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1    AN ACT concerning business.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Bedbug 
5Inspection Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Merchant" means a person who, in the ordinary course of 
8business, regularly rents or leases furniture or electronic 
9equipment to customers, but does not include a person who 
10offers any lease that is automatically renewable with each 
11payment after the initial period and that permits the consumer 
12to become the owner of the merchandise.
13    "Pest" means undesirable insects including, but not 
14limited to, bedbugs and roaches.
15    "Rent" means the transfer of possession property or right 
16of possession property for consideration.
 
17    Section 10. Inspection.  A merchant must inspect any 
18previously rented furniture and equipment before renting the 
19furniture or equipment to a subsequent customer.
 
20    Section 15. Treatment required. If an inspection reveals 
21the presence of pests, the merchant must treat the furniture or 
 
 
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1equipment to eradicate the pests before renting the furniture 
2or equipment to a subsequent customer.
 
3    Section 20. Action for damages. A person who suffers 
4damages caused by a merchant's violation of this Act and 
5reports the presence of a pest to the merchant within 45 days 
6after the beginning of the rental may bring an action pursuant 
7to Section 10a of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
8Practices Act under the standards applicable to the holder of a 
9retail installment contract.