Full Text of HB5503 95th General Assembly
HB5503 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB5503
Introduced , by Rep. Angelo Saviano SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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765 ILCS 101/1-15 |
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765 ILCS 101/5-35 |
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765 ILCS 101/5-40 |
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765 ILCS 101/5-45 |
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765 ILCS 101/5-60 |
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765 ILCS 101/10-25 |
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Amends the Real Estate Timeshare Act of 1999. Provides that a resale agent means a person who sells, offers to sell, or advertises to sell a timeshare (instead of sells or offers to sell a timeshare). Provides that the minimum requirements of a timeshare sale listing agreement include the use, rental, or exchange of the unit during the listing period; designation of any rental fees recipient; disclosure of any relationship between the resale agent and any person receiving a benefit from the use of the timeshare; any pre-sale fees; the resale agent's prior experience; commissions; the resale agent's real estate license, or the lack of a license; and other matters (instead of requiring only disclosure of the resale agent's compensation, certain terms of the use or rental of the timeshare, and the length of the term of the listing contract). Provides for disclosures, in addition to those already required, to a prospective purchaser of a timeshare that include the status of assessments and real estate taxes and the location of documents about the timeshare. Provides that a timeshare resale agent shall be a licensed real estate broker or, if not, shall disclose that fact and supply a warning. Provides that a developer, exchange company, or resale agent shall renew their registrations at least biennially. Provides that a developer or promoter shall provide the required disclosures to a prospective purchaser in writing or electronically, although not in every ad or communication, at least once before the prospective purchaser leaves for a scheduled sales presentation. Makes other changes. Provides for severability of the provisions of this amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Real Estate Timeshare Act of 1999 is amended | 5 |
| by changing Sections 1-15, 5-35, 5-40, 5-45, 5-60, and 10-25 as | 6 |
| follows:
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| (765 ILCS 101/1-15)
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| Sec. 1-15. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context | 9 |
| otherwise
requires:
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| "Accommodation" means any apartment, condominium or | 11 |
| cooperative unit,
cabin, lodge, hotel or motel room, or other | 12 |
| private or commercial structure
containing
toilet facilities | 13 |
| therein that is designed and available, pursuant to
applicable | 14 |
| law, for use
and occupancy as a residence by one or more | 15 |
| individuals, or any unit or berth
on a
commercial cruise line | 16 |
| ship, which is included in the offering of a timeshare
plan.
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| "Acquisition agent" means a person who, directly or through | 18 |
| the person's
employees,
agents, or independent contractors, | 19 |
| induces or attempts to induce by means of a
promotion or an | 20 |
| advertisement any
individual located
within the State of | 21 |
| Illinois to attend a sales presentation for a timeshare
plan.
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| "Advertisement" means any written, oral, or electronic | 23 |
| communication that is
directed to or targeted to persons within |
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| the State of Illinois and contains a
promotion,
inducement, or | 2 |
| offer to sell a timeshare plan, including but not limited to
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| brochures,
pamphlets, radio and television scripts, electronic | 4 |
| media, telephone and
direct mail
solicitations, and other means | 5 |
| of promotion.
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| "Association" means the organized body consisting of the | 7 |
| purchasers of
interests
in a timeshare plan.
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| "Assessment" means the share of funds required for the | 9 |
| payment of common
expenses which is assessed from time to time | 10 |
| against each purchaser by the
managing
entity.
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| "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Banks and Real | 12 |
| Estate,
or a natural person authorized by the Commissioner, the | 13 |
| Office of Banks and
Real Estate
Act, or this Act to act in the | 14 |
| Commissioner's stead.
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| "Component site" means a specific geographic location | 16 |
| where accommodations
which are part of a multi-site timeshare | 17 |
| plan are located. Separate phases of
a
single
timeshare | 18 |
| property in a specific geographic location and under common
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| management
shall be deemed a single component site.
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| "Developer" means and includes any person or entity, other | 21 |
| than a sales
agent,
acquisition agent, or resale agent, who | 22 |
| creates a timeshare plan or is in the
business of
selling | 23 |
| timeshare interests, or employs agents to do the same, or any | 24 |
| person or
entity who
succeeds to the interest of a developer by | 25 |
| sale, lease, assignment, mortgage,
or other
transfer, but the | 26 |
| term includes only those persons who offer timeshare
interests |
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| for
disposition in the ordinary course of business.
