101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0673

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 5/9-118  from Ch. 110, par. 9-118

    Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the Section relating to proceedings for evictions from housing authority property.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
5changing Section 9-118 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/9-118)  (from Ch. 110, par. 9-118)
7    Sec. 9-118. Emergency housing eviction proceedings.
8    (a) As used in this Section:
9    "Cannabis" has the the meaning ascribed to that term in the
10Cannabis Control Act.
11    "Narcotics" and "controlled substance" have the meanings
12ascribed to those terms in the Illinois Controlled Substances
13Act.
14    (b) This Section applies only if all of the following
15conditions are met:
16        (1) The complaint seeks possession of premises that are
17    owned or managed by a housing authority established under
18    the Housing Authorities Act or privately owned and managed.
19        (2) The verified complaint alleges that there is direct
20    evidence of any of the following:
21            (A) unlawful possessing, serving, storing,
22        manufacturing, cultivating, delivering, using,
23        selling, giving away, or trafficking in cannabis,

 

 

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1        methamphetamine, narcotics, or controlled substances
2        within or upon the premises by or with the knowledge
3        and consent of, or in concert with the person or
4        persons named in the complaint; or
5            (B) the possession, use, sale, or delivery of a
6        firearm which is otherwise prohibited by State law
7        within or upon the premises by or with the knowledge
8        and consent of, or in concert with, the person or
9        persons named in the complaint; or
10            (C) murder, attempted murder, kidnapping,
11        attempted kidnapping, arson, attempted arson,
12        aggravated battery, criminal sexual assault, attempted
13        criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual
14        assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
15        or criminal sexual abuse within or upon the premises by
16        or with the knowledge and consent of, or in concert
17        with, the person or persons named in the complaint.
18        (3) Notice by verified complaint setting forth the
19    relevant facts, and a demand for possession of the type
20    specified in Section 9-104 is served on the tenant or
21    occupant of the premises at least 14 days before a hearing
22    on the complaint is held, and proof of service of the
23    complaint is submitted by the plaintiff to the court.
24    (b-5) In all actions brought under this Section 9-118, no
25predicate notice of termination or demand for possession shall
26be required to initiate an eviction action.

 

 

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1    (c) When a complaint has been filed under this Section, a
2hearing on the complaint shall be scheduled on any day after
3the expiration of 14 days following the filing of the
4complaint. The summons shall advise the defendant that a
5hearing on the complaint shall be held at the specified date
6and time, and that the defendant should be prepared to present
7any evidence on his or her behalf at that time.
8    If a plaintiff which is a public housing authority accepts
9rent from the defendant after an action is initiated under this
10Section, the acceptance of rent shall not be a cause for
11dismissal of the complaint.
12    (d) If the defendant does not appear at the hearing, an
13eviction order in favor of the plaintiff shall be entered by
14default. If the defendant appears, a trial shall be held
15immediately as is prescribed in other eviction proceedings. The
16matter shall not be continued beyond 7 days from the date set
17for the first hearing on the complaint except by agreement of
18both the plaintiff and the defendant. After a trial, if the
19court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the
20allegations in the complaint have been proven, the court shall
21enter an eviction order in favor of the plaintiff and the court
22shall order that the plaintiff shall be entitled to re-enter
23the premises immediately.
24    (d-5) If cannabis, methamphetamine, narcotics, or
25controlled substances are found or used anywhere in the
26premises, there is a rebuttable presumption either (1) that the

 

 

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1cannabis, methamphetamine, narcotics, or controlled substances
2were used or possessed by a tenant or occupant or (2) that a
3tenant or occupant permitted the premises to be used for that
4use or possession, and knew or should have reasonably known
5that the substance was used or possessed.
6    (e) An eviction order entered under this Section may not be
7stayed for any period in excess of 7 days by the court.
8Thereafter the plaintiff shall be entitled to re-enter the
9premises immediately. The sheriff or other lawfully deputized
10officers shall give priority to service and execution of orders
11entered under this Section over other possession orders.
12    (f) This Section shall not be construed to prohibit the use
13or possession of cannabis, methamphetamine, narcotics, or a
14controlled substance that has been legally obtained in
15accordance with a valid prescription for the personal use of a
16lawful occupant of a dwelling unit.
17(Source: P.A. 100-173, eff. 1-1-18.)