103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2877

 

Introduced 2/16/2023, by Rep. Sharon Chung

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
765 ILCS 705/7 new

    Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that a tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter the dwelling unit: to make necessary or agreed repairs or improvements; to supply services; to conduct required inspections; to exhibit the dwelling unit to purchasers or contractors; to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective tenants 60 days or less prior to the lease end; for practical necessity for repairs or maintenance that unexpectedly require access; to determine a tenant's compliance with the lease; or in case of emergency. Provides that the landlord shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass. Provides for notice by the landlord, except in cases of emergency or practical necessity. Provides that a landlord may enter only at reasonable times except in case of an emergency and that an entry between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., or at a time requested by the tenant, shall be presumed reasonable. Contains provisions regarding construction of the new provisions.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by
5adding Section 7 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 705/7 new)
7    Sec. 7. Landlord access.
8    (a) A tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to
9the landlord to enter the dwelling unit:
10        (1) to make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations,
11    alterations, or improvements;
12        (2) to supply necessary or agreed services;
13        (3) to conduct inspections authorized or required by
14    any governmental agency;
15        (4) to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or
16    actual purchasers, mortgagees, workmen, or contractors;
17        (5) to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective
18    tenants 60 days or less prior to the expiration of the
19    existing rental agreement;
20        (6) for practical necessity where repairs or
21    maintenance elsewhere in the building unexpectedly require
22    the access;
23        (7) to determine a tenant's compliance with provisions

 

 

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1    in the rental agreement; or
2        (8) in case of an emergency.
3    (b) The landlord shall not abuse the right of access or use
4it to harass the tenant.
5    (c) Except in cases where access is authorized by item (6)
6or (8) of subsection (a), the landlord shall give the tenant
7notice of the landlord's intent to enter of no less than 2
8days. The notice shall be provided directly to each dwelling
9unit by mail, telephone, written notice to the dwelling unit,
10or by other reasonable means designed in good faith to provide
11notice to the tenant. If access is required because of repair
12work in common facilities or other apartments, a general
13notice may be given by the landlord to all potentially
14affected tenants that entry may be required.
15    (d) In cases where access is authorized by item (6) or (8)
16of subsection (a), the landlord may enter the dwelling unit
17without notice or consent of the tenant. The landlord shall
18give the tenant notice of the entry within 2 days after the
19entry.
20    (e) The landlord may enter only at reasonable times except
21in case of an emergency. An entry between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00
22p.m. or at any other time expressly requested by the tenant
23shall be presumed reasonable.
24    (f) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
25supersede any provision of any federal or State law or any
26local ordinance that provides greater protections than the

 

 

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1rights established under this Section. The rights established
2under this Section shall not be diminished by any State law or
3local ordinance.