Bill Text: IL SB1876 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that a lessor of a dwelling unit shall disclose to lessees risks of flooding. Provides that the Act only applies to a dwelling unit located on or below the second story. Provides that, for every lease or rental agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2019, the lessor shall disclose that: (1) the property is located in a special flood hazard area or an area of potential flooding, if the lessor has actual knowledge of that fact; and (2) the lessor's insurance does not cover the loss of the lessee's personal possessions and it is recommended that the lessee consider purchasing renter's insurance and flood insurance to insure his or her possessions from loss due to fire, flood, or other risk of loss. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1876 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1876-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB1876 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Sue Rezin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
765 ILCS 705/17 new
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that a lessor of a dwelling unit shall disclose to lessees risks of flooding. Provides that the Act only applies to a dwelling unit located on or below the second story. Provides that, for every lease or rental agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2019, the lessor shall disclose that: (1) the property is located in a special flood hazard area or an area of potential flooding, if the lessor has actual knowledge of that fact; and (2) the lessor's insurance does not cover the loss of the lessee's personal possessions and it is recommended that the lessee consider purchasing renter's insurance and flood insurance to insure his or her possessions from loss due to fire, flood, or other risk of loss. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by adding
Section 17 as follows:
(765 ILCS 705/17 new)
Sec. 17. Flooding disclosure.
(a) A lessor of a dwelling unit shall disclose to lessees
risks of flooding consistent with the provisions of this
Section. For the purposes of this Section, "dwelling unit"
means a room or suite of rooms used for human habitation and
for which a lessor and a lessee have a written lease agreement.
(b) The provisions of this Section apply only to a dwelling
unit located on or below the second story.
(c) For every lease or rental agreement entered into on or
after July 1, 2019, the lessor shall disclose that:
(1) The property is located in a special flood hazard
area or an area of potential flooding, if the lessor has
actual knowledge of that fact. For purposes of this
Section, "actual knowledge" includes the following:
(i) the lessor has received written notice from any
public agency stating that the property is located in a
special flood hazard area or an area of potential

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flooding;
(ii) the property is located in an area in which
the lessor's mortgage holder requires the owner to
carry flood insurance;
(iii) the lessor currently carries flood
insurance; or
(iv) the lessor has any damages, claims sought, or
some other documentable, verifiable evidence that
there have been instances of flooding.
(2) The lessor's insurance does not cover the loss of
the lessee's personal possessions and it is recommended
that the lessee consider purchasing renter's insurance and
flood insurance to insure his or her possessions from loss
due to fire, flood, or other risk of loss.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.