Rep. Robert Rita

Filed: 4/26/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3001

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3001, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Security Deposit Return Act is amended by
6changing Section 1 as follows:
 
7    (765 ILCS 710/1)  (from Ch. 80, par. 101)
8    Sec. 1. Statement of damage.
9    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a A lessor of
10residential real property, containing 5 or more units, who has
11received a security deposit from a lessee to secure the payment
12of rent or to compensate for damage to the leased premises
13property may not withhold any part of that deposit as
14reimbursement compensation for property damage unless the
15lessor he has, within 30 days of the date that the lessee
16vacated the leased premises, furnished to the lessee, at the

 

 

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1lessor's option, by personal delivery delivered in person, by
2postmarked mail directed to the leased premises or a forwarding
3his last known address, or by electronic mail to a verified
4electronic mail address provided by the lessee, an itemized
5statement of the damage allegedly caused to the leased
6premises. The itemized statement may include and the estimated
7or actual cost for repairing or replacing each item on the
8itemized that statement. The lessor may include, with the
9itemized statement, attaching the paid receipts, or copies
10thereof, for the repair or replacement of the items on the
11itemized statement. If the lessor utilizes his or her own labor
12to repair or replace any damaged items on the itemized
13statement damage caused by the lessee, the lessor may include
14the reasonable cost of his or her labor to repair or replace
15any such damaged items damage. If estimated cost is given, the
16lessor shall furnish to the lessee, at the lessor's option,
17either by personal delivery or by postmarked mail directed to
18the leased premises or to a forwarding address provided by the
19lessee, the lessee with paid receipts, or copies thereof,
20within 30 days from the date the statement showing estimated
21cost was furnished to the lessee, as required by this Section.
22If a written lease specifies the cost for cleaning, repair, or
23replacement of any component of the leased premises, or any
24component of the building or of any of the common areas of
25which the leased premises are a part, if damaged by the lessee,
26the lessor may withhold from the lessee's security deposit the

 

 

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1dollar amount specified in the lease for each damaged item. The
2itemized statement shall reference the dollar amount specified
3in the written lease associated with the specific component of
4the leased premises or the building component and include a
5copy of the applicable portion of the lease. Deductions for
6costs or values not specified in the lease shall otherwise
7comply with the requirements of this Section. If no such
8statement and receipts, or copies thereof, are furnished to the
9lessee as required by this Section, at the discretion of the
10trier of fact the lessor shall return the security deposit in
11full within 45 days of the date that the lessee vacated the
12premises, delivered in person or by postmarked mail directed to
13the last known address of the lessee or another address
14provided by the lessee. Though any information the lessor is
15required to provide the lessee may be mailed, at the lessor's
16option, to the leased premises, if the lessee fails to provide
17the lessor with a mailing address or electronic mail address,
18the lessor shall not be held liable for any damages or
19penalties as a result of the lessee's failure to provide an
20address.
21    (b) If, through no fault of the lessor, the lessor is
22unable to produce as required in subsection (a) receipts for
23repairs or replacements, or copies thereof, then the lessor
24shall include with the itemized statement required in
25subsection (a), any other evidence the lessor has of the costs
26of repairs or replacements in the itemized statement, and a

 

 

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1verified statement of the lessor or the agent of the lessor
2detailing the specific reasons why the lessor is unable to
3produce the required receipts or copies and verifying that the
4lessor has provided all other evidence the lessor has of the
5costs of repairs or replacements in the itemized statement.
6    (c) Upon a finding by a circuit court that a lessor has
7willfully refused to supply the itemized statement required by
8this Section, or has supplied such statement in bad faith, and
9has therefore failed or refused to return the amount of the
10security deposit due within the time limits provided, the
11lessor shall be liable for an amount equal to twice the amount
12of the security deposit due, together with court costs and
13reasonable attorney's fees. Absent a finding as required by
14this subsection (c), the lessee is entitled to recover only the
15full amount of his or her security deposit. This Section
16applies to all violations of this Section of which the lessee
17knew or should reasonably have known. This Act is intended to
18be a statutory penalty.
19(Source: P.A. 97-999, eff. 1-1-13.)".