Bill Text: IL SB1766 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a written lease shall notify the lessee that if the lessee or any occupant uses or permits the use of the premises for a felony or Class A misdemeanor, the lessor may void the lease. Provides that the failure to include this warning in a written or oral lease does not waive or impair the lessor's rights. Provides that nothing in these provisions diminishes the lessor's other rights. Provides that a forcible entry and detainer action may be brought by the lessor, State's Attorney, or corporation counsel of the municipality in which the property is located. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0236 [SB1766 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB1766-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 097-0236 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by | ||||
changing Section 9-120 as follows:
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(735 ILCS 5/9-120) | ||||
Sec. 9-120. Leased premises used in furtherance of a | ||||
criminal offense;
lease void at option of lessor or assignee. | ||||
(a) If any lessee or occupant, on one or more occasions, | ||||
uses or permits the
use of leased premises for the commission | ||||
of any act that would constitute a
felony or a Class A | ||||
misdemeanor under the laws of this State, the lease or
rental | ||||
agreement shall, at the option of the lessor or
the lessor's
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assignee become void, and the owner or lessor shall be entitled | ||||
to recover
possession of the leased premises as against a | ||||
tenant holding over after the
expiration of his or her term. A | ||||
written lease shall notify the lessee that if any lessee or | ||||
occupant, on one or more occasions, uses or permits the use of | ||||
the leased premises for the commission of a felony or Class A | ||||
misdemeanor under the laws of this State, the lessor shall have | ||||
the right to void the lease and recover the leased premises. | ||||
Failure to include this language in a written lease or the use | ||||
of an oral lease shall not waive or impair the rights of the |
lessor or lessor's assignee under this Section or the lease. | ||
This Section shall not be construed so as to diminish the | ||
rights of a lessor, if any, to terminate a lease for other | ||
reasons permitted under law or pursuant to the lease agreement. | ||
(b) The owner or lessor may bring a forcible entry and | ||
detainer action, or,
if
the State's Attorney of the county in | ||
which the real property is
located or the corporation counsel | ||
of the municipality in which the real property is located | ||
agrees, assign to that State's Attorney or corporation counsel | ||
the right to bring a forcible
entry and detainer action on | ||
behalf of
the owner or lessor, against the lessee and all | ||
occupants of the leased
premises. The assignment must be in | ||
writing on a form prepared by the State's
Attorney of the | ||
county in which the real property is located or the corporation | ||
counsel of the municipality in which the real property is | ||
located, as applicable . If the owner or
lessor assigns the | ||
right to bring a forcible entry and detainer action, the
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assignment shall be limited to those rights and duties up to | ||
and including
delivery of the order of eviction to the sheriff | ||
for execution. The owner or
lessor shall remain liable for the | ||
cost of the eviction whether or not the
right to bring the | ||
forcible entry and detainer action has been assigned. | ||
(c) A person does not forfeit any part of his or her | ||
security deposit due
solely to an eviction under the provisions | ||
of this Section, except that a
security deposit may be used to | ||
pay fees charged by the sheriff for carrying
out an eviction. |
(d) If a lessor or the lessor's assignee voids a lease or | ||
contract under the
provisions of this Section and the tenant or | ||
occupant has not vacated the
premises within 5 days after | ||
receipt of a written notice to vacate the
premises, the lessor | ||
or lessor's assignee may seek relief under this Article
IX. | ||
Notwithstanding Sections 9-112, 9-113, and 9-114
of this Code, | ||
judgment for costs against a plaintiff seeking
possession of | ||
the premises under this Section shall not be awarded to the
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defendant unless the action was brought by the plaintiff in bad | ||
faith. An
action to possess premises under this Section shall | ||
not be deemed to be in bad
faith when the plaintiff based his | ||
or her cause of action on information
provided to him or her by | ||
a law enforcement agency , or the State's Attorney , or the | ||
municipality . | ||
(e) After a trial, if the court finds, by a
preponderance | ||
of the evidence,
that the allegations in the complaint have | ||
been proven, the court
shall enter judgment for possession of | ||
the premises in favor of the plaintiff
and the court shall | ||
order that the plaintiff shall be entitled to re-enter the
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premises immediately. | ||
(f) A judgment for
possession of the premises entered in an | ||
action brought by a lessor or lessor's
assignee, if the action | ||
was brought
as a result of a lessor or lessor's assignee | ||
declaring a lease void
pursuant to this Section,
may not be | ||
stayed for any period in excess of 7 days by the court unless | ||
all
parties agree to a longer period.
Thereafter the plaintiff |
shall be entitled to re-enter the premises
immediately. The | ||
sheriff or other lawfully deputized officers shall execute an
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order entered pursuant to this Section
within 7 days of its | ||
entry, or within 7 days of the expiration of
a stay of | ||
judgment, if one is entered. | ||
(g) Nothing in this Section shall limit the rights of an | ||
owner or lessor
to bring a forcible entry and detainer action | ||
on the basis of other applicable
law. | ||
(Source: P.A. 90-360, eff. 1-1-98.)
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