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SB2540 Engrossed |
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LRB096 14824 DRJ 32361 b |
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| AN ACT concerning business.
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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 Home Repair and Remodeling Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 30 as follows:
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| (815 ILCS 513/30)
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| Sec. 30. Action for actual damages Unlawful acts. Any |
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| person who suffers actual damage as a result of a violation of |
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| this Act may bring an action pursuant to Section 10a of the |
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| Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act It is |
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| unlawful for any person engaged in the
business of
home repairs |
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| and remodeling to remodel or make repairs or charge for |
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| remodeling
or
repair work before obtaining a signed contract or |
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| work order over $1,000 and before notifying and securing the |
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| signed acceptance or rejection, by the consumer, of the binding |
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| arbitration clause and the jury trial waiver clause as required |
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| in Section 15 and Section 15.1 of this Act.
This
conduct is |
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| unlawful but is not exclusive nor meant to limit other kinds of
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| methods, acts,
or practices that may be unfair or deceptive.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-490, eff. 1-1-06.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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