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| "Dispose" or "disposition" means a voluntary transfer or | 3 |
| assignment of any
legal
or equitable interest in a timeshare | 4 |
| plan, other than the transfer, assignment,
or release of
a | 5 |
| security interest.
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| "Exchange company" means any person owning or operating, or | 7 |
| both owning and
operating, an exchange program.
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| "Exchange program" means any method, arrangement, or | 9 |
| procedure for the
voluntary exchange of timeshare interests or | 10 |
| other property interests. The
term does not
include the | 11 |
| assignment of the right to use and occupy accommodations to
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| owners of
timeshare interests within a single-site timeshare | 13 |
| plan. Any method,
arrangement, or
procedure that otherwise | 14 |
| meets this definition, wherein the purchaser's total
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| contractual
financial obligation exceeds $3,000 per any | 16 |
| individual, recurring timeshare
period, shall
be regulated as a | 17 |
| timeshare plan in accordance with this Act.
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| "Managing entity" means the person who undertakes the | 19 |
| duties,
responsibilities,
and obligations of the management of | 20 |
| a timeshare plan.
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| "Offer" means any inducement, solicitation, or other | 22 |
| attempt, whether by
marketing, advertisement, oral or written | 23 |
| presentation, or any other means, to
encourage a
person to | 24 |
| acquire a timeshare interest in a timeshare plan, other than as
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| security for an
obligation.
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| "Person" means a natural person, corporation, limited |
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| liability company,
partnership, joint venture, association, | 2 |
| estate, trust, government,
governmental
subdivision or agency, | 3 |
| or other legal entity, or any combination thereof.
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| "Promotion" means a plan or device, including one involving | 5 |
| the possibility
of a
prospective purchaser receiving a | 6 |
| vacation, discount vacation, gift, or prize,
used by a
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| developer, or an agent, independent contractor, or employee of | 8 |
| any of the same
on behalf
of the developer, in connection with | 9 |
| the offering and sale of timeshare
interests in a
timeshare | 10 |
| plan.
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| "Purchaser" means any person, other than a developer, who | 12 |
| by means of a
voluntary transfer acquires a legal or equitable | 13 |
| interest in a timeshare plan
other than as
security for an | 14 |
| obligation.
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| "Purchase contract" means a document pursuant to which a | 16 |
| person becomes
legally obligated to sell, and a purchaser | 17 |
| becomes legally obligated to buy, a
timeshare
interest.
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| "Resale agent" means a person who, directly or through the | 19 |
| person's employees
or
agents,
sells , or offers to sell , or | 20 |
| advertises to sell a timeshare interest previously sold to a | 21 |
| purchaser or
solicits an
owner of a timeshare interest to list | 22 |
| the owner's timeshare interest for sale.
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| "Reservation system" means the method, arrangement, or | 24 |
| procedure by which a
purchaser, in order to reserve the use or | 25 |
| occupancy of any accommodation of a
multi-site
timeshare plan | 26 |
| for one or more timeshare periods, is required to compete with
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| other
purchasers in the same multi-site timeshare plan, | 2 |
| regardless of whether the
reservation
system is operated and | 3 |
| maintained by the multi-site timeshare plan managing
entity, an
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| exchange company, or any other person. In the event that a | 5 |
| purchaser is
required to use
an exchange program as the | 6 |
| purchaser's principal means of obtaining the right
to use and
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| occupy accommodations, that arrangement shall be deemed a | 8 |
| reservation system.
When
an exchange company utilizes a | 9 |
| mechanism for the exchange of use of timeshare
periods
among | 10 |
| members of an exchange program, that utilization is not a | 11 |
| reservation
system of a
multi-site timeshare plan.
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| "Sales agent" means a person, other than a resale agent, | 13 |
| who, directly or
through the person's employees,
agents,
or
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| independent contractors, sells or offers to sell timeshare | 15 |
| interests in a
timeshare plan to
any individual located in the | 16 |
| State of Illinois.
