SB2124sam001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 3/4/2008

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2124

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2124, on page 2, by replacing lines 1 through 6 with the following:

"(c) No complaint shall be filed under this Article against a person who occupies a single family residence, apartment, condominium unit, or dwelling unit before January 1, 2010, if the person is lawfully in possession and has paid the current month's rent and the only default that the complaint would allege is overdue rent. However, this subsection (c) does not bar the filing of a complaint for overdue rent or for possession based on grounds other than overdue rent. If a complaint for possession alleges grounds other than or in addition to overdue rent, the action proceeds to judgment, and the judgment only finds overdue rent as a basis for possession, the court shall provide the defendant with an opportunity to pay the current month's rent and remain in possession; if the defendant pays the current month's rent, the court shall stay the order for possession provided that the defendant continues to pay rent on a timely basis. Before January 1, 2010, a defendant may only invoke or be granted the protections provided by this subsection (c) one time.".