Bill Text: IL HB2096 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Homeowners' Energy Policy Statement Act. Provides that the Act applies to the portion of a shared roof owned solely by the owner of the residence beneath the roof if the owner agrees to be responsible for the maintenance of the roof under the solar panels.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2096 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB2096-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 5. The Homeowners' Energy Policy Statement Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 45 as follows:
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6 | (765 ILCS 165/45)
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7 | Sec. 45. Inapplicability ; applicability . | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act does | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | This Act shall not apply to any building that: | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) is greater than 60 feet in height; or | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | (2) has a shared roof and is subject to a homeowners' | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | association, common interest community association, | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | condominium unit owners' association. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (b) This Act applies to the portion of a shared roof owned | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | solely by the owner of the residence beneath the roof if the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | owner agrees to be responsible for the maintenance of the roof | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | under the solar panels. | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (c) As used in this Section, "shared roof" means any roof | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | that (i) serves more than one unit, including, but not limited | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | to, a contiguous roof serving adjacent units, or (ii) is part | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | of the common elements or common area.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 102-161, eff. 7-26-21.)
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