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| "Timeshare instrument" means one or more documents, by | 18 |
| whatever name
denominated, creating or governing the operation | 19 |
| of a timeshare plan.
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| "Timeshare interest" means and includes either:
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| (1) a "timeshare estate", which is the right to occupy | 22 |
| a timeshare
property,
coupled with a freehold estate or an | 23 |
| estate for years with a future interest in
a
timeshare | 24 |
| property or a specified portion thereof; or
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| (2) a "timeshare use", which is the right to occupy a | 26 |
| timeshare property,
which right is neither coupled with a |
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| freehold interest, nor coupled with an
estate
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| with a future interest, in a timeshare property.
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| "Timeshare period" means the period or periods of time when | 4 |
| the purchaser of
a
timeshare plan is afforded the opportunity | 5 |
| to use the accommodations of a
timeshare
plan.
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| "Timeshare plan" means any arrangement, plan, scheme, or | 7 |
| similar device,
other
than an exchange program, whether by | 8 |
| membership agreement, sale, lease, deed,
license,
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| right-to-use agreement or by any other means, whereby a | 10 |
| purchaser, in
exchange for
consideration, receives ownership | 11 |
| rights in or the right to use accommodations
for a
period of | 12 |
| time less than a full year during any given year, but not | 13 |
| necessarily
for
consecutive years. A timeshare plan may be:
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| (1) a "single-site timeshare plan", which is the right | 15 |
| to use
accommodations at a single timeshare property; or
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| (2) a "multi-site timeshare plan", which includes:
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| (A) a "specific timeshare interest", which is the | 18 |
| right to use
accommodations at a specific timeshare | 19 |
| property, together with use rights
in accommodations | 20 |
| at one or more other component sites created by or
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| acquired through the timeshare plan's reservation | 22 |
| system; or
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| (B) a "non-specific timeshare interest", which is | 24 |
| the right to use
accommodations at more than one | 25 |
| component site created by or acquired
through the | 26 |
| timeshare plan's reservation system, but including no |
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| specific
right to use any particular accommodations.
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| "Timeshare property" means one or more accommodations | 3 |
| subject to the same
timeshare instrument, together with any | 4 |
| other property or rights to property
appurtenant
to those | 5 |
| accommodations.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-585, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| (765 ILCS 101/5-35)
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| Sec. 5-35. Resale agent registration requirements.
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| (a) Every resale agent as defined in this Act shall | 10 |
| register with the Office
of
Banks and Real Estate.
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| (b) Every resale agent shall be responsible for registering | 12 |
| the following
information with the Office of Banks and Real | 13 |
| Estate on forms provided by the
Office of
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| Estate:
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| (1) A description of the resale program offered by the | 16 |
| resale agent.
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| (2) The legal name, any assumed names, and the mailing | 18 |
| address, street
address,
contact person, and telephone | 19 |
| number of the resale agent.
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| (3) A properly executed consent-to-audit form, which | 21 |
| allows the Office of
Banks
and Real Estate to audit any | 22 |
| escrow accounts held by the resale agent.
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| (4) Any other information required by the Office of | 24 |
| Banks and Real Estate
to be
filed by resale agents, as | 25 |
| established by rule.
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| (c) The following shall be exempt from registration under | 2 |
| this Section:
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| (1) Any developer, exchange company, sales agent, | 4 |
| acquisition agent, or managing entity that
is
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| registered pursuant to this Act.
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| (2) Any purchaser that sells or offers to sell his or | 7 |
| her own timeshare
interest.
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| (3) Any homeowners' association that sells or offers to | 9 |
| sell its own
timeshare
interests acquired through | 10 |
| foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure, or
gratuitous
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| transfer.
