Bill Text: IL SB3857 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning real estate transactions
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-21 - Referred to Assignments [SB3857 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB3857-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning human rights.
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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 Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | changing Section 3-102 as follows:
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| 6 | (775 ILCS 5/3-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 3-102)
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| 7 | Sec. 3-102. Civil rights violations; real estate | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | transactions. It
is a civil rights violation for an owner or | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | any other person engaging in
a real estate transaction, or for | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | a real estate broker or salesman,
because of unlawful | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | discrimination, familial status, or an arrest record, as | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | defined under subsection (B-5) of Section 1-103, to:
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| 13 | (A) Transaction. Refuse to engage in a real estate | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | transaction with
a person or to discriminate in making | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | available such a transaction;
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| 16 | (B) Terms. Alter the the terms, conditions or | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | privileges of a real
estate transaction or in the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | furnishing of facilities or services in
connection | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | therewith;
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| 20 | (C) Offer. Refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | bona fide
offer to engage in a real estate transaction | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | from a person;
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| 23 | (D) Negotiation. Refuse to negotiate for a real estate | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | transaction
with a person;
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| 2 | (E) Representations. Represent to a person that real | ||||||
| 3 | property is
not available for inspection, sale, rental, or | ||||||
| 4 | lease when in fact it is
so available, or to fail to bring | ||||||
| 5 | a property listing to his or her
attention, or to refuse to | ||||||
| 6 | permit him or her to inspect real property;
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| 7 | (F) Publication of Intent. Make, print, circulate, | ||||||
| 8 | post, mail, publish or cause to be made, printed, | ||||||
| 9 | circulated, posted, mailed, or published any notice, | ||||||
| 10 | statement, advertisement or sign, or use a form of | ||||||
| 11 | application for a real estate transaction, or make a | ||||||
| 12 | record or inquiry in connection with a prospective real | ||||||
| 13 | estate transaction, that indicates any preference, | ||||||
| 14 | limitation, or discrimination based on unlawful | ||||||
| 15 | discrimination or unlawful discrimination based on | ||||||
| 16 | familial status or an arrest record, or an intention to | ||||||
| 17 | make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination;
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| 18 | (G) Listings. Offer, solicit, accept, use or retain a | ||||||
| 19 | listing of
real property with knowledge that unlawful | ||||||
| 20 | discrimination or
discrimination on the basis of familial | ||||||
| 21 | status or an arrest record in a real estate
transaction is | ||||||
| 22 | intended.
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| 23 | (Source: P.A. 101-565, eff. 1-1-20.)
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