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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Common Interest Community Association Act
5is amended by adding Section 1-71 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 160/1-71 new)
7    Sec. 1-71. Heating and cooling standards.
8    (a) When a common interest community building has a
9cooling system or heating system or both serving the entire
10building, including individual units, the association shall
11comply with the following standards with respect to the
12individual units in which people live:
13        (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through
14    September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
15    index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
16        (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May
17    31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
18    least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
19    falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
20    p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
21    Fahrenheit.
22    (b) When a common interest community building does not
23have a building-wide cooling system that serves individual

 

 

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1units, then the association shall provide at least one indoor
2common gathering space for which a cooling system operates
3when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All
4occupants of the building shall have free access to that
5cooled space. As used in this subsection, "indoor common
6gathering space" means a room intended to be used as a place
7where multiple people can gather, such as a lounge, meeting or
8conference room, party room, or similar that can accommodate a
9cooling system. Any common interest community building that
10does not have an indoor common gathering space shall be exempt
11from this subsection.
12    (c) This Section only applies to associations in which the
13initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of
14a unit to a person 55 years of age or older.
 
15    Section 10. The Condominium Property Act is amended by
16adding Section 18.11 as follows:
 
17    (765 ILCS 605/18.11 new)
18    Sec. 18.11. Heating and cooling standards.
19    (a) When a condominium building has a cooling system or
20heating system or both serving the entire building, including
21individual units, the association shall comply with the
22following standards with respect to the individual units in
23which people live:
24        (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through

 

 

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1    September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
2    index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
3        (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May
4    31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
5    least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
6    falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
7    p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
8    Fahrenheit.
9    (b) When a condominium building does not have a
10building-wide cooling system that serves individual units,
11then the association shall provide at least one indoor common
12gathering space for which a cooling system operates when the
13heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All occupants of the
14building shall have free access to that cooled space. As used
15in this subsection, "indoor common gathering space" means a
16room intended to be used as a place where multiple people can
17gather, such as a lounge, meeting or conference room, party
18room, or similar that can accommodate a cooling system. Any
19condominium building that does not have an indoor common
20gathering space shall be exempt from this subsection.
21    (c) This Section only applies to associations in which the
22initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of
23a unit to a person 55 years of age or older.
 
24    Section 15. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by
25adding Section 20 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (765 ILCS 705/20 new)
2    Sec. 20. Heating and cooling standards.
3    (a) When residential rental property has a cooling system
4or heating system or both serving the entire premises,
5including individual dwelling units, the landlord shall comply
6with the following standards with respect to the individual
7dwelling units in which tenants live:
8        (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through
9    September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
10    index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
11        (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May
12    31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
13    least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
14    falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
15    p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
16    Fahrenheit.
17    (b) When residential rental property does not have a
18premises-wide cooling system that serves individual dwelling
19units, then the landlord shall provide at least one indoor
20common gathering space for which a cooling system operates
21when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All tenants
22of the residential rental property shall have free access to
23that cooled space. As used in this subsection, "indoor common
24gathering space" means a room intended to be used as a place
25where multiple people can gather, such as a lounge, meeting or

 

 

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1conference room, party room, or similar that can accommodate a
2cooling system. Residential rental property that does not have
3an indoor common gathering space shall be exempt from this
4subsection.
5    (c) This Section only applies to residential rental
6property in which rental or occupancy is limited to persons 55
7years of age or older.