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91_SB0070eng SB70 Engrossed LRB9101567KSgc 1 AN ACT concerning mobile home parks. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Mobile Home Park Act is amended by 5 changing Section 6 as follows: 6 (210 ILCS 115/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 716) 7 Sec. 6. In addition to the application fees provided for 8 herein, the licensee shall pay to the Department on or before 9 March 31 of each year, an annual license fee which shall be 10 $100 plus $5$3for each mobile home space in the park. 11 Annual license fees submitted after April 30 shall be subject 12 to a $50 late fee. The licensee shall also complete and 13 return a license renewal application by March 31 of each 14 year. 15 The licensee shall pay to the Department within 30 days 16 of receipt of notification from the Department $5$6for each 17 additional mobile home site added to his park under authority 18 of a written permit to alter the park as provided in Section 19 4.2 of this Act, payment for the additional mobile home sites 20 to be made and an amended license therefor obtained before 21 any mobile homes are accommodated on the additional mobile 22 home spaces. The Department shall issue an amended license to 23 cover such additional mobile home sites, when they are to be 24 occupied before the end of the license year, for which an 25 annual license has been previously issued. 26 Subsequent to the effective date of this Act, an 27 applicant for an original license to operate a new park 28 constructed under a permit issued by the Department shall 29 only be required to pay 1/4 of the annual fee if such park 30 begins operation after the 31st day of January and before the 31 1st day of May of such licensing year; or 1/2 of the annual SB70 Engrossed -2- LRB9101567KSgc 1 fee if such park begins operation after the 31st day of 2 October and before the 1st day of February of such licensing 3 year or 3/4 of the annual fee if such park begins operation 4 after the 31st day of July and before the 1st day of November 5 of such licensing year; but shall be required to pay the 6 entire annual fee if such park begins operation after the 7 30th day of April and before the 1st day of August of such 8 licensing year. 9 Each license fee shall be paid to the Department and any 10 license fee or any part thereof, once paid to and accepted by 11 the Department shall not be refunded. 12 The Department shall deposit all funds received under 13 this Act in the Facility Licensing FundState Treasury. 14 (Source: P.A. 85-565.) 15 Section 10. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights 16 Act is amended by adding Sections 27 and 28 as follows: 17 (765 ILCS 745/27 new) 18 Sec. 27. Mobile Home Park Ombudsman. 19 (a) There is created the Mobile Home Park Ombudsman, 20 hereinafter referred to as the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman shall 21 be appointed by the Director of Public Health and shall be an 22 employee of the Department of Public Health. 23 (b) The Ombudsman shall serve as a liaison between the 24 State, mobile home park owners, and tenants of mobile homes 25 and shall protect the rights and interests of mobile home 26 tenants and mobile home park owners. The Ombudsman shall 27 receive and investigate complaints related to this Act for 28 the purpose of obtaining non-binding resolution of conflicts 29 between park owners and tenants related mo this Act. The 30 Ombudsman may seek the advice of individuals possessing 31 specific expertise or members of the Mobile Home Park Owners' 32 and Tenants' Advisory Board. SB70 Engrossed -3- LRB9101567KSgc 1 (c) Upon a referral from the Ombudsman the State's 2 Attorney of the county in which any violation of this Act 3 occurs or the Attorney General shall bring such actions in 4 the name of the people of the State of Illinois or may in 5 addition to other remedies provided in this Act, bring action 6 for an injunction to restrain such violation. 7 (765 ILCS 745/28 new) 8 Sec. 28. Mobile Home Park Owners' and Tenants' Advisory 9 Board. 10 (a) There is created a Mobile Home Park Owner's and 11 Tenants' Advisory Board to consult and advise the Department 12 of Public Health. The Board shall be comprised of the 13 Ombudsman who shall serve as Chairman ex officio and 10 14 members as follows: 2 residents of mobile home parks who have 15 lived in mobile homes for at least 5 years; the president of 16 a state association of mobile home owners or his or her 17 representative; 3 individuals who have owned a mobile home 18 park of at least 20 sites for at least 5 years; a 19 representative of the Cook County Department of Public 20 Health; a building official familiar with the installation of 21 mobile homes; a representative of the American Association of 22 Retired Persons; and a representative of the Statewide 23 Housing Action Coalition. 24 (b) Members of the Board shall be appointed by the 25 Ombudsman for 3 year terms, except that, of the initial 26 members, the terms of 3 members shall expire December 31, 27 2001 and the term of 3 other members shall expire December 28 31, 2002. Members shall serve until their successors are 29 appointed and qualified. Any member appointed to fill a 30 vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for 31 which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for 32 the remainder of that term. The initial appointments shall 33 commence January 1, 2000. SB70 Engrossed -4- LRB9101567KSgc 1 (c) The Board shall meet at least 3 times each year. 2 Additional meetings may be called by 3 members of the Board 3 upon delivery of a written notice to the Ombudsman. A 4 majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a 5 quorum. Each member of the Board shall be compensated for 6 travel expenses incurred in the performance of duties as a 7 member of the Board in accordance with the Rules of the 8 Travel Regulation Council in the Illinois Administrative 9 Code. 10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 11 becoming law.