(815 ILCS 636/55)
Sec. 55.
Assessment of excess wear and damage to the vehicle.
(a) The consumer lease shall contain a clause complying with the
Consumer Leasing Act which describes the standards for determining excess wear
and damage to the vehicle for which the lessee will be liable. Upon the
lessee's exercise of a purchase option, the holder may not charge, receive, or
collect a charge for excess wear and damage to the vehicle. The holder may not
prohibit the lessee from being present at an inspection for excess wear and
damage.
(b) No later than 30 days after the return of the vehicle, the
holder shall present an itemized bill to the lessee by hand delivery at any
location or by first class mail or recognized courier service to the address on
the holder's records. The itemized bill shall consist of a listing of the
items of excess wear and damage and the amounts to be paid by the lessee. An
itemized bill may be comprised of separate documents delivered or mailed
separately. An itemized bill may also include identified charges for excess
mileage and other amounts due under the lease.
Nothing herein shall require the holder to send an itemized bill if the holder
does not
wish to collect an excess wear and damage charge. Nothing herein shall limit
the
lessee's obligation for a charge for excess mileage or prohibit an agreement
between the lessee and the holder relating to wear and damage if such agreement
is consistent with the rights given to the lessee hereunder. In addition,
nothing herein shall limit the lessee's liability to holder for odometer
rollbacks or obscured or concealed structural or safety damage discovered by
the holder after the return of the vehicle or after the lessee receives an
itemized bill.
(Source: P.A. 89-625, eff. 1-1-97.)
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