Bill Text: IL HB0141 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Creates the Tenants Radon Protection Act. Provides definitions and makes findings. Provides that before a lease is signed, a landlord shall provide to each tenant in a dwelling unit, on or below the third floor, any records or reports pertaining to radon concentrations within the dwelling unit that present a radon hazard. Provides that before a lease is signed, a landlord shall furnish each prospective tenant with an Illinois Emergency Management Agency radon guide for tenants, a prescribed form of disclosure of information on radon hazards, and any test results. Provides that a landlord has up to 30 days to obtain a radon test after receipt of a tenant's notification of a test revealing radon. Provides that a measurement by a radon contractor is valid for 5 years. Provides that nothing implies an obligation on a landlord or a tenant to conduct any radon testing. Provides that this is a limitation on home rule powers. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2012.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0021 [HB0141 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB0141-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Creates the Tenants Radon Protection Act. Provides definitions and makes findings. Provides that before a lease is signed, a landlord shall provide to each tenant in a dwelling unit, on or below the third floor, any records or reports pertaining to radon concentrations within the dwelling unit that present a radon hazard. Provides that before a lease is signed, a landlord shall furnish each prospective tenant with an Illinois Emergency Management Agency radon guide for tenants, a prescribed form of disclosure of information on radon hazards, and any test results. Provides that a landlord has up to 30 days to obtain a radon test after receipt of a tenant's notification of a test revealing radon. Provides that a measurement by a radon contractor is valid for 5 years. Provides that nothing implies an obligation on a landlord or a tenant to conduct any radon testing. Provides that this is a limitation on home rule powers. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2012.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0021 [HB0141 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB0141-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Tenants Radon Protection Act.
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6 | Section 5. Findings. Radon is a radioactive element that is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | part of the radioactive decay chain of naturally occurring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | uranium in soil. Unlike carbon monoxide and many other home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | pollutants, radon's adverse health effect, lung cancer, is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | usually not produced immediately.
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11 | Section 10. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | "Dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms used for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | human habitation, and includes a single family residence as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | well as each living unit of a multiple family residence and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | each living unit in a mixed use building. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | "IEMA" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
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17 | "Landlord" means, but is not limited to, an individual, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | company, corporation, firm, group, association, partnership, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | joint venture, trust, government agency, or subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | leasing a dwelling unit to a tenant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | "Lease" means an oral or written agreement under which a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | property owner allows a tenant to use the property for a |
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1 | specified period of time and rent. | ||||||
2 | "Mitigation" means the act of repairing or altering a | ||||||
3 | building or building design for the purpose in whole or in part | ||||||
4 | of reducing the concentration of radon in the indoor atmosphere | ||||||
5 | according to procedures described in 32 Illinois | ||||||
6 | Administrative Code 422.
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7 | "Radon" means a gaseous radioactive decay product of | ||||||
8 | uranium or thorium. | ||||||
9 | "Radon contractor" means a person licensed in accordance | ||||||
10 | with the Radon Industry Licensing Act to perform radon | ||||||
11 | mitigation or to perform measurements of radon in an indoor | ||||||
12 | atmosphere. | ||||||
13 | "Radon hazard" means exposure to indoor radon | ||||||
14 | concentrations at or in excess of the IEMA's recommended Radon | ||||||
15 | Action Level (4.0 pCi/L). | ||||||
16 | "Radon test" means a measurement of indoor radon | ||||||
17 | concentrations in accordance with the provisions of 32 Illinois | ||||||
18 | Administrative Code 422 for performing radon measurements. | ||||||
19 | "Tenant" means a person who is about to enter or has | ||||||
20 | entered into an oral or written lease with a landlord whereby | ||||||
21 | the person leases the dwelling unit.
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22 | Section 15. Radon testing and disclosure.
