98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB0915

 

Introduced 1/25/2013, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
815 ILCS 513/15

    Amends the Home Repair and Remodeling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning written contracts.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning business.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Home Repair and Remodeling Act is amended by
5changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 513/15)
7    Sec. 15. Written contract; costs enumerated requirements;
8contents. Prior to initiating home repair or remodeling work
9for over $1,000, a person engaged in the the business of home
10repair or remodeling shall furnish to the customer for
11signature a written contract or work order that states the
12total cost, including parts and materials listed with
13reasonable particularity and any charge for an estimate. In
14addition, the contract shall state the business name and
15address of the person engaged in the business of home repair or
16remodeling. If the person engaged in the business of home
17repair or remodeling uses a post office box or mail receiving
18service or agent to receive home repair or remodeling business
19correspondence, the contract also shall state the residence
20address of the person engaged in the business of home repair or
21remodeling.
22(Source: P.A. 94-490, eff. 1-1-06.)