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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3564 Introduced , by Rep. Nabeela Syed SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 765 ILCS 705/26 new775 ILCS 5/1-102 from Ch. 68, par. 1-102775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Prohibits a landlord from imposing a move-in fee. Provides that a landlord may not demand any charge for the processing, reviewing, or accepting of an application, or demand any other payment, fee, or charge before or at the beginning of the tenancy. Exempts entrance fees charged by nursing homes or similar institutions. Prohibits a landlord from renaming a fee or charge to avoid application of these provisions. Limits fees for the late payment of rent in certain situations. Provides that any provision of a lease, rental agreement, contract, or any similar document purporting to waive or limit these provisions is void and unenforceable as against public policy. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that State policy is that access to housing is a fundamental human right in preventing discrimination based on familial status or source of income in real estate transactions. Changes the definition of "source of income"by stating that the definition prohibits a person engaged in a real estate transaction from requiring a credit check before approving another person in the process of renting real property or requiring a move-in fee in lieu of a security deposit or in addition to a security deposit. LRB104 10911 JRC 20993 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3564 Introduced , by Rep. Nabeela Syed SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 765 ILCS 705/26 new775 ILCS 5/1-102 from Ch. 68, par. 1-102775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 765 ILCS 705/26 new 775 ILCS 5/1-102 from Ch. 68, par. 1-102 775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Prohibits a landlord from imposing a move-in fee. Provides that a landlord may not demand any charge for the processing, reviewing, or accepting of an application, or demand any other payment, fee, or charge before or at the beginning of the tenancy. Exempts entrance fees charged by nursing homes or similar institutions. Prohibits a landlord from renaming a fee or charge to avoid application of these provisions. Limits fees for the late payment of rent in certain situations. Provides that any provision of a lease, rental agreement, contract, or any similar document purporting to waive or limit these provisions is void and unenforceable as against public policy. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that State policy is that access to housing is a fundamental human right in preventing discrimination based on familial status or source of income in real estate transactions. Changes the definition of "source of income"by stating that the definition prohibits a person engaged in a real estate transaction from requiring a credit check before approving another person in the process of renting real property or requiring a move-in fee in lieu of a security deposit or in addition to a security deposit. LRB104 10911 JRC 20993 b LRB104 10911 JRC 20993 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3564 Introduced , by Rep. Nabeela Syed SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	3	+	765 ILCS 705/26 new775 ILCS 5/1-102 from Ch. 68, par. 1-102775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 765 ILCS 705/26 new 775 ILCS 5/1-102 from Ch. 68, par. 1-102 775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103
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	7	+	Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Prohibits a landlord from imposing a move-in fee. Provides that a landlord may not demand any charge for the processing, reviewing, or accepting of an application, or demand any other payment, fee, or charge before or at the beginning of the tenancy. Exempts entrance fees charged by nursing homes or similar institutions. Prohibits a landlord from renaming a fee or charge to avoid application of these provisions. Limits fees for the late payment of rent in certain situations. Provides that any provision of a lease, rental agreement, contract, or any similar document purporting to waive or limit these provisions is void and unenforceable as against public policy. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that State policy is that access to housing is a fundamental human right in preventing discrimination based on familial status or source of income in real estate transactions. Changes the definition of "source of income"by stating that the definition prohibits a person engaged in a real estate transaction from requiring a credit check before approving another person in the process of renting real property or requiring a move-in fee in lieu of a security deposit or in addition to a security deposit.
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3	13		1 AN ACT concerning civil law.
4	14		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	15		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	16		4 Section 5. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by
7		-	5 adding Section 35 as follows:
8		-	6 (765 ILCS 705/35 new)
9		-	7 Sec. 35. Tenant fees limitations.
10		-	8 (a) A landlord~~, lessor, sublessor, or grantor~~ may ~~charge~~ a
11		-	9 ~~fee to reimburse costs associated with conducting a background~~
12		-	10 ~~check if the cumulative fee for a check is~~ no ~~more than the~~
13		-	11 ~~actual cost of~~ the ~~background check or $20~~, ~~whichever is less.~~
14		-	12 ~~The landlord,~~ ~~lessor, sublessor,~~ or ~~grantor shall waive the~~
15		-	13 fee if the ~~potential tenant provides a copy~~ of ~~a background~~
16		-	14 ~~check conducted within the past 30 days.~~ ~~The landlord,~~ ~~lessor,~~
17		-	15 ~~sublessor~~, or ~~grantor may not collect the fee unless the~~
18		-	16 ~~landlord, lessor, sublessor, or grantor provides the potential~~
19		-	17 ~~tenant with~~ a ~~copy of the background check and the receipt~~ or
20		-	18 ~~invoice from the entity conducting the background check~~.
21		-	19 (b) A landlord may ~~not impose a move-in fee.~~
22		-	20 ~~(c) Unless statutes~~ or ~~regulations provide otherwise,~~ no
23		-	21 ~~landlord, lessor,~~ ~~sublessor, or grantor may demand (i) any~~
24		-	22 payment, fee, or charge ~~for the processing,~~ ~~review, or~~
25		-	23 ~~acceptance~~ of ~~an application or (ii)~~ any ~~other payment,~~ ~~fee,~~
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	18	+	6 (765 ILCS 705/26 new)
	19	+	7 Sec. 26. Tenant fees limitations.
	20	+	8 (a) A landlord may not impose a move-in fee.
	21	+	9 (b) Unless statutes, rules, or regulations provide
	22	+	10 otherwise, no landlord, lessor, sublessor, or grantor may
	23	+	11 demand any payment, fee, or charge for the processing, review,
	24	+	12 or acceptance of an application or demand any other payment,
	25	+	13 fee, or charge before or at the beginning of the tenancy. This
	26	+	14 Section does not apply to entrance fees charged by nursing
	27	+	15 homes, as defined in the Nursing Home Care Act, or similar
	28	+	16 institutions.
	29	+	17 (c) A landlord may not rename a fee or charge to avoid
	30	+	18 application of this Section.
	31	+	19 (d) No landlord, lessor, sublessor, or grantor may demand
	32	+	20 any payment, fee, or charge for the late payment of rent unless
	33	+	21 the payment of rent has not been made within 5 days of the date
	34	+	22 it was due. The payment, fee, or charge shall not exceed $10
	35	+	23 for the first $1,000 in rent and 5% of any amount that exceeds
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34		-	1 or charge before or at the beginning of the tenancy. This
35		-	2 Section does not apply to entrance fees charged by nursing
36		-	3 homes, as defined in the Nursing Home Care Act, or similar
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38		-	5 (d) A landlord may not rename a fee or charge to avoid
39		-	6 application of this Section.
40		-	7 (e) No landlord, lessor, sublessor, or grantor may demand
41		-	8 any payment, fee, or charge for the late payment of rent unless
42		-	9 the payment of rent has not been made within 5 days of the date
43		-	10 it was due. The payment, fee, or charge may not exceed $10 for
44		-	11 the first $1,000 in rent and 5% of any amount that exceeds
45		-	12 $1,000. The late fee may not be included in rent as that term
46		-	13 is used in the Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure.
47		-	14 (f) Any provision of a lease, rental agreement, contract,
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49		-	16 provisions of this Section is void and unenforceable as
50		-	17 against public policy.
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	40	+	765 ILCS 705/26 new775 ILCS 5/1-102 from Ch. 68, par. 1-102775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 765 ILCS 705/26 new 775 ILCS 5/1-102 from Ch. 68, par. 1-102 775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103
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	44	+	Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Prohibits a landlord from imposing a move-in fee. Provides that a landlord may not demand any charge for the processing, reviewing, or accepting of an application, or demand any other payment, fee, or charge before or at the beginning of the tenancy. Exempts entrance fees charged by nursing homes or similar institutions. Prohibits a landlord from renaming a fee or charge to avoid application of these provisions. Limits fees for the late payment of rent in certain situations. Provides that any provision of a lease, rental agreement, contract, or any similar document purporting to waive or limit these provisions is void and unenforceable as against public policy. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that State policy is that access to housing is a fundamental human right in preventing discrimination based on familial status or source of income in real estate transactions. Changes the definition of "source of income"by stating that the definition prohibits a person engaged in a real estate transaction from requiring a credit check before approving another person in the process of renting real property or requiring a move-in fee in lieu of a security deposit or in addition to a security deposit.
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	74	+	1 $1,000. The late fee shall not be included in rent as that term
	75	+	2 is used in the Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure.
	76	+	3 (e) Any provision of a lease, rental agreement, contract,
	77	+	4 or any similar document purporting to waive or limit the
	78	+	5 provisions of this Section is void and unenforceable as
	79	+	6 against public policy.
	80	+	7 Section 10. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
	81	+	8 changing Sections 1-102 and 1-103 as follows:
	82	+	9 (775 ILCS 5/1-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 1-102)
	83	+	10 Sec. 1-102. Declaration of policy. It is the public policy
	84	+	11 of this State:
	85	+	12 (A) Freedom from Unlawful Discrimination. To secure
	86	+	13 for all individuals within Illinois the freedom from
	87	+	14 discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex,
	88	+	15 national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection
	89	+	16 status, marital status, physical or mental disability,
	90	+	17 military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy,
	91	+	18 reproductive health decisions, or unfavorable discharge
	92	+	19 from military service in connection with employment, real
	93	+	20 estate transactions, access to financial credit, and the
	94	+	21 availability of public accommodations, including in
	95	+	22 elementary, secondary, and higher education.
	96	+	23 (B) Freedom from Sexual Harassment-Employment and
	97	+	24 Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education. To prevent
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	108	+	1 sexual harassment in employment and sexual harassment in
	109	+	2 elementary, secondary, and higher education.
	110	+	3 (C) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Citizenship
	111	+	4 Status-Employment. To prevent discrimination based on
	112	+	5 citizenship status in employment.
	113	+	6 (C-5) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Work
	114	+	7 Authorization Status-Employment. To prevent
	115	+	8 discrimination based on the specific status or term of
	116	+	9 status that accompanies a legal work authorization.
	117	+	10 (D) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Familial
	118	+	11 Status or Source of Income-Real Estate Transactions. To
	119	+	12 prevent discrimination based on familial status or source
	120	+	13 of income in real estate transactions because access to
	121	+	14 housing is a fundamental human right.
	122	+	15 (E) Public Health, Welfare and Safety. To promote the
	123	+	16 public health, welfare and safety by protecting the
	124	+	17 interest of all people in Illinois in maintaining personal
	125	+	18 dignity, in realizing their full productive capacities,
	126	+	19 and in furthering their interests, rights and privileges
	127	+	20 as citizens of this State.
	128	+	21 (F) Implementation of Constitutional Guarantees. To
	129	+	22 secure and guarantee the rights established by Sections
	130	+	23 17, 18 and 19 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution of
	131	+	24 1970.
	132	+	25 (G) Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action. To
	133	+	26 establish Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action as the
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	144	+	1 policies of this State in all of its decisions, programs
	145	+	2 and activities, and to assure that all State departments,
	146	+	3 boards, commissions and instrumentalities rigorously take
	147	+	4 affirmative action to provide equality of opportunity and
	148	+	5 eliminate the effects of past discrimination in the
	149	+	6 internal affairs of State government and in their
	150	+	7 relations with the public.
	151	+	8 (H) Unfounded Charges. To protect citizens of this
	152	+	9 State against unfounded charges of prohibited
	153	+	10 discrimination in employment, real estate transactions,
	154	+	11 financial credit, and public accommodations, including in
	155	+	12 elementary, secondary, and higher education.
	156	+	13 (Source: P.A. 102-233, eff. 8-2-21; 102-896, eff. 1-1-23;
	157	+	14 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-785, eff. 1-1-25.)
	158	+	15 (775 ILCS 5/1-103) (from Ch. 68, par. 1-103)
	159	+	16 Sec. 1-103. General definitions. When used in this Act,
	160	+	17 unless the context requires otherwise, the term:
	161	+	18 (A) Age. "Age" means the chronological age of a person who
	162	+	19 is at least 40 years old, except with regard to any practice
	163	+	20 described in Section 2-102, insofar as that practice concerns
	164	+	21 training or apprenticeship programs. In the case of training
	165	+	22 or apprenticeship programs, for the purposes of Section 2-102,
	166	+	23 "age" means the chronological age of a person who is 18 but not
	167	+	24 yet 40 years old.
	168	+	25 (B) Aggrieved party. "Aggrieved party" means a person who
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	179	+	1 is alleged or proved to have been injured by a civil rights
	180	+	2 violation or believes he or she will be injured by a civil
	181	+	3 rights violation under Article 3 that is about to occur.
	182	+	4 (B-5) Arrest record. "Arrest record" means:
	183	+	5 (1) an arrest not leading to a conviction;
	184	+	6 (2) a juvenile record; or
	185	+	7 (3) criminal history record information ordered
	186	+	8 expunged, sealed, or impounded under Section 5.2 of the
	187	+	9 Criminal Identification Act.
	188	+	10 (C) Charge. "Charge" means an allegation filed with the
	189	+	11 Department by an aggrieved party or initiated by the
	190	+	12 Department under its authority.
	191	+	13 (D) Civil rights violation. "Civil rights violation"
	192	+	14 includes and shall be limited to only those specific acts set
	193	+	15 forth in Sections 2-102, 2-103, 2-105, 3-102, 3-102.1, 3-103,
	194	+	16 3-102.10, 3-104.1, 3-105, 3-105.1, 4-102, 4-103, 5-102,
	195	+	17 5A-102, 6-101, 6-101.5, and 6-102 of this Act.
	196	+	18 (E) Commission. "Commission" means the Human Rights
	197	+	19 Commission created by this Act.
	198	+	20 (F) Complaint. "Complaint" means the formal pleading filed
	199	+	21 by the Department with the Commission following an
	200	+	22 investigation and finding of substantial evidence of a civil
	201	+	23 rights violation.
	202	+	24 (G) Complainant. "Complainant" means a person including
	203	+	25 the Department who files a charge of civil rights violation
	204	