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HUMAN RIGHTS
(775 ILCS 5/) Illinois Human Rights Act.

775 ILCS 5/3-105.1

    (775 ILCS 5/3-105.1)
    Sec. 3-105.1. Interference, coercion, or intimidation. It is a civil rights violation to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his or her having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of his or her having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by this Article 3.
(Source: P.A. 94-78, eff. 1-1-06.)

775 ILCS 5/3-106

    (775 ILCS 5/3-106) (from Ch. 68, par. 3-106)
    Sec. 3-106. Exemptions. Nothing contained in Section 3-102 shall prohibit:
    (A) Private Sales of Single Family Homes.
        (1) Any sale of a single family home by its owner so
    
long as the following criteria are met:
            (a) The owner does not own or have a beneficial
        
interest in more than 3 single family homes at the time of the sale;
            (b) The owner or a member of the owner's family
        
was the last current resident of the home;
            (c) The home is sold without the use in any
        
manner of the sales or rental facilities or services of any real estate broker or salesman, or of any employee or agent of any real estate broker or salesman;
            (d) The home is sold without the publication,
        
posting or mailing, after notice, of any advertisement or written notice in violation of paragraph (F) of Section 3-102.
        (2) This exemption does not apply to paragraph (F) of
    
Section 3-102.
    (B) Apartments. Rental of a housing accommodation in a building which contains housing accommodations for not more than 4 families living independently of each other, if the owner resides in one of the housing accommodations. This exemption does not apply to paragraph (F) of Section 3-102.
    (C) Private Rooms. Rental of a room or rooms in a private home by an owner if the owner or a member of the owner's family resides therein or, while absent for a period of not more than 12 months, if the owner or a member of the owner's family intends to return to reside therein. This exemption does not apply to paragraph (F) of Section 3-102.
    (D) Reasonable local, State, or Federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling.
    (E) Religious Organizations. A religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, from limiting the sale, rental or occupancy of a dwelling which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or from giving preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin.
    (F) Sex. Restricting the rental of rooms in a housing accommodation to persons of one sex.
    (G) Persons Convicted of Drug-Related Offenses. Conduct against a person because such person has been convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance as defined in Section 102 of the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
    (H) Persons engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property from taking into consideration factors other than those based on unlawful discrimination or familial status or source of income in furnishing appraisals.
    (H-1) The owner of an owner-occupied residential building with 4 or fewer units (including the unit in which the owner resides) from making decisions regarding whether to rent to a person based upon that person's sexual orientation.
    (I) Housing for Older Persons. No provision in this Article regarding familial status shall apply with respect to housing for older persons.
        (1) As used in this Section, "housing for older
    
persons" means housing:
            (a) provided under any State or Federal program
        
that the Department determines is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons (as defined in the State or Federal program); or
            (b) intended for, and solely occupied by, persons
        
62 years of age or older; or
            (c) intended and operated for occupancy by
        
persons 55 years of age or older and:
                (i) at least 80% of the occupied units are
            
occupied by at least one person who is 55 years of age or older;
                (ii) the housing facility or community
            
publishes and adheres to policies and procedures that demonstrate the intent required under this subdivision (c); and
                (iii) the housing facility or community
            
complies with rules adopted by the Department for verification of occupancy, which shall:
                    (aa) provide for verification by reliable
                
surveys and affidavits; and
                    (bb) include examples of the types of
                
policies and procedures relevant to a determination of compliance with the requirement of clause (ii).
        These surveys and affidavits shall be admissible in
    
administrative and judicial proceedings for the purposes of such verification.
        (2) Housing shall not fail to meet the requirements
    
for housing for older persons by reason of:
            (a) persons residing in such housing as of the
        