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| (4) Any person who is licensed under the Real Estate | 13 |
| License Act
of 2000 1983 or its successor Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-585, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| (765 ILCS 101/5-40)
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| Sec. 5-40. Resale agent duties. Whether registered or | 17 |
| exempt from
registration under Section 5-35, a resale agent | 18 |
| shall comply with all of the
following:
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| (a) Prior to engaging in any resale activities on behalf of | 20 |
| any owner of a
timeshare interest or accepting anything of | 21 |
| value from any owner of a timeshare interest , a resale agent | 22 |
| shall enter into a listing agreement with
that owner. Every
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| listing agreement shall be in writing and signed by both the | 24 |
| resale agent and
the timeshare
interest owner. The requirements | 25 |
| of the written listing agreement shall be
established by
rule, |
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| but at a minimum the listing agreement shall disclose the | 2 |
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| (1) Whether any person other than the timeshare | 4 |
| interest owner may use the timeshare interest during the | 5 |
| period before the timeshare interest is resold. | 6 |
| (2) Whether any person other than the timeshare | 7 |
| interest owner may rent or exchange the use of the | 8 |
| timeshare interest during the period before the timeshare | 9 |
| interest is resold. | 10 |
| (3) The name of any person who will receive any rents, | 11 |
| profits, or other consideration generated from the use of | 12 |
| the timeshare interest during the period before the | 13 |
| timeshare interest is resold. | 14 |
| (4) A detailed description of any relationship between | 15 |
| the resale agent and any other person who receives any | 16 |
| benefit from the use of the timeshare interest. | 17 |
| (5) A description of any fee, including the amount, to | 18 |
| be paid by the timeshare interest owner to the resale agent | 19 |
| prior to the sale of the timeshare interest. If any such | 20 |
| fee is charged by the resale agent prior to the sale of the | 21 |
| timeshare interest, then a statement must be included | 22 |
| disclosing either (A) the number of timeshare interests | 23 |
| sold by the resale agent for each of the past 3 years or | 24 |
| (B) the ratio or percentage of the number of listings | 25 |
| versus the number of timeshare interests sold by the resale | 26 |
| agent for each of the past 3 years. |
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| (6) A description of the amount or percentage and | 2 |
| procedures for paying any commissions due to the resale | 3 |
| agent upon resale of the timeshare interest. | 4 |
| (7) Whether or not the resale agent holds a real estate | 5 |
| license and: | 6 |
| (A) if licensed, state the name, address, and | 7 |
| telephone number of the State agency that issued the | 8 |
| real estate license; or | 9 |
| (B) if not licensed, provide the following | 10 |
| disclosure: | 11 |
| "WARNING: This resale agent DOES NOT have a real | 12 |
| estate license and cannot perform many of the duties | 13 |
| and services that may be conducted only by real estate | 14 |
| licensees. The duties and services that only those | 15 |
| holding a real estate license are typically permitted | 16 |
| to conduct include listing, negotiating for purchase | 17 |
| or sale, buying, offering for sale, selling, renting, | 18 |
| and exchanging, among other actions reserved to | 19 |
| licensees by State laws." the method of
compensation, a
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| definite date of termination, whether any fees are | 21 |
| non-refundable, and whether
the
agreement permits the | 22 |
| timeshare resale agent or any other person to make
any | 23 |
| use
whatsoever of the owner's timeshare interest or | 24 |
| receive any rents or profits
generated
from such use of | 25 |
| the timeshare interest.
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| (b) A resale agent shall maintain records as required by |
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| rule. The records
required to be maintained include, but are | 2 |
| not limited to, all listing
agreements, copies of
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| authorizations in accordance with subsection (c), and resale
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| contracts.
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| (c) A resale agent who collects any fees prior to a | 6 |
| transfer of an interest
from any
owner shall deposit the fees | 7 |
| in an escrow account. Any fees that are to be
paid to the
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| resale agent prior to closing may be disbursed from the escrow | 9 |
| account only
upon receipt
of a disbursement authorization, | 10 |
| signed by the owner, in the following form:
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| "I, (name of owner), am the owner of a timeshare | 12 |
| interest in
(name of timeshare
plan). I understand that for | 13 |
| my protection I can require the
entire fee to be held
in | 14 |
| escrow until the closing on the resale of my timeshare | 15 |
| interest, but I am
authorizing a release before the | 16 |
| transfer in the following amount: (amount
written
in words) | 17 |
| ($ (amount in numbers)), for the following purpose or | 18 |
| purposes
(description of purpose or purposes). I | 19 |
| understand that the resale agent is
regulated
by the Office | 20 |
| of Banks and Real Estate under the Real Estate Timeshare | 21 |
| Act of
1999. The
Office of Banks and Real Estate requires | 22 |
| the resale agent to obtain this
disbursement authorization | 23 |
| with my signature before disbursement of my funds."
