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HB1697 Engrossed LRB093 05104 MBS 05164 b
1 AN ACT concerning business transactions.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Home Repair and Remodeling Act is amended
5 by changing Section 15 as follows:
6 (815 ILCS 513/15)
7 Sec. 15. Written contract; costs enumerated; business
8 name and address. Prior to initiating home repair or
9 remodeling work for over $1,000, a person engaged in the
10 business of home repair or remodeling shall furnish to the
11 customer for signature a written contract or work order that
12 states the total cost, including parts and materials listed
13 with reasonable particularity and any charge for an estimate.
14 In addition, the contract shall state the business name and
15 address of the person engaged in the business of home repair
16 or remodeling. If the person engaged in the business of home
17 repair or remodeling uses a post office box or mail receiving
18 service or agent to receive home repair or remodeling
19 business correspondence, the contract also shall state the
20 residence address of the person engaged in the business of
21 home repair or remodeling.
22 (Source: P.A. 91-230, eff. 1-1-00.)