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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 Common Interest Community Association Act is
5amended by changing Section 1-15 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 160/1-15)
7    Sec. 1-15. Construction, interpretation, and validity of
8community instruments.
9    (a) Except to the extent otherwise provided by the
10declaration or other community instruments, the terms defined
11in Section 1-5 of this Act shall be deemed to have the meaning
12specified therein unless the context otherwise requires.
13    (b) (Blank) All provisions of the declaration, bylaws, and
14other community instruments severed by this Act shall be
15revised by the board of directors independent of the membership
16to comply with this Act.
17    (c) A provision in the declaration limiting ownership,
18rental, or occupancy of a unit to a person 55 years of age or
19older shall be valid and deemed not to be in violation of
20Article 3 of the Illinois Human Rights Act provided that the
21person or the immediate family of a person owning, renting, or
22lawfully occupying such unit prior to the recording of the
23initial declaration shall not be deemed to be in violation of

 

 

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1such age restriction so long as they continue to own or reside
2in such unit.
3    (d) Every common interest community association shall
4define a member and its relationship to the units or unit
5owners in its community instruments.
6(Source: P.A. 96-1400, eff. 7-29-10; 97-605, eff. 8-26-11;
797-1090, eff. 8-24-12.)