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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Home Repair and Remodeling Act is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 31 as follows:
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| 6 | | (815 ILCS 513/31 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 31. Attorney's fees. If a home repair and remodeling |
| 8 | | contract that is subject to this Act contains a provision |
| 9 | | allowing attorney's fees to be awarded to any party to the |
| 10 | | contract, then, notwithstanding any terms in the contract to |
| 11 | | the contrary, that provision shall be deemed and construed to |
| 12 | | permit the award of reasonable attorney's fees to all parties |
| 13 | | to the contract. This Section applies to any home repair and |
| 14 | | remodeling contract executed on and after the effective date |
| 15 | | of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.
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| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 17 | | becoming law. |
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