94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0574

 

Introduced 1/27/2005, by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
765 ILCS 705/10 new

    Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that a landlord must comply with standards adopted by a county or multiple county health department concerning the presence of lead paint in buildings. Provides that a landlord who fails to comply is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning property.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by adding
5 Section 10 as follows:
 
6     (765 ILCS 705/10 new)
7     Sec. 10. Lead paint in buildings.
8     (a) A lessor of real property containing a building or
9 other structure must comply with all applicable standards
10 relating to the presence of lead paint in buildings or other
11 structures that have been adopted by the county or multiple
12 county health department having jurisdiction over the
13 property.
14     (b) A lessor who violates subsection (a) is guilty of a
15 Class C misdemeanor.
 
16     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.