House Sponsors: DELGADO-SILVA-ACEVEDO-LOPEZ AND HARRIS. Short description: DERELICT VACANT BLDGS-TORT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Premises Liability Act and the Land Trust Beneficial Interest Disclosure Act. Imposes on the owner of a derelict vacant building or a person having lawful control of a derelict vacant building a duty to provide reasonable protection for the lives, health, and safety of others (including trespassers). Provides that the duty includes the prevention of intentional or criminal conduct, facilitated by the condition of the building, that causes injury or death. Imposes tort liability on property owners or persons having lawful control of derelict vacant buildings. Requires those property owners and other persons to register with the police, and makes failure to register a Class B misdemeanor. Requires a trustee of a land trust to disclose the identities of the land trust beneficiaries upon request if the land trust holds real estate that has been certified by a municipality or law enforcement agency to be a derelict vacant building. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Office of Banks and Real Estates) There would be no fiscal impact from this legislation. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) HB571 would have no fiscal or prison population impact on DOC. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Premises Liability Act. In the Section concerning derelict vacant buildings, in the definition of "property owner", provides that officers, directors, and stockholders of a financial institution acting in their official capacity are not property owners for purposes of that Section. Provides that a financial institution is not a property owner for purposes of that Section if the financial institution acquired the property through foreclosure, under the terms of a security interest held by the financial institution, or under the terms of an extension of credit made by the financial institution. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Corrections) Same as previous correctional note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Office of Banks and Real Estate) Same as previous fiscal note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (Office of Banks and Real Estate) Same as previous fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Corrects a reference to a subsection. Changes the letter designation of 2 subsections. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status