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Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
Filed: 2/9/2005
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LRB094 02477 LCB 40877 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 367
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 367 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by |
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| adding Sections 3 and 4
as follows:
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| (765 ILCS 705/3 new)
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| Sec. 3. Criminal background check. |
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| (a) A landlord may obtain a criminal background check on |
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| any individual seeking to lease property from the
landlord
or |
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| sublease property from a tenant of the landlord. The landlord |
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| may refuse to
lease the property
or may
refuse to allow the |
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| sublease if: (i) the individual's tenancy would constitute a |
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| direct
threat to the health or safety of other individuals or |
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| the individual's
tenancy would result in substantial physical |
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| damage to the property
of others; or (ii) the individual has |
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| been convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction of the |
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| illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance |
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| as defined in the federal Controlled Substances Act or the |
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| Illinois Controlled Substances Act. |
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| (b) The landlord may not use the criminal background check |
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| to
discriminate against a protected class. |
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| (765 ILCS 705/4 new)
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| Sec. 4. Home rule. A home rule unit, other than a home rule |