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Public Act 90-0313

SB531 Enrolled                                 LRB9001835WHmg

    AN ACT concerning rent control.

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

    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Rent
Control Preemption Act.

    Section 5. Rent control prohibited.
    (a)  A  unit of local government, as defined in Section 1
of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, shall not enact,
maintain, or enforce an ordinance or  resolution  that  would
have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for
leasing private residential or commercial property.
    (b)  This  Act  does  not  impair  the right of a unit of
local government to manage and control  residential  property
in  which  the  unit  of  local  government  has  a  property
interest.

    Section  10.  Home  rule preemption. A home rule unit may
not regulate or  control  the  amount  of  rent  charged  for
leasing  private  residential  or  commercial  property. This
Section is a denial and limitation of home  rule  powers  and
functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of
the Illinois Constitution.

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