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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4996
Introduced 01/23/06, by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Creates the Illinois Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Dispute Board, and sets forth its membership requirements. Provides that the Board shall act as a liaison between the State and mobile home park owners and tenants. Authorizes the Board to refer possible violations of the Act to the Attorney General.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4996 |
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LRB094 19129 HLH 54652 b |
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| AN ACT concerning mobile homes.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act |
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| is amended by adding Section 25.1 as follows:
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| (765 ILCS 745/25.1 new) |
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| Sec. 25.1. Mobile Home Landlord Tenant Dispute Board; |
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| creation, duties.
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| (a) The Illinois Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Dispute |
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| Board is created. The Board shall consist of 5 members, |
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| appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the |
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| Senate, who shall represent the following: one member shall be |
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| a representative of the Attorney General's office, 2 members |
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| shall represent Illinois landowners associations, and 2 |
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| members shall represent Illinois mobile homeowners |
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| associations. Two of the initial members shall serve 2-year |
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| terms, and 3 shall serve 4-year terms, as designated by the |
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| Governor. Thereafter, members shall serve 4-year terms. |
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| Vacancies prior to the end of a term shall be filled by |
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| appointment of the Governor, with the advice and consent of the |
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| Senate, for the remainder of the term. The Illinois Housing |
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| Development Authority shall adopt any necessary procedural |
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| rules for the Board. Board members shall not receive |
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| compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and |
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| necessary expenses from moneys appropriated for that purpose. |
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| (b) The Board shall serve as a liaison between the State |
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| and mobile home park owners and tenants and shall protect the |
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| rights and interests of mobile home tenants against illegal or |
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| unreasonable actions of mobile home park owners. If the Board |
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| believes that a park owner has engaged in a pattern and |
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| practice to violate any provision of this Act, the Board shall |
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| refer the matter to the Attorney General for enforcement.
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