Full Text of SB3004 102nd General Assembly
SB3004 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB3004 Introduced 1/5/2022, by Sen. Christopher Belt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Tenants' Freedom From Compulsory Signage Act. Restricts a landlord from compelling a tenant to display any sign, flag, or other paraphernalia in or on the tenant's residential area. Allows a court to award equitable relief for a violation of the Act.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Tenants' Freedom From Compulsory Signage Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | 7 | | "Flag" means any fabric intended to convey a message. | 8 | | "Landlord" means any owner, lessor, or landlord, or legal | 9 | | representative or agent of an owner, lessor, or landlord, or a | 10 | | housing authority or a housing subsidy program administrator, | 11 | | or agent of a housing authority or a housing subsidy program | 12 | | administrator. | 13 | | "Paraphernalia" means any item intended to convey a | 14 | | message. | 15 | | "Residential area" means the private area or rooms in | 16 | | which the tenant resides, excluding any common or public | 17 | | spaces. | 18 | | "Sign" means any image intended to convey a message. | 19 | | "Tenant" means any tenant, lessee, or occupant of any | 20 | | building, any apartment in a building, any dwelling unit, any | 21 | | trailer or mobile manufactured home, or any land upon which a | 22 | | trailer or mobile manufactured home is used or stands. |
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| 1 | | Section 10. Compulsory signage. A landlord is prohibited | 2 | | from compelling a tenant to display any sign, flag, or other | 3 | | paraphernalia in or on the tenant's residential area. This | 4 | | does not include common areas and public spaces. | 5 | | Section 15. Penalty. A court may award equitable relief | 6 | | for a violation of this Act, including, but not limited to, an | 7 | | injunction, costs, and any other relief the court deems | 8 | | proper.
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