HB4939 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4939

Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

765 ILCS 705/17 new

Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that if the tenant of a residential property restricted to residents who are senior citizens reports mold in the tenant's residence, the landlord shall pay for a mold test, and if mold is found, the landlord shall pay for removal of the mold.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning civil law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by adding Section 17 as follows:

(765 ILCS 705/17 new)

Sec. 17. Mold in senior residences. If the tenant of a residential property restricted to residents who are senior citizens reports mold in the tenant's residence, the landlord shall pay for a mold test. If mold is found, the landlord shall pay for removal of the mold.