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90_SB1496
765 ILCS 745/27 new
Amends the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act.
Creates the office of Mobile Home Park Ombudsman, appointed
by the Governor. Directs the Ombudsman to act as a liaison
between the State and mobile home park owners and tenants and
to receive and investigate complaints related to mobile home
park owners. Authorizes the Ombudsman to refer possible
violations of the Act to the Attorney General for
enforcement.
SRS90S0058PMch
SRS90S0058PMch
1 AN ACT to amend the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant
2 Rights Act by adding Section 27.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights
6 Act is amended by adding Section 27 as follows:
7 (765 ILCS 745/27 new)
8 Sec. 27. Mobile home park ombudsman.
9 (a) There is created within State government the office
10 of Mobile Home Park Ombudsman, hereinafter referred to as the
11 Ombudsman. The Ombudsman shall be appointed by the Governor
12 with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall serve at the
13 pleasure of the Governor, and shall receive compensation as
14 set by the Compensation Review Board.
15 (b) The Ombudsman shall serve as a liaison between the
16 State and mobile home park owners and tenants and shall
17 protect the rights and interests of mobile home owners
18 against the illegal or unreasonable actions of mobile home
19 park owners. The Ombudsman shall receive and investigate
20 complaints related to mobile home park owners, including
21 complaints of actions or omissions affecting the rights of
22 mobile home owners under this Act affecting the privacy and
23 living conditions of mobile home owners. The Ombudsman may
24 initiate investigations of allegedly unreasonable mobile home
25 park fee and rent increases and actions by mobile home park
26 owners that impede a mobile home owner's ability to sell his
27 or her mobile home to the purchaser of his or her choice.
28 (c) If the Ombudsman believes that a park owner has
29 engaged in a pattern and practice to violate any provision of
30 this Act, the Ombudsman shall refer the matter to the
31 Attorney General for enforcement activity.