95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB3722


 
Introduced 2/28/2007, by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
 
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    Amends the Municipal Code.  Provides that a municipality may license residential rental property managers.  Provides that the municipality may require the licensee to pay a license fee in an amount not to exceed $50 per year.  Sets forth the information that the licensee is required to provide to the municipality.  Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
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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 Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 11-30-15 as follows:
 
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    (65 ILCS 5/11-30-15  new)
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    Sec. 11-30-15. Residential rental property managers; 
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licensing.
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    (a) In order to promote the health, safety, and welfare of 
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the public and of the occupants of residential rental property, 
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the corporate authorities of any municipality may license 
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residential rental property managers in a manner consistent 
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with this Section.
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    (b) A licensing  ordinance enacted under this Section shall 
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apply to any person, firm, or corporation that has management 
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or control of a building, or portion of a building, other than 
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a hotel or motel, within the municipality if the building 
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contains 3 or more apartments that are not occupied by an owner 
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of the building. This Section applies to such a person, firm, 
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or corporation regardless of whether the person, firm, or 
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corporation has management or control of the property as a 
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legal or equitable owner, as a managing agent, or otherwise.

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    (c) The municipality may require the licensee to pay a 
 


 






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license fee in an amount not to exceed $50 per year and shall 
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require only the following information from the licensee:

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        (1) the name, address, and phone number of the 
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    licensee;

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        (2) the name, address, and phone number of any person 
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    who will handle property maintenance complaints on behalf 
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    of the licensee within the municipality and who is 
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    authorized to accept service of municipal code violation 
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    complaints on behalf of the licensee;

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        (3) a list of all properties managed by the licensee 
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    within the municipality; and

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        (4) a certification by the licensee that the licensee 
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    is aware of the municipality's code requirements 
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    applicable to any property managed by the licensee.

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    (d) For purposes of this Section, "apartment" means a 
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self-contained residential living unit, with private bath and 
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cooking facilities, that is intended for occupation as a 
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permanent place of abode by someone other than the owner of the 
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property. "Apartment" does not include any unit that is 
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intended for occupation on a transient basis for a short period 
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of occupancy.

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.