(410 ILCS 45/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1310)
Sec. 10.
The Department, or representative of a unit of local government or
health department approved by the Department for this purpose, shall report any
violation of this Act to the State's Attorney of the county in which the
regulated facility is located. The State's Attorney has the authority to charge the owner with a Class
A misdemeanor, and shall take additional measures to ensure that rent is
withheld from the owner by the occupants of the dwelling units
affected, until the mitigation requirements under Section 9 of this Act are
complied with.
No tenant shall be evicted because rent is withheld under the provisions of this Act, or because of
any action required of the owner of the regulated facility as a result of enforcement of
this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-690, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
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