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Full Text of SB2791  93rd General Assembly

SB2791sam004 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

Filed: 4/21/2004

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2791

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2791, AS AMENDED,
3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act
6 is amended by adding Sections 6.5 and 20.5 as follows:
 
7     (765 ILCS 745/6.5 new)
8     Sec. 6.5. Disclosure. A park owner must disclose in writing
9 the following with every lease or sale and upon renewal of a
10 lease of a mobile home or lot in a mobile home park:
11         (1) the rent charged for the mobile home or lot in the
12 past 5 years;
13         (2) the park owner's responsibilities with respect to
14 the mobile home or lot;
15         (3) information regarding any fees imposed in addition
16 to the base rent;
17         (4) information regarding late payments;
18         (5) information regarding any privilege tax that is
19 applicable; and
20         (6) information regarding security deposits, including
21 the right to the return of security deposits and interest
22 as provided in Section 18 of this Act.
23     The park owner must update the written disclosure at least
24 once per year. The park owner must advise tenants who are

 

 

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1 renewing a lease of any changes in the disclosure from any
2 prior disclosure.
 
3     (765 ILCS 745/20.5 new)
4     Sec. 20.5. Publication of false or misleading information;
5 remedies. Any person who pays anything of value toward the
6 purchase of a mobile home or placement of a mobile home in a
7 mobile home park located in this State in reasonable reliance
8 upon any material statement or information that is false or
9 misleading and published by or under authority from the park
10 owner or developer in advertising and promotional materials,
11 including, but not limited to, a prospectus, the items required
12 as exhibits to a prospectus, brochures, and newspaper
13 advertising, shall have a cause of action to rescind the
14 contract or collect damages from the developer, park owner, or
15 mobile home dealer for her or his loss.".