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| (d) A resale agent shall utilize a purchase agreement that | 25 |
| discloses to a
purchaser of a timeshare interest all of the | 26 |
| following:
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| (1) A legally sufficient description of the timeshare | 2 |
| interest being
purchased.
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| (2) The name and address of the managing entity of the | 4 |
| timeshare property.
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| (3) The current year's assessment for the common | 6 |
| expenses allocated to the
timeshare interest being | 7 |
| purchased including the time period to which the
assessment | 8 |
| relates and the date on which it is due. If not included in | 9 |
| the
applicable common expense assessment, the amount of any | 10 |
| real or personal
property taxes allocated to the timeshare | 11 |
| interest being purchased.
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| (3.5) Whether all assessments and real property taxes | 13 |
| against the timeshare interest are paid in full and, if | 14 |
| not, the amount owed and the consequences of failure to pay | 15 |
| any assessment or real property taxes.
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| (4) A complete and accurate disclosure of the terms and | 17 |
| conditions of the
purchase and closing, including the | 18 |
| obligations of the owner, the
purchaser, or both for | 19 |
| closing costs and the title insurance.
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| (5) The entity responsible for providing notification | 21 |
| to the managing
entity of the timeshare plan and the | 22 |
| applicable exchange company regarding any
change in the | 23 |
| ownership of the timeshare interest.
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| (6) A statement of the first year in which the | 25 |
| purchaser is entitled to
receive the actual use rights and | 26 |
| occupancy of the timeshare interest, as
determined by the |
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| managing entity of the timeshare plan and any exchange
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| company.
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| (6.5) The place where the documents of formation of the | 4 |
| association, if any, and the timeshare instrument may be | 5 |
| obtained, together with the following disclosure: | 6 |
| "There are many important documents relating to the | 7 |
| timeshare plan that you should review prior to purchasing a | 8 |
| timeshare interest, which may include the declaration of | 9 |
| restrictions, covenants, and conditions; the owners' | 10 |
| association articles and bylaws; the current year's | 11 |
| operating and reserve budgets; and any rules and | 12 |
| regulations affecting the use of the timeshare plan | 13 |
| accommodations and amenities."
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| (7) In making the disclosures required by this | 15 |
| subsection (d), the
timeshare resale agent may rely upon | 16 |
| information provided in writing by the
owner or managing | 17 |
| entity of the timeshare plan.
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| (8) The purchaser's 5-day cancellation period as | 19 |
| required by Section
10-10.
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| (9) Any other information determined by the Office of | 21 |
| Banks and Real
Estate and established by rule.
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| (e) A resale agent: | 23 |
| (1) shall be licensed as a real estate broker or | 24 |
| salesperson pursuant to the provisions of the Real Estate | 25 |
| License Act of 2000 or its successor Act or pursuant to the | 26 |
| real estate laws of the state in which the resale agent has |
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| its principal place of business; or | 2 |
| (2) shall provide the disclosure required by | 3 |
| subdivision (a)(7)(B) of this Section. | 4 |
| (Source: P.A. 91-585, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| (765 ILCS 101/5-45)
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| Sec. 5-45. Amendment to registration information or public | 7 |
| offering
statement. The developer, resale agent, and exchange | 8 |
| company shall amend or
supplement their disclosure documents | 9 |
| and registration information to reflect
any
material change in | 10 |
| any information required by this Act or the rules
implementing | 11 |
| this Act. All such
amendments,
supplements, and changes shall | 12 |
| be filed with the Office of Banks and Real
Estate within 30
20 | 13 |
| calendar days of the material change.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-585, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| (765 ILCS 101/5-60)
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| Sec. 5-60. Registration; offer or disposal of interest. | 17 |
| (a) A developer,
exchange
company, or resale agent, or any | 18 |
| of their agents, shall not sell, offer, or
dispose of a
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| timeshare interest unless all necessary registrations are | 20 |
| filed and approved by
the Office
of Banks and Real Estate, or | 21 |
| while an order revoking or suspending a
registration is in
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| effect.
