96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3075


 
Introduced 2/8/2010, by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







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     Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a non-home rule municipality may adopt a crime-free rental housing ordinance for the purpose of deterring crime in residential areas. Provides that a crime-free rental housing ordinance may require a property owner to obtain a valid residential rental license from the municipality and to attend a training program or seminar concerning crime prevention before he or she may obtain a residential rental license. Provides that an ordinance may require  that any lease entered into for residential property located in the municipality include a provision or an addendum that prohibits a tenant, a tenant's family member, or a guest of the tenant from engaging in, facilitating, or permitting any quasi-criminal or criminal activity as defined by federal, State, or local law. Contains other provisions. 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 11-5.4-1 as follows:
 
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    (65 ILCS 5/11-5.4-1 new)

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    Sec. 11-5.4-1. Crime-free rental housing ordinance.
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    (a) The corporate authorities of a non-home rule 
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municipality may adopt a crime-free rental housing ordinance 
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for the purpose of deterring crime in residential areas. The 
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municipality's police department or other municipal employees 
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may administer the ordinance.
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    A crime-free rental ordinance may include, but is not 
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limited to, the following:
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        (1) a requirement that a property owner obtain a valid 
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    residential rental license from the municipality before 
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    the property owner may rent any dwelling unit or renew an 
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    existing lease for a dwelling unit;
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        (2) a requirement that a property owner submit to a 
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    public safety and crime prevention inspection and attend a 
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    training program or seminar concerning crime prevention 
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    before he or she may obtain a residential rental license;
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        (3) a requirement that any lease entered into for 
 


 






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    residential property located in the municipality include a 
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    provision or an addendum that prohibits a tenant, a 
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    tenant's family member, or a guest of the tenant from 
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    engaging in, facilitating, or permitting any 
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    quasi-criminal or criminal activity as defined by federal, 
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    State, or local law; 
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        (4) a requirement that on and after the effective date 
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    of the crime-free rental housing ordinance a property owner 
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    must conduct a background check on a person prior to 
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    entering into an agreement to lease rental property to that 
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    person; 
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        (5) a requirement that a property owner submit to 
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    periodic inspections of his or her rental property to 
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    ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; 
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    and
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        (6) any penalties for violating the ordinance. 
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    (b) For the purposes of this Section, "tenant" means a 
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tenant, subtenant, lessee, sublessee, or other person entitled 
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to possession, occupancy, or benefits of a residential rental 
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property.




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