SB2909 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2909

Introduced 2/6/2004, by M. Maggie Crotty

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

765 ILCS 745/9

from Ch. 80, par. 209

Amends the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the terms of fees and rents.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning housing.

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

Section 5. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:

(765 ILCS 745/9) (from Ch. 80, par. 209)

Sec. 9. The Terms of Fees and Rents. The terms for payment of rent must shall be clearly set forth and all charges for services, ground or lot rent, unit rent, or any other charges must shall be specifically itemized in the lease and in all billings of the tenant by the park owner.

The owner shall not change the rental terms nor increase the cost of fees, except as provided herein.

The park owner shall not charge a transfer or selling fee as a condition of sale of a mobile home that is going to remain within the park unless a service is rendered.

Rents charged to a tenant by a park owner may be increased upon the renewal of a lease. Notification of an increase shall be delivered 60 days prior to expiration of the lease.

(Source: P.A. 86-851.)