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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The Common Interest Community Association  Act 
5is amended  by adding Section 1-71 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 160/1-71 new)
7    Sec. 1-71. Heating and cooling standards.
8    (a) When a common interest community building has a 
9cooling system or heating system or both serving the entire 
10building, including individual units, the association shall 
11comply with the following standards with respect to the 
12individual units in which people live:
13        (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through 
14    September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat 
15    index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
16        (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May 
17    31:
(i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at 
18    least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature 
19    falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and
(ii) between 10 
20    p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees 
21    Fahrenheit.
22    (b) When a common interest community building does not 
23have a building-wide cooling system that serves individual 
 
 
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1units, then the association shall provide at least one indoor 
2common gathering space for which a cooling system operates 
3when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.  All 
4occupants of the building shall have free access to that 
5cooled space. As used in this subsection, "indoor common 
6gathering space" means a room intended to be used as a place 
7where multiple people can gather, such as a lounge, meeting or 
8conference room, party room, or similar that can accommodate a 
9cooling system.  Any common interest community building that 
10does not have an indoor common gathering space shall be exempt 
11from this subsection.
12    (c) This Section only applies to associations in which the 
13initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of 
14a unit to a person 55 years of age or older.
 
15    Section 10. The Condominium Property Act is amended  by 
16adding Section 18.11 as follows:
 
17    (765 ILCS 605/18.11 new)
18    Sec. 18.11. Heating and cooling standards.
19    (a) When a condominium building has a cooling system or 
20heating system or both serving the entire building, including 
21individual units, the association shall comply with the 
22following standards with respect to the individual units in 
23which people live:
24        (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through 
 
 
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1    September 30,
cooling systems must operate when the heat 
2    index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
3        (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May 
4    31:
(i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at 
5    least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature 
6    falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and
(ii) between 10 
7    p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees 
8    Fahrenheit.
9    (b) When a condominium building does not have a 
10building-wide cooling system that serves individual units, 
11then the association shall provide at least one indoor common 
12gathering space for which a cooling system operates when the 
13heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.  All occupants of the 
14building shall have free access to that cooled space. As used 
15in this subsection, "indoor common gathering space" means a 
16room intended to be used as a place where multiple people can 
17gather, such as a lounge, meeting or conference room, party 
18room, or similar that can accommodate a cooling system.  Any 
19condominium building that does not have an indoor common 
20gathering space shall be exempt from this subsection.
21    (c) This Section only applies to associations in which the 
22initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of 
23a unit to a person 55 years of age or older.

 
24    Section 15. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by

25adding Section 20 as follows:
 
 
 
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1    (765 ILCS 705/20 new)
2    Sec. 20. Heating and cooling standards.
3    (a) When residential rental property has a cooling system 
4or heating system or both serving the entire premises, 
5including individual dwelling units, the landlord shall comply 
6with the following standards with respect to the individual 
7dwelling units in which tenants live:
8        (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through 
9    September 30,
cooling systems must operate when the heat 
10    index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
11        (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May 
12    31:
(i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at 
13    least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature 
14    falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and
(ii) between 10 
15    p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees 
16    Fahrenheit.
17    (b) When residential rental property does not have a 
18premises-wide cooling system that serves individual dwelling 
19units, then the landlord shall provide at least one indoor 
20common gathering space for which a cooling system operates 
21when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.  All tenants 
22of the residential rental property shall have free access to 
23that cooled space. As used in this subsection, "indoor common 
24gathering space" means a room intended to be used as a place 
25where multiple people can gather, such as a lounge, meeting or 
 
 
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1conference room, party room, or similar that can accommodate a 
2cooling system.  Residential rental property that does not have 
3an indoor common gathering space shall be exempt from this 
4subsection.
5    (c) This Section only applies to residential rental 
6property in which  rental or occupancy is limited to persons 55 
7years of age or older.