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| (b) An applicant for registration under this Act shall | 24 |
| submit the necessary
information to complete the application, |
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| as required by the Office of Banks and
Real Estate, within 6 | 2 |
| months from the date the initial registration
application was | 3 |
| received by the Office of Banks and Real Estate. If the
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| applicant fails to submit the information necessary to complete | 5 |
| the application
as required by the Office of Banks and Real | 6 |
| Estate within the six month period,
said application shall be | 7 |
| voided, and a new registration application with
applicable fees | 8 |
| must be submitted.
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| (c) A developer, exchange company, or resale agent shall | 10 |
| renew any registrations required by this Act no less frequently | 11 |
| than on a biennial basis. | 12 |
| (Source: P.A. 91-585, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| (765 ILCS 101/10-25)
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| Sec. 10-25. Liability; material misrepresentation.
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| (a) A developer or other person offering a timeshare plan | 16 |
| may not do any of
the
following:
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| (1) Misrepresent a fact material to a purchaser's | 18 |
| decision to buy a
timeshare
interest.
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| (2) Predict specific or immediate increases in the | 20 |
| value of a timeshare
interest
represented over a period of | 21 |
| time, excluding bona fide pending price increases
by
the | 22 |
| developer.
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| (3) Materially misrepresent the qualities or | 24 |
| characteristics of
accommodations
or
the amenities | 25 |
| available to the occupant of those accommodations.
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| (4) Misrepresent the length of time accommodations or | 2 |
| amenities will be
available to the purchaser of a timeshare | 3 |
| interest.
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| (5) Misrepresent the conditions under which a | 5 |
| purchaser of a timeshare
interest
may exchange the right of | 6 |
| his or her occupancy for the right to occupy other
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| accommodations.
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| (b) A developer or other person using a promotion in | 9 |
| connection with the
offering
of a timeshare interest shall | 10 |
| clearly disclose all of the following:
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| (1) That the purpose of the promotion is to sell | 12 |
| timeshare interests,
which shall appear in bold face or | 13 |
| other conspicuous type.
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| (2) That any person whose name or address is obtained | 15 |
| during the promotion
may
be solicited to purchase a | 16 |
| timeshare interest.
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| (3) The name of each developer or other person trying | 18 |
| to sell a timeshare
interest
through the promotion, and the | 19 |
| name of each person paying for the promotion.
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| (4) The complete rules of the promotion.
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| (5) The method of awarding prizes, gifts, vacations, | 22 |
| discount vacations,
or
other
benefits under the promotion; | 23 |
| a complete and fully detailed description,
including
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| approximate retail value, of all prizes, gifts, or benefits | 25 |
| under the
promotion; the
quantity of each prize, gift, or | 26 |
| benefit to be awarded or conferred; and the
date by
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| each prize, gift, or benefit will be awarded or conferred.
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| (6) Any other disclosures provided by rule.
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| (c) If a person represents that a prize, gift, or benefit | 4 |
| will be awarded in
connection with a promotion, the prize, | 5 |
| gift, or benefit must be awarded or
conferred in
the manner | 6 |
| represented, and on or before the date represented.
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| (d) A developer or other person using a promotion in | 8 |
| connection with the offering of a timeshare interest shall | 9 |
| provide the disclosures required by this Section in writing or | 10 |
| electronically to the prospective purchaser at least once | 11 |
| before a scheduled sales presentation and within a reasonable | 12 |
| period before the scheduled sales presentation to ensure that | 13 |
| the prospective purchaser receives the disclosures before | 14 |
| leaving to attend the sales presentation. | 15 |
| (e) A developer or other person using a promotion in | 16 |
| connection with the offering of a timeshare interest is not | 17 |
| required to provide the disclosures required by this Section in | 18 |
| every advertisement or other written, oral, or electronic | 19 |
| communication provided or made to a prospective purchaser. | 20 |
| (Source: P.A. 91-585, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | 22 |
| severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 |
| becoming law.
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