SB1920enr 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1920 Enrolled LRB096 10955 AJO 21211 b

AN ACT concerning civil law.

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 adding Section 8.6 as follows:

(765 ILCS 745/8.6 new)

Sec. 8.6. Mobile and Manufactured Home Relocation Commission.

(a) There is created a Mobile and Manufactured Home Relocation Commission. The purpose of the Commission is to study the process and procedure by which a mobile or manufactured home located in a mobile or manufactured home park that is closing is relocated. The Department of Public Health shall provide administrative support to the Commission.

(b) The Commission shall consist of the following 10 members:

(1) the Director of the Department of Public Health or his or her designee;

(2) the Attorney General of the State of Illinois or his or her designee;

(3) four members of the General Assembly, with the Speaker of the House, the Senate President, the House Minority Leader, and the Senate Minority Leader each making one appointment;

(4) the President of an organization primarily representing the interests of park owners having properties in downstate Illinois and mobile and manufactured home retailers or his or her designee, appointed by the Governor;

(5) the Executive Director of an organization primarily representing the interests of park owners having properties in northern Illinois or his or her designee, appointed by the Governor; and

(6) two representatives of a statewide organization representing the interests of mobile and manufactured home owners, appointed by the Governor.

(c) The members appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate Minority Leader shall serve as Co-Chairs of the Commission.

(d) The Commission shall:

(1) examine the implementation and operation of relocation assistance programs in other states;

(2) consider possible ways to fund State or local relocation assistance programs, including but not limited to home owner fees, park owner fees, and moving company fees;

(3) examine the feasibility of allowing or mandating park owners to create relocation trust funds;

(4) examine the feasibility of allowing or mandating a State agency to create a relocation trust fund;

(5) explore the potential for greater oversight of park practices;

(6) formulate a set of best practices to minimize the impact of park closures on both park owners and home owners;

(7) analyze data and other information with respect to relocation;

(8) research the availability of insurance policies that cover the costs of relocation; and

(9) study the costs and associated legal matters arising from the abandonment of a home in a park.

(e) The Commission shall report to the General Assembly on its results and progress on or before January 1, 2010.

(f) This Section is repealed on March 1, 2010.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.