Full Text of SB2834 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning property. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act | 5 | | is amended by changing Sections 15, 16, and 17 as follows: | 6 | | (765 ILCS 745/15) (from Ch. 80, par. 215) | 7 | | Sec. 15. Statutory grounds for eviction. | 8 | | (a) A park owner may terminate the lease and evict a tenant | 9 | | for any one or more of the following acts: | 10 | | (1) (a) Non-payment of rent due; | 11 | | (2) (b) Failure to comply with the park rules; | 12 | | (3) (c) Failure to comply with local ordinances and | 13 | | State laws regulating mobile homes. | 14 | | (b) Non-payment of rent to a park that has not applied for | 15 | | its license or its license renewal and failed to submit all | 16 | | fees due and payable under the Mobile Home Park Act shall not | 17 | | be grounds for eviction. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 81-637.) | 19 | | (765 ILCS 745/16) (from Ch. 80, par. 216) | 20 | | Sec. 16. Improper grounds for eviction. The following | 21 | | conduct by a tenant shall not constitute grounds for eviction | 22 | | or termination of the lease, nor shall an eviction order be |
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| 1 | | entered against a tenant: | 2 | | (a) As a reprisal for the tenant's effort to secure or | 3 | | enforce any rights under the lease or the laws of the State of | 4 | | Illinois, or its governmental subdivisions of the United | 5 | | States; | 6 | | (b) As a reprisal for the tenant's good faith complaint to | 7 | | a governmental authority of the park owner's alleged violation | 8 | | of any health or safety law, regulation, code or ordinance, or | 9 | | State law or regulation which has as its objective the | 10 | | regulation of premises used for dwelling purposes; | 11 | | (c) As a reprisal for the tenant's being an organizer or | 12 | | member of, or involved in any activities relative to a | 13 | | homeowners' association; | 14 | | (d) As a reprisal for or on the basis of the tenant's | 15 | | immigration or citizenship status ; . | 16 | | (e) As a reprisal for the non-payment of rent if the park | 17 | | has failed to apply for its license or renewal of its license | 18 | | and failed to submit all fees due and payable under the Mobile | 19 | | Home Park Act. | 20 | | (Source: P.A. 101-439, eff. 8-21-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.) | 21 | | (765 ILCS 745/17) (from Ch. 80, par. 217) | 22 | | Sec. 17. Notice required by Law. The following notice | 23 | | shall be printed verbatim in a clear and conspicuous manner in | 24 | | each lease or rental agreement of a mobile home or lot: | 25 | | "IMPORTANT NOTICE REQUIRED BY LAW: |
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| 1 | | The rules set forth below govern the terms of your lease of | 2 | | occupancy arrangement with this mobile home park. The law | 3 | | requires all of these rules and regulations to be fair and | 4 | | reasonable, and if not, such rules and regulations cannot be | 5 | | enforced against you. | 6 | | As required by law, the park must be licensed to operate a | 7 | | mobile home park either by either the State of Illinois | 8 | | Department of Public Health or applicable home rule | 9 | | jurisdiction. Pursuant to the Mobile Home Park Act, this | 10 | | license shall expire April 30 of each year, and a new license | 11 | | shall be issued upon proper application and payment of the | 12 | | annual license fee. | 13 | | You may continue to reside in the park as long as you pay | 14 | | your rent and abide by the rules and regulations of the park. | 15 | | You may only be evicted for non-payment of rent, violation of | 16 | | laws, or for violation of the rules and regulations of the park | 17 | | and the terms of the lease. | 18 | | If this park requires you to deal exclusively with a | 19 | | certain fuel dealer or other merchant for goods or service in | 20 | | connection with the use or occupancy of your mobile home or on | 21 | | your mobile home lot, the price you pay for such goods or | 22 | | services may not be more than the prevailing price in this | 23 | | locality for similar goods and services. | 24 | | You may not be evicted for reporting any violations of law | 25 | | or health and building codes to boards of health, building | 26 | | commissioners, the department of the Attorney General or any |
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| 1 | | other appropriate government agency. | 2 | | (Source: P.A. 81-637.) |
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