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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 Sections 9-120 and 9-210 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/9-120)
7    Sec. 9-120. Leased premises used in furtherance of a
8criminal offense; lease terminated void at option of lessor or
9assignee.
10    (a) If any lessee or occupant, on one or more occasions,
11uses or permits the use of leased premises for the commission
12of any act that would constitute a felony or a Class A
13misdemeanor under the laws of this State, and the lessor has
14received written notification from a law enforcement agency of
15the use of the leased premises for the commission of an act
16that would constitute a felony or a Class A misdemeanor, then
17the lease or rental agreement shall, at the option of the
18lessor or the lessor's assignee be terminated become void, and
19the owner or lessor shall be entitled to recover possession of
20the leased premises as against a tenant holding over after the
21expiration of his or her term. A written lease shall state that
22if the lessee or occupant uses or permits the use of the leased
23premises for the commission of any act that would constitute a

 

 

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1felony or a Class A misdemeanor under the laws of this State,
2the owner or lessor shall have the right to terminate the lease
3and recover possession of the leased premises. Failure to
4include this language in a lease, or the fact that the lease is
5oral, shall not waive or impair the rights of the lessor or
6lessor's assignee under this Section or the lease.
7    (b) The owner or lessor may bring a forcible entry and
8detainer action, or, if the State's Attorney of the county in
9which the real property is located or the corporation counsel
10of the municipality in which the real property is located
11agrees, assign to that State's Attorney or corporation counsel
12the right to bring a forcible entry and detainer action on
13behalf of the owner or lessor, against the lessee and all
14occupants of the leased premises alleging the criminal activity
15and any other alleged violations of the lease. The assignment
16must be in writing on a form prepared by the State's Attorney
17of the county in which the real property is located or the
18corporation counsel of the municipality in which the real
19property is located, as applicable. If the owner or lessor
20assigns the right to bring a forcible entry and detainer
21action, the assignment shall be limited to those rights and
22duties up to and including delivery of the order of eviction to
23the sheriff for execution. The owner or lessor shall remain
24liable for the cost of the eviction whether or not the right to
25bring the forcible entry and detainer action has been assigned.
26    (c) A person does not forfeit any part of his or her

 

 

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1security deposit due solely to an eviction under the provisions
2of this Section, except that a security deposit may be used to
3pay fees charged by the sheriff for carrying out an eviction.
4    (d) If a lessor or the lessor's assignee terminates voids a
5lease or contract under the provisions of this Section and the
6tenant or occupant has not vacated the premises within 5 days
7after receipt of a written notice under Section 9-210 of this
8Code is provided to vacate the premises, the lessor or lessor's
9assignee may seek relief under this Article IX. Notwithstanding
10Sections 9-112, 9-113, and 9-114 of this Code, judgment for
11costs against a plaintiff seeking possession of the premises
12under this Section shall not be awarded to the defendant unless
13the action was brought by the plaintiff in bad faith. An action
14to possess premises under this Section shall not be deemed to
15be in bad faith when the plaintiff based his or her cause of
16action on information provided to him or her by a law
17enforcement agency, or the State's Attorney, or the
18municipality.
19    (e) After a trial, if the court finds, by a preponderance
20of the evidence, that the allegations in the complaint have
21been proven, the court shall enter judgment for possession of
22the premises in favor of the lessor plaintiff and the court
23shall order that the lessor plaintiff shall be entitled to
24re-enter the premises immediately.
25    (f) A judgment for possession of the premises entered in an
26action brought by a lessor or lessor's assignee based on an act

 

 

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1that would constitute a felony or a Class A misdemeanor, if the
2action was brought as a result of a lessor or lessor's assignee
3declaring a lease terminated void pursuant to this Section, may
4not be stayed for any period in excess of 7 days by the court
5unless all parties agree to a longer period. Thereafter the
6lessor plaintiff shall be entitled to re-enter the premises
7immediately. The sheriff or other lawfully deputized officers
8shall execute an order entered pursuant to this Section within
97 days of its entry, or within 7 days of the expiration of a
10stay of judgment, if one is entered.
11    (g) In an action brought under this Section the court may
12also consider actions for forcible entry and detainer brought
13under other Sections of this Code. Nothing in this Section
14shall limit the rights of an owner or lessor to bring a
15forcible entry and detainer action on the basis of other
16applicable law.
17(Source: P.A. 90-360, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
18    (735 ILCS 5/9-210)  (from Ch. 110, par. 9-210)
19    Sec. 9-210. Notice to quit. When default is made in any of
20the terms of a lease, it is not necessary to give more than 10
21days' notice, or, if the lessor is also providing notice of
22termination pursuant to Section 9-120 of this Code, more than 5
23days' notice to quit, or of the termination of such tenancy,
24and the same may be terminated on giving such notice to quit at
25any time after such default in any of the terms of such lease.

 

 

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1Such notice may be substantially in the following form:
2    "To A.B.: You are hereby notified that in consequence of
3your default in (here insert the character of the default) of
4the premises now occupied by you, being, etc., (here describe
5the premises) I have elected to terminate your lease, and you
6are hereby notified to quit and deliver up possession of the
7same to me within 10 days of this date (dated, etc.)." If the
8lessor is also providing notice of termination pursuant to
9Section 9-120 of this Code, "10 days" in the preceding sentence
10shall be replaced by "5 days".
11    The notice is to be signed by the lessor or his or her
12agent, and no other notice or demand of possession or
13termination of such tenancy is necessary.
14(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.