Bill Text: IL HB4211 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Payment Non-discrimination Act. Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that a lessor of residential real estate may not require a lessee to use an electronic system as the only method for the payment of rent. Provides that a lessor may offer a discount in exchange for the lessee to use an electronic system to pay rent, but may not assess any fee or other charge if a lessee chooses not to use an electronic system. Provides that an agreement by a lessee in a residential dwelling that waives or modifies his or her rights under the new provisions is void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-03 - Third Reading - Short Debate - Lost 046-065-001 [HB4211 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB4211-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law, which may be referred to as | ||||||
2 | the Payment Non-discrimination Act.
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3 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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4 | represented in the General Assembly:
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5 | Section 5. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by adding | ||||||
6 | Section 4 as follows:
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7 | (765 ILCS 705/4 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 4. Electronic payment of rent in residential leases. | ||||||
9 | (a) A lessor of residential real estate
may not require a | ||||||
10 | lessee to use an electronic system as the only method for the | ||||||
11 | payment of rent. A lessor
may offer a discount in exchange for | ||||||
12 | the lessee to use an electronic system to pay rent, but may not | ||||||
13 | assess any fee or other charge if a lessee chooses not to use | ||||||
14 | an electronic system. | ||||||
15 | (b) An agreement by a lessee in a residential dwelling that | ||||||
16 | waives or modifies his or her rights as set forth in this | ||||||
17 | Section is void
and unenforceable as contrary to public policy.
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