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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB0915 Introduced 1/25/2013, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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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| | HB0915 | | LRB098 03741 WGH 33757 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Home Repair and Remodeling Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 15 as follows:
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| 6 | | (815 ILCS 513/15)
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| 7 | | Sec. 15. Written contract; costs enumerated requirements; |
| 8 | | contents. Prior to initiating home
repair or remodeling work |
| 9 | | for over $1,000, a person engaged in the
the business of
home |
| 10 | | repair or
remodeling shall furnish to the customer for |
| 11 | | signature a written contract or
work order that states the |
| 12 | | total cost, including parts and materials listed
with |
| 13 | | reasonable particularity and any charge for an estimate. In |
| 14 | | addition, the
contract shall state the business name and |
| 15 | | address of the person engaged in the
business of home repair or |
| 16 | | remodeling. If the person engaged in the business
of home |
| 17 | | repair or remodeling uses a post office box or mail receiving |
| 18 | | service
or agent to receive home repair or remodeling business |
| 19 | | correspondence, the
contract also shall state the residence |
| 20 | | address of the person engaged in the
business of
home repair or |
| 21 | | remodeling. |
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 94-490, eff. 1-1-06.)
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