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Public Act 103-0630
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AN ACT concerning property.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act |
is amended by changing Sections 15, 16, and 17 as follows:
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(765 ILCS 745/15) (from Ch. 80, par. 215) |
Sec. 15. Statutory grounds for eviction. |
(a) A park owner may terminate the lease and evict a tenant |
for any one or more of the following acts: |
(1) (a) Non-payment of rent due; |
(2) (b) Failure to comply with the park rules; |
(3) (c) Failure to comply with local ordinances and |
State laws regulating mobile homes. |
(b) Non-payment of rent to a park that has not applied for |
its license or its license renewal and failed to submit all |
fees due and payable under the Mobile Home Park Act shall not |
be grounds for eviction. |
(Source: P.A. 81-637.)
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(765 ILCS 745/16) (from Ch. 80, par. 216) |
Sec. 16. Improper grounds for eviction. The following |
conduct by a tenant shall not constitute grounds for eviction |
or termination of the lease, nor shall an eviction order be |
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entered against a tenant: |
(a) As a reprisal for the tenant's effort to secure or |
enforce any rights under the lease or the laws of the State of |
Illinois, or its governmental subdivisions of the United |
States; |
(b) As a reprisal for the tenant's good faith complaint to |
a governmental authority of the park owner's alleged violation |
of any health or safety law, regulation, code or ordinance, or |
State law or regulation which has as its objective the |
regulation of premises used for dwelling purposes; |
(c) As a reprisal for the tenant's being an organizer or |
member of, or involved in any activities relative to a |
homeowners' association; |
(d) As a reprisal for or on the basis of the tenant's |
immigration or citizenship status; . |
(e) As a reprisal for the non-payment of rent if the park |
has failed to apply for its license or renewal of its license |
and failed to submit all fees due and payable under the Mobile |
Home Park Act. |
(Source: P.A. 101-439, eff. 8-21-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(765 ILCS 745/17) (from Ch. 80, par. 217) |
Sec. 17. Notice required by Law. The following notice |
shall be printed verbatim in a clear and conspicuous manner in |
each lease or rental agreement of a mobile home or lot: |
"IMPORTANT NOTICE REQUIRED BY LAW: |
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The rules set forth below govern the terms of your lease of |
occupancy arrangement with this mobile home park. The law |
requires all of these rules and regulations to be fair and |
reasonable, and if not, such rules and regulations cannot be |
enforced against you. |
As required by law, the park must be licensed to operate a |
mobile home park either by either the State of Illinois |
Department of Public Health or applicable home rule |
jurisdiction. Pursuant to the Mobile Home Park Act, this |
license shall expire April 30 of each year, and a new license |
shall be issued upon proper application and payment of the |
annual license fee. |
You may continue to reside in the park as long as you pay |
your rent and abide by the rules and regulations of the park. |
You may only be evicted for non-payment of rent, violation of |
laws, or for violation of the rules and regulations of the park |
and the terms of the lease. |
If this park requires you to deal exclusively with a |
certain fuel dealer or other merchant for goods or service in |
connection with the use or occupancy of your mobile home or on |
your mobile home lot, the price you pay for such goods or |
services may not be more than the prevailing price in this |
locality for similar goods and services. |
You may not be evicted for reporting any violations of law |
or health and building codes to boards of health, building |
commissioners, the department of the Attorney General or any |