Illinois House Bill 3709

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-09 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Keep Illinois Home Act. Creates the Residential Rental Registry. Provides that no person shall allow to be occupied, rent to another for occupancy, or charge, accept, or retain rent for any dwelling unit unless the landlord has duly registered the dwelling unit with the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Includes provisions on the form of registration, failure to register, and the administration and enforcement of registry. Establishes the Right to Counsel Program for the purpose of providing any covered individual with legal representation at no cost in a covered matter. Requires the judicial branch to contract with or enter a memorandum of agreement with an administering entity to administer the Right to Counsel Program. Provides that the administering entity, within the funding available to it for the Right to Counsel Program, shall fund the provision of legal representation by designated organizations. Provides that a designated organization may subcontract with a nonprofit or community organization to provide legal representation to a covered individual and to provide tenant outreach and education. Provides that a landlord who is found liable in a judicial or administrative proceeding, including an eviction action, to a tenant of a dwelling unit for charging an amount of rent for that dwelling unit in excess of that allowed under this Act shall pay the prevailing tenant damages equal to 3 times the total monthly rent charged, together with the actual damages, the tenant's costs, and reasonable attorney's fees. Creates a Tenant Bill of Rights. Contains provisions relating to the Small Rental Property Owner Repairs and Improvement Fund. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act adding a rental property capital improvement credit. Amends the State Finance Act, Code of Civil Procedure, Condominium Property Act, and Rent Control Preemption Act making conforming and other changes. Repeals the Retaliatory Eviction Act. Effective immediately.

KEEP ILLINOIS HOME ACT

Sen. Lakesia Collins [D]

Rep. Hoan Huynh [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-09	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17	House	First Reading
2023-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lakesia Collins

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.990	New Code	See Bill Text
35	5	234	New Code	See Bill Text
50	825	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
50	825	5	Amended Code	Citation Text
50	825	6	New Code	See Bill Text
735	5	9-205.5	New Code	See Bill Text
735	5	9-207	Repealed Code	Citation Text
735	5	9-207.1	New Code	See Bill Text
735	5	9-209	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	9-210	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	9-211	Amended Code	Citation Text
765	605	30	Amended Code	Citation Text
765	720	Act	Repealed Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3709&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3709.htm