Rep. Anthony DeLuca

Filed: 5/11/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1309

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1309 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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

 

 

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1the lease or rental agreement shall, at the option of the
2lessor or the lessor's assignee be terminated become void, and
3the owner or lessor shall be entitled to recover possession of
4the leased premises as against a tenant holding over after the
5expiration of his or her term. A written lease shall state that
6if the lessee or occupant uses or permits the use of the leased
7premises for the commission of any act that would constitute a
8felony or a Class A misdemeanor under the laws of this State,
9the owner or lessor shall have the right to terminate the lease
10and recover possession of the leased premises. Failure to
11include this language in a lease, or the fact that the lease is
12oral, shall not waive or impair the rights of the lessor or
13lessor's assignee under this Section or the lease.
14    (b) The owner or lessor may bring a forcible entry and
15detainer action, or, if the State's Attorney of the county in
16which the real property is located or the corporation counsel
17of the municipality in which the real property is located
18agrees, assign to that State's Attorney or corporation counsel
19the right to bring a forcible entry and detainer action on
20behalf of the owner or lessor, against the lessee and all
21occupants of the leased premises alleging the criminal activity
22and any other alleged violations of the lease. The assignment
23must be in writing on a form prepared by the State's Attorney
24of the county in which the real property is located or the
25corporation counsel of the municipality in which the real
26property is located, as applicable. If the owner or lessor

 

 

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1assigns the right to bring a forcible entry and detainer
2action, the assignment shall be limited to those rights and
3duties up to and including delivery of the order of eviction to
4the sheriff for execution. The owner or lessor shall remain
5liable for the cost of the eviction whether or not the right to
6bring the forcible entry and detainer action has been assigned.
7    (c) A person does not forfeit any part of his or her
8security deposit due solely to an eviction under the provisions
9of this Section, except that a security deposit may be used to
10pay fees charged by the sheriff for carrying out an eviction.
11    (d) If a lessor or the lessor's assignee terminates voids a
12lease or contract under the provisions of this Section and the
13tenant or occupant has not vacated the premises within 5 days
14after receipt of a written notice under Section 9-210 of this
15Code is provided to vacate the premises, the lessor or lessor's
16assignee may seek relief under this Article IX. Notwithstanding
17Sections 9-112, 9-113, and 9-114 of this Code, judgment for
18costs against a plaintiff seeking possession of the premises
19under this Section shall not be awarded to the defendant unless
20the action was brought by the plaintiff in bad faith. An action
21to possess premises under this Section shall not be deemed to
22be in bad faith when the plaintiff based his or her cause of
23action on information provided to him or her by a law
24enforcement agency, or the State's Attorney, or the
25municipality.
26    (e) After a trial, if the court finds, by a preponderance

 

 

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1of the evidence, that the allegations in the complaint have
2been proven, the court shall enter judgment for possession of
3the premises in favor of the lessor plaintiff and the court
4shall order that the lessor plaintiff shall be entitled to
5re-enter the premises immediately.
6    (f) A judgment for possession of the premises entered in an
7action brought by a lessor or lessor's assignee based on an act
8that would constitute a felony or a Class A misdemeanor, if the
9action was brought as a result of a lessor or lessor's assignee
10declaring a lease terminated void pursuant to this Section, may
11not be stayed for any period in excess of 7 days by the court
12unless all parties agree to a longer period. Thereafter the
13lessor plaintiff shall be entitled to re-enter the premises
14immediately. The sheriff or other lawfully deputized officers
15shall execute an order entered pursuant to this Section within
167 days of its entry, or within 7 days of the expiration of a
17stay of judgment, if one is entered.
18    (g) In an action brought under this Section the court may
19also consider actions for forcible entry and detainer brought
20under other Sections of this Code. Nothing in this Section
21shall limit the rights of an owner or lessor to bring a
22forcible entry and detainer action on the basis of other
23applicable law.
24(Source: P.A. 90-360, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
25    (735 ILCS 5/9-210)  (from Ch. 110, par. 9-210)

 

 

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1    Sec. 9-210. Notice to quit. When default is made in any of
2the terms of a lease, it is not necessary to give more than 10
3days' notice, or, if the lessor is also providing notice of
4termination pursuant to Section 9-120 of this Code, more than 5
5days' notice to quit, or of the termination of such tenancy,
6and the same may be terminated on giving such notice to quit at
7any time after such default in any of the terms of such lease.
8Such notice may be substantially in the following form:
9    "To A.B.: You are hereby notified that in consequence of
10your default in (here insert the character of the default) of
11the premises now occupied by you, being, etc., (here describe
12the premises) I have elected to terminate your lease, and you
13are hereby notified to quit and deliver up possession of the
14same to me within 10 days of this date (dated, etc.)." If the
15lessor is also providing notice of termination pursuant to
16Section 9-120 of this Code, "10 days" in the preceding sentence
17shall be replaced by "5 days".
18    The notice is to be signed by the lessor or his or her
19agent, and no other notice or demand of possession or
20termination of such tenancy is necessary.
21(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.".