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23 | (a) At the time of or before a lease is entered into, or at | ||||||
24 | any time that a lease is in effect, the landlord shall provide | ||||||
25 | to each tenant in a dwelling unit on or below the third floor |
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1 | any records or reports pertaining to radon concentrations | ||||||
2 | within the dwelling unit that present a radon hazard to the | ||||||
3 | tenant in accordance with subsection (e). | ||||||
4 | (b) If a tenant performs a radon test, the tenant shall | ||||||
5 | provide to the landlord any records or reports pertaining to | ||||||
6 | radon concentrations within 10 days after receiving the | ||||||
7 | measurement result. | ||||||
8 | (c) Nothing in this Section is intended to or shall be | ||||||
9 | construed to imply an obligation to conduct any radon testing | ||||||
10 | activities. | ||||||
11 | (d) The landlord shall provide to the tenant the IEMA | ||||||
12 | pamphlet entitled "IEMA Radon Guide for Tenants" or an | ||||||
13 | equivalent pamphlet approved for use by IEMA. | ||||||
14 | (e) The Disclosure of Information on Radon Hazards to be | ||||||
15 | provided to each tenant of a dwelling unit as required by this | ||||||
16 | Section is as follows:
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17 | DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON RADON HAZARDS | ||||||
18 | (For Rental Property)
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19 | Radon Warning Statement
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20 | Each tenant in this residence is notified that the property | ||||||
21 | may present exposure to levels of indoor radon gas that may | ||||||
22 | place the occupants at risk of developing radon-induced lung | ||||||
23 | cancer. Radon, a Class-A human carcinogen, is the leading cause |
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1 | of lung cancer in non-smokers and the second leading cause | ||||||
2 | overall. The landlord of any residence is required to provide | ||||||
3 | each tenant with any information on radon test results of the | ||||||
4 | dwelling unit that presents a radon hazard to the tenant.
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5 | The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) strongly | ||||||
6 | recommends that ALL rental property have a radon test performed | ||||||
7 | and if elevated levels of radon are found, that the radon be | ||||||
8 | mitigated. Elevated radon concentrations can easily be reduced | ||||||
9 | by a radon contractor.
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10 | Property address ...........................................
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11 | Landlord's Disclosure (initial each of the following which | ||||||
12 | applies)
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13 | (1) ......... Landlord has no knowledge of elevated radon | ||||||
14 | concentrations (or records or reports pertaining to elevated | ||||||
15 | radon concentrations) in the dwelling unit. | ||||||
16 | (2) ......... Radon concentrations (above IEMA recommended | ||||||
17 | Radon Action Level 4.0 pCi/L) are known to be present within | ||||||
18 | the dwelling unit. (Explain) | ||||||
19 | (3) ......... Landlord has provided the tenant with all | ||||||
20 | available records and reports pertaining to radon | ||||||
21 | concentrations within the dwelling unit.
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22 | Tenant's Acknowledgment (initial)
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1 | (4) ......... Tenant has received copies of all information | ||||||
2 | listed above.
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3 | (5) ......... Tenant has received pamphlet "IEMA Radon | ||||||
4 | Guide for Tenants".
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5 | Certification of Accuracy
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6 | The following parties have reviewed the information above and | ||||||
7 | each party certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge, that | ||||||
8 | the information he or she provided is true and accurate.
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9 | Landlord ................ Date .........
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10 | Tenant ................ Date .........
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11 | Section 20. Mitigation of radon hazard. | ||||||
12 | (a) The landlord may have 30 days after notification by the | ||||||
13 | tenant to have a radon test performed by a radon contractor to | ||||||
14 | confirm a radon test performed by the tenant. This measurement | ||||||
15 | by a radon contractor is valid for a period of 5 years from the | ||||||
16 | date of the testing. | ||||||
17 | (b) Landlords deciding to have radon mitigation performed | ||||||
18 | shall have the mitigation system installed by a radon | ||||||
19 | contractor. | ||||||
20 | (c) Tenants deciding to have radon mitigation performed |
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1 | shall have the mitigation system installed by a radon | ||||||
2 | contractor. Tenants shall have the landlord's consent prior to | ||||||
3 | undertaking any mitigation activities. | ||||||
4 | (d) Nothing in this Section is intended to or shall be | ||||||
5 | construed to imply an obligation to conduct any radon testing | ||||||
6 | or mitigation activities.
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7 | Section 25. Home rule. A home rule unit may not regulate | ||||||
8 | lease agreements in a manner that diminishes the rights of | ||||||
9 | tenants under this Act. This Section is a limitation under | ||||||
10 | subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois | ||||||
11 | Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of | ||||||
12 | powers and functions exercised by the State.
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