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IL SB3652

Bill

Status

Passed

8/9/2024

Primary Sponsor

Robert Peters

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Origin

Senate

103rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires landlords to attach a summary of housing protections for domestic and sexual violence survivors as the first page of all written residential leases, including new rentals and renewals

  • Directs the Illinois Department of Human Rights to prepare the summary within 60 days of enactment, covering rights under 6 Illinois statutes including the Safe Homes Act, Eviction Article, Illinois Human Rights Act, and utility deposit deferral provisions

  • Mandates landlords obtain tenant signatures on each page of the summary as acknowledgment of receipt, which serves as evidence of landlord compliance

  • Creates a rebuttable presumption that landlords failed to comply if they cannot provide evidence of tenant signatures on the summary

  • Establishes landlord liability of the greater of actual damages up to $2,000 or $100 for non-compliance, plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees for prevailing tenants

Legislative Description

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-REMEDIES

Last Action

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1031

8/9/2024

Committee Referrals

Housing4/24/2024
Rules4/15/2024
Judiciary3/12/2024
Assignments3/7/2024
Judiciary2/28/2024
Assignments2/9/2024

Full Bill Text

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