Public Act 100-0500
 
HB3741 EnrolledLRB100 11064 JLS 21305 b


  
    AN ACT concerning business.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Bedbug 
Inspection Act.
 
    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
    "Merchant" means a person who, in the ordinary course of 
business, regularly rents or leases furniture or electronic 
equipment to customers, but does not include a person who 
offers any lease that is automatically renewable with each 
payment after the initial period and that permits the consumer 
to become the owner of the merchandise.
    "Pest" means undesirable insects including, but not 
limited to, bedbugs and roaches.
    "Rent" means the transfer of possession property or right 
of possession property for consideration.
 
    Section 10. Inspection.  A merchant must inspect any 
previously rented furniture and equipment before renting the 
furniture or equipment to a subsequent customer.
 
    Section 15. Treatment required. If an inspection reveals 
the presence of pests, the merchant must treat the furniture or 
equipment to eradicate the pests before renting the furniture 
or equipment to a subsequent customer.
 
    Section 20. Action for damages. A person who suffers 
damages caused by a merchant's violation of this Act and 
reports the presence of a pest to the merchant within 45 days 
after the beginning of the rental may bring an action pursuant 
to Section 10a of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
Practices Act under the standards applicable to the holder of a 
retail installment contract.