Illinois 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2562 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 05/11/2023

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1  AN ACT concerning civil law.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The Common Interest Community Association Act
5  is amended by adding Section 1-71 as follows:
6  (765 ILCS 160/1-71 new)
7  Sec. 1-71. Heating and cooling standards.
8  (a) When a common interest community building has a
9  cooling system or heating system or both serving the entire
10  building, including individual units, the association shall
11  comply with the following standards with respect to the
12  individual units in which people live:
13  (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through
14  September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
15  index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
16  (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May
17  31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
18  least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
19  falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
20  p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
21  Fahrenheit.
22  (b) When a common interest community building does not
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1  units, then the association shall provide at least one indoor
2  common gathering space for which a cooling system operates
3  when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All
4  occupants of the building shall have free access to that
5  cooled space. As used in this subsection, "indoor common
6  gathering space" means a room intended to be used as a place
7  where multiple people can gather, such as a lounge, meeting or
8  conference room, party room, or similar that can accommodate a
9  cooling system. Any common interest community building that
10  does not have an indoor common gathering space shall be exempt
11  from this subsection.
12  (c) This Section only applies to associations in which the
13  initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of
14  a unit to a person 55 years of age or older.
15  Section 10. The Condominium Property Act is amended by
16  adding Section 18.11 as follows:
17  (765 ILCS 605/18.11 new)
18  Sec. 18.11. Heating and cooling standards.
19  (a) When a condominium building has a cooling system or
20  heating system or both serving the entire building, including
21  individual units, the association shall comply with the
22  following standards with respect to the individual units in
23  which people live:
24  (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through

 

 

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1  September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
2  index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
3  (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May
4  31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
5  least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
6  falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
7  p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
8  Fahrenheit.
9  (b) When a condominium building does not have a
10  building-wide cooling system that serves individual units,
11  then the association shall provide at least one indoor common
12  gathering space for which a cooling system operates when the
13  heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All occupants of the
14  building shall have free access to that cooled space. As used
15  in this subsection, "indoor common gathering space" means a
16  room intended to be used as a place where multiple people can
17  gather, such as a lounge, meeting or conference room, party
18  room, or similar that can accommodate a cooling system. Any
19  condominium building that does not have an indoor common
20  gathering space shall be exempt from this subsection.
21  (c) This Section only applies to associations in which the
22  initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of
23  a unit to a person 55 years of age or older.
24  Section 15. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by
25  adding Section 20 as follows:

 

 

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1  (765 ILCS 705/20 new)
2  Sec. 20. Heating and cooling standards.
3  (a) When residential rental property has a cooling system
4  or heating system or both serving the entire premises,
5  including individual dwelling units, the landlord shall comply
6  with the following standards with respect to the individual
7  dwelling units in which tenants live:
8  (1) During the cooling season, June 1 through
9  September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
10  index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
11  (2) During the heating season, October 1 through May
12  31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
13  least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
14  falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
15  p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
16  Fahrenheit.
17  (b) When residential rental property does not have a
18  premises-wide cooling system that serves individual dwelling
19  units, then the landlord shall provide at least one indoor
20  common gathering space for which a cooling system operates
21  when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All tenants
22  of the residential rental property shall have free access to
23  that cooled space. As used in this subsection, "indoor common
24  gathering space" means a room intended to be used as a place
25  where multiple people can gather, such as a lounge, meeting or

 

 

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