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989 who do not meet the age requirements of subsections (1)(b) or (c); provided, that new occupants of such housing meet the age requirements of subsections (1)(b) or (c) of this subsection; or
            (b) unoccupied units; provided, that such units
        
are reserved for occupancy by persons who meet the age requirements of subsections (1)(b) or (c) of this subsection.
        (3)(a) A person shall not be held personally liable
    
for monetary damages for a violation of this Article if the person reasonably relied, in good faith, on the application of the exemption under this subsection (I) relating to housing for older persons.
        (b) For the purposes of this item (3), a person may
    
show good faith reliance on the application of the exemption only by showing that:
            (i) the person has no actual knowledge that the
        
facility or community is not, or will not be, eligible for the exemption; and
            (ii) the facility or community has stated
        
formally, in writing, that the facility or community complies with the requirements for the exemption.
    (J) Child Sex Offender Refusal to Rent. Refusal of a child sex offender who owns and resides at residential real estate to rent any residential unit within the same building in which the child sex offender resides to a person who is the parent or guardian of a child or children under 18 years of age.
    (K) Arrest Records. Inquiry into or the use of an arrest record if the inquiry or use is otherwise authorized by State or federal law.
    (L) Financial Institutions. A financial institution as defined in Article 4 from considering source of income or immigration status in a real estate transaction in compliance with State or federal law.
    (M) Immigration Status. Inquiry into or the use of immigration status if the inquiry or use is in compliance with State or federal law.
(Source: P.A. 102-896, eff. 1-1-23; 103-232, eff. 1-1-24.)

775 ILCS 5/Art. 4

 
    (775 ILCS 5/Art. 4 heading)
ARTICLE 4. FINANCIAL CREDIT

775 ILCS 5/4-101

    (775 ILCS 5/4-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 4-101)
    Sec. 4-101. Definitions. The following definitions are applicable strictly in the context of this Article:
    (A) Credit Card. "Credit card" has the meaning set forth in Section 17-0.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
    (B) Financial Institution. "Financial institution" means any bank, credit union, insurance company, mortgage banking company or savings and loan association which operates or has a place of business in this State.
    (C) Loan. "Loan" includes, but is not limited to, the providing of funds, for consideration, which are sought for: (1) the purpose of purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a housing accommodation as that term is defined in paragraph (C) of Section 3-101; or (2) any commercial or industrial purposes.
    (D) Varying Terms. "Varying the terms of a loan" includes, but is not limited to, the following practices:
        (1) Requiring a greater down payment than is usual
    
for the particular type of a loan involved.
        (2) Requiring a shorter period of amortization than
    
is usual for the particular type of loan involved.
        (3) Charging a higher interest rate than is usual for
    
the particular type of loan involved.
        (4) An under appraisal of real estate or other item
    
of property offered as security.
(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)

775 ILCS 5/4-102

    (775 ILCS 5/4-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 4-102)
    Sec. 4-102. Civil Rights Violations: Loans. It shall be a civil rights violation for any financial institution, on the grounds of unlawful discrimination, to:
    (A) Denial of Services. Deny any person any of the services normally offered by such an institution.
    (B) Modification of Services. Provide any person with any service which is different from, or provided in a different manner than, that which is provided to other persons similarly situated.
    (C) Loan Terms. Deny or vary the terms of a loan.
    (D) Property Location. Deny or vary the terms of a loan on the basis that a specific parcel of real estate offered as security is located in a specific geographical area.
    (E) Consideration of Income. Deny or vary the terms of a loan without having considered all of the regular and dependable income of each person who would be liable for repayment of the loan.
    (F) Lending Standards. Utilize lending standards that have no economic basis and which constitute unlawful discrimination.
(Source: P.A. 81-1216.)

775 ILCS 5/4-103

    (775 ILCS 5/4-103) (from Ch. 68, par. 4-103)
    Sec. 4-103. Credit Cards. It is a civil rights violation for a person who offers credit cards to the public in this State:
        (A) Denial. To refuse to issue a credit card, upon
    
proper application, on the basis of unlawful discrimination.
        (B) Reasons for Rejection. To fail to inform an
    
applicant for a credit card, upon request, of the reason that his or her application for a credit card has been rejected.
(Source: P.A. 81-1216.)