ILCS 750/29 new) |
Sec. 29. Nondisclosure violation penalty. A landlord who, |
in violation of Section 27, discloses that a tenant has |
exercised his or her rights under the Act, or discloses any |
information provided by the tenant in exercising those rights, |
shall be liable for actual damages up to $2,000 resulting from |
the disclosure. A tenant who successfully brings an action |
pursuant to this Section may be awarded reasonable attorney's |
fees and costs.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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