Rep. Cynthia Soto

Filed: 3/2/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4334

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4334 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Housing Development Access to Residents Act.
 
6    Section 5. Housing developments; access to residents. Any
7owner of a housing development that receives funds from the
8Illinois Housing Development Authority or from any State
9housing program must permit State and local officials to visit
10with the residents of the housing development when the visit is
11in furtherance of a public duty.
 
12    Section 10. The Illinois Housing Development Act is amended
13by adding Section 13.1 as follows:
 
14    (20 ILCS 3805/13.1 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 13.1. Housing mediator. There shall be created within
2the Authority a Housing Mediator to mediate disputes between
3residents and housing developments that receive funds from the
4Authority or from any State housing program. The Authority must
5establish and operate a hotline for the purpose of receiving
6phone calls from residents with housing complaints.
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.".