Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB0375

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act, the Security Deposit Return Act, and the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Provides that whenever a person leases residential real property (including a mobile home), the lessor must install a new lock on every entry door providing access to the leased premises and must give the lessee a key or keys that will operate each such lock. Makes a lessor's violation a business offense punishable by a fine of not less than $2,000. Provides that when a lessee vacates leased residential real property, the lessee must return to the lessor every key that operates a lock on an entry door providing access to the leased premises, and provides that the lessor may withhold the entire amount of a lessee's security deposit until the lessee complies with this requirement. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2003	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
2/18/2003	Senate	First Reading
2/18/2003	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/19/2003	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/13/2003	Senate	Postponed - Executive
3/14/2003	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
1/11/2005	Senate	Session Sine Die

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