99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB0160

 

Introduced , by Rep. André M. Thapedi

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 5/9-201.1 new

    Amends the Forcible Entry and Detainer Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the owner of lands or tenements may recover rent or a fair and reasonable satisfaction for use and occupation when the lands or tenements are held and occupied by a tenant who is a defendant in an eviction or possession action, or his or her grantees, assignees or representatives, and the tenant continues to maintain possession of the land or property throughout the duration of the pending eviction or possession action. Provides that: if an order for use and occupancy is granted to the plaintiff and the defendant violates the order by willfully failing to pay the ordered amount, the court shall set a firm trial date for the pending eviction possession action no less than 7 days from the date that the violation of the use and occupancy order is entered; the defendant is responsible to the plaintiff for all costs and attorney's fees incurred by the plaintiff while seeking a remedy for the violation of the use and occupancy order; and if the defendant is successful in the underlying eviction or possession action, the defendant is entitled to the return of any use and occupancy payments made to the plaintiff on his behalf, plus statutory interest. Provides that nothing in the new provisions shall be deemed to affect any property that is subject to the Condominium Property Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding
5Section 9-201.1 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/9-201.1 new)
7    Sec. 9-201.1. Defendant in possession during action. The
8owner of lands or tenements or his or her executors or
9administrators may sue for and recover rent, or a fair and
10reasonable satisfaction for the use and occupation of the lands
11or tenements, by a civil action when the lands or tenements are
12held and occupied by a tenant who is a defendant in an eviction
13or possession action, or his or her grantees, assignees or
14representatives, and the tenant continues to maintain
15possession of the land or property throughout the duration of
16the pending eviction or possession action. If an order for use
17and occupancy is granted to the plaintiff and the defendant
18violates the order by willfully failing to pay the ordered
19amount, the court shall set a firm trial date for the pending
20eviction possession action no less than 7 days from the date
21that the violation of the use and occupancy order is entered.
22The defendant is responsible to the plaintiff for all costs and
23attorney's fees incurred by the plaintiff while seeking a

 

 

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1remedy for the violation of the use and occupancy order. If the
2defendant is successful in the underlying eviction or
3possession action, the defendant is entitled to the return of
4any use and occupancy payments made to the plaintiff on his
5behalf, plus statutory interest.
6    Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to affect any
7property that is subject to the provisions of the Condominium
8Property Act.