103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2834 Introduced 1/19/2024, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 765 ILCS 745/15 from Ch. 80, par. 215765 ILCS 745/16 from Ch. 80, par. 216765 ILCS 745/17 from Ch. 80, par. 217 Amends the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Prohibits an unlicensed mobile home park from evicting a tenant for non-payment of rent. Requires leases or rental agreements for a mobile home or lot to include notice that the landlord may not collect rent if the park is unlicensed. LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2834 Introduced 1/19/2024, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 765 ILCS 745/15 from Ch. 80, par. 215765 ILCS 745/16 from Ch. 80, par. 216765 ILCS 745/17 from Ch. 80, par. 217 765 ILCS 745/15 from Ch. 80, par. 215 765 ILCS 745/16 from Ch. 80, par. 216 765 ILCS 745/17 from Ch. 80, par. 217 Amends the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Prohibits an unlicensed mobile home park from evicting a tenant for non-payment of rent. Requires leases or rental agreements for a mobile home or lot to include notice that the landlord may not collect rent if the park is unlicensed. LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2834 Introduced 1/19/2024, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 765 ILCS 745/15 from Ch. 80, par. 215765 ILCS 745/16 from Ch. 80, par. 216765 ILCS 745/17 from Ch. 80, par. 217 765 ILCS 745/15 from Ch. 80, par. 215 765 ILCS 745/16 from Ch. 80, par. 216 765 ILCS 745/17 from Ch. 80, par. 217 765 ILCS 745/15 from Ch. 80, par. 215 765 ILCS 745/16 from Ch. 80, par. 216 765 ILCS 745/17 from Ch. 80, par. 217 Amends the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Prohibits an unlicensed mobile home park from evicting a tenant for non-payment of rent. Requires leases or rental agreements for a mobile home or lot to include notice that the landlord may not collect rent if the park is unlicensed. LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b A BILL FOR SB2834LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b SB2834 LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b SB2834 LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b 1 AN ACT concerning property. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act 5 is amended by changing Sections 15, 16, and 17 as follows: 6 (765 ILCS 745/15) (from Ch. 80, par. 215) 7 Sec. 15. Statutory grounds for eviction. 8 (a) A park owner may terminate the lease and evict a tenant 9 for any one or more of the following acts: 10 (1) (a) Non-payment of rent due; 11 (2) (b) Failure to comply with the park rules; 12 (3) (c) Failure to comply with local ordinances and 13 State laws regulating mobile homes. 14 (b) Non-payment of rent to an unlicensed park shall not be 15 grounds for eviction. 16 (Source: P.A. 81-637.) 17 (765 ILCS 745/16) (from Ch. 80, par. 216) 18 Sec. 16. Improper grounds for eviction. The following 19 conduct by a tenant shall not constitute grounds for eviction 20 or termination of the lease, nor shall an eviction order be 21 entered against a tenant: 22 (a) As a reprisal for the tenant's effort to secure or 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2834 Introduced 1/19/2024, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 765 ILCS 745/15 from Ch. 80, par. 215765 ILCS 745/16 from Ch. 80, par. 216765 ILCS 745/17 from Ch. 80, par. 217 765 ILCS 745/15 from Ch. 80, par. 215 765 ILCS 745/16 from Ch. 80, par. 216 765 ILCS 745/17 from Ch. 80, par. 217 765 ILCS 745/15 from Ch. 80, par. 215 765 ILCS 745/16 from Ch. 80, par. 216 765 ILCS 745/17 from Ch. 80, par. 217 Amends the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Prohibits an unlicensed mobile home park from evicting a tenant for non-payment of rent. Requires leases or rental agreements for a mobile home or lot to include notice that the landlord may not collect rent if the park is unlicensed. LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b A BILL FOR 765 ILCS 745/15 from Ch. 80, par. 215 765 ILCS 745/16 from Ch. 80, par. 216 765 ILCS 745/17 from Ch. 80, par. 217 LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b SB2834 LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b SB2834- 2 -LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b SB2834 - 2 - LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b SB2834 - 2 - LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b 1 enforce any rights under the lease or the laws of the State of 2 Illinois, or its governmental subdivisions of the United 3 States; 4 (b) As a reprisal for the tenant's good faith complaint to 5 a governmental authority of the park owner's alleged violation 6 of any health or safety law, regulation, code or ordinance, or 7 State law or regulation which has as its objective the 8 regulation of premises used for dwelling purposes; 9 (c) As a reprisal for the tenant's being an organizer or 10 member of, or involved in any activities relative to a 11 homeowners' association; 12 (d) As a reprisal for or on the basis of the tenant's 13 immigration or citizenship status; . 14 (e) As a reprisal for the non-payment of rent if the park 15 is not licensed or has failed to renew its license with the 16 Department of Public Health. 17 (Source: P.A. 101-439, eff. 8-21-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.) 18 (765 ILCS 745/17) (from Ch. 80, par. 217) 19 Sec. 17. Notice required by Law. The following notice 20 shall be printed verbatim in a clear and conspicuous manner in 21 each lease or rental agreement of a mobile home or lot: 22 "IMPORTANT NOTICE REQUIRED BY LAW: 23 The rules set forth below govern the terms of your lease of 24 occupancy arrangement with this mobile home park. The law 25 requires all of these rules and regulations to be fair and SB2834 - 2 - LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b SB2834- 3 -LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b SB2834 - 3 - LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b SB2834 - 3 - LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b SB2834 - 3 - LRB103 36767 JRC 66877 b