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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0501
Introduced 2/4/2009, by Rep. Keith Farnham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Provides that, if a mobile home park has an occupancy rate of less than 85%, (i) the purchaser of an existing mobile home that is located on a lot in that park may not be charged a rental amount for that lot for the first year of the lease that exceeds the rental amount charged to the prior lessee by more than 6% and (ii) rental amounts for the lease of any mobile home or mobile home lot may not be increased by more than 5% annually. Provides that in any mobile home park, increases in rent must be clearly explained in writing; the explanation must indicate (i) how much the rent has increased as a percentage of the base rent, (ii) the increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index during the previous 12-month period, and (iii) the dollar amount of the increase per month and annually. Exempts mobile home parks in operation for 5 years or less, regardless of ownership, from these rent limitations.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0501 |
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LRB096 04671 AJO 14732 b |
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| AN ACT concerning civil law.
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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 8.7 as follows:
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| (765 ILCS 745/8.7 new) |
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| Sec. 8.7. Rent limitations. |
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| (a) If a mobile home park has an occupancy rate of less |
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| than 85%: |
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| (1) The purchaser of an existing mobile home that is |
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| located on a lot in that park may not be charged a rental |
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| amount for that lot for the first year of the lease that |
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| exceeds the rental amount charged to the prior lessee by |
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| more than 6%. |
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| (2) Rental amounts for the lease of any mobile home or |
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| mobile home lot may not be increased by more than 5% |
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| annually. |
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| (b) In any mobile home park, increases in rent must be |
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| clearly explained in writing. The explanation must indicate (i) |
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| how much the rent has increased as a percentage of the base |
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| rent, (ii) the increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index |
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| during the previous 12-month period, and (iii) the dollar |
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| amount of the increase per month and annually. In this Section, |