Public Act 097-0105
 
HB0991 EnrolledLRB097 03811 AJO 43848 b

    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Homeowners' Solar Rights Act is amended by
changing Sections 1 and 20 as follows:
 
    (765 ILCS 165/1)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Homeowners' Energy Policy Statement Solar Rights Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-1436, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
    (765 ILCS 165/20)
    Sec. 20. Deed restrictions; covenants. No deed
restrictions, covenants, or similar binding agreements running
with the land shall prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting
a solar energy system from being installed on a building
erected on a lot or parcel covered by the deed restrictions,
covenants, or binding agreements, if the building is subject to
a homeowners' association, common interest community
association, or condominium unit owners' association. A
property owner may not be denied permission to install a solar
energy system by any entity granted the power or right in any
deed restriction, covenant, or similar binding agreement to
approve, forbid, control, or direct alteration of property.
However, for purposes of this Act, the entity may determine the
specific location where a solar energy system may be installed
on the roof within an orientation to the south or within 45
degrees east or west of due south provided that the
determination does not impair the effective operation of the
solar energy system. Within 120 days after a homeowners'
association, common interest community association, or
condominium unit owners' association receives a request for a
policy statement or an application from an association member,
the Each homeowners' association, common interest community
association, or condominium unit owners' association shall
adopt an energy policy statement regarding: (i) the location,
design, and architectural requirements of solar energy
systems; and (ii) whether a wind energy collection, rain water
collection, or composting system is allowed, and, if so, the
location, design, and architectural requirements of those
systems within 120 days after an association receives a request
for a policy statement or an application from an association
member. An association shall disclose, upon request, its energy
policy statement and shall include the statement in its
homeowners' common interest community, or condominium unit
owners' association declaration.
(Source: P.A. 96-1436, eff. 1-1-11.)