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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Innkeeper Protection Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Sections 10 and 11 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (740 ILCS 90/10 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 10. Refusal of admission. A proprietor or manager of | ||||||
8 | a hotel may refuse to admit or refuse service or | ||||||
9 | accommodations to a person who: | ||||||
10 | (1) while on the premises of the hotel, destroys or | ||||||
11 | threatens to destroy hotel property or causes or threatens | ||||||
12 | to cause a public disturbance; or | ||||||
13 | (2) is seeking accommodations for the unlawful | ||||||
14 | possession or use of controlled substances or the use of | ||||||
15 | the premises for the consumption of alcoholic liquor by a | ||||||
16 | person under the age of 21. | ||||||
17 | (740 ILCS 90/11 new) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 11. Right to eject. | ||||||
19 | (a) A proprietor or manager of a hotel may remove or cause | ||||||
20 | to be removed from a hotel a guest or other person who: | ||||||
21 | (1) refuses to pay for accommodations or services; | ||||||
22 | (2) while on the premises of the hotel, destroys or |
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1 | threatens to destroy hotel property, verbally or | ||||||
2 | physically threatens employees or guests, or causes or | ||||||
3 | threatens to cause a public disturbance; | ||||||
4 | (3) is using the premises for the unlawful possession | ||||||
5 | or use of controlled substances by the person or using the | ||||||
6 | premises for the consumption of alcoholic liquor by a | ||||||
7 | person under the age of 21 years of age; | ||||||
8 | (4) violates any federal, State, or local laws, | ||||||
9 | ordinances, or rules relating to the hotel; | ||||||
10 | (5) violates a rule of the hotel that is clearly and | ||||||
11 | conspicuously posted at or near the front desk or posted | ||||||
12 | online where the guest can view it before making a | ||||||
13 | reservation at the hotel; or | ||||||
14 | (6) uses verbally abusive language toward the hotel's | ||||||
15 | employees or guests. As used in this Section, "verbally | ||||||
16 | abusive language" means any language that would reasonably | ||||||
17 | be found to be threatening or demeaning. | ||||||
18 | (b) If the guest has paid in advance, the proprietor or | ||||||
19 | manager of a hotel shall tender to the guest any unused portion | ||||||
20 | of the advance payment at the time of removal. | ||||||
21 | (c) Nothing in this Section shall be used as a pretext to | ||||||
22 | discriminate against a guest on the basis of characteristics | ||||||
23 | protected under local, State, or federal antidiscrimination | ||||||
24 | laws. This Section does not limit any rights or protections | ||||||
25 | that a guest or other person may have under local, State, or | ||||||
26 | federal antidiscrimination or civil rights laws. |
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1 | (d) A proprietor or manager of a hotel shall not eject a | ||||||
2 | guest while the area the hotel is located in is under a severe | ||||||
3 | weather warning without first giving a verbal or written | ||||||
4 | warning to the guest that the guest may be ejected for the | ||||||
5 | guest's behavior. As used in this subsection, "severe weather | ||||||
6 | warning" means a tornado warning, severe thunderstorm warning, | ||||||
7 | flash flood warning, or winter storm warning issued by the | ||||||
8 | National Weather Service. | ||||||
9 | (e) Nothing in this Section shall be used as a pretext to | ||||||
10 | terminate a month-to-month, yearly, or any other term lease, | ||||||
11 | written or oral, of a permanent resident. A proprietor or | ||||||
12 | manager of a hotel shall not terminate the lease of a permanent | ||||||
13 | resident without first going through the appropriate legal | ||||||
14 | process required to lawfully terminate such lease. This | ||||||
15 | Section does not limit any rights or protections a permanent | ||||||
16 | resident may have under local, State, or federal landlord or | ||||||
17 | tenant laws or fair housing laws. | ||||||
18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 60 days | ||||||
19 | after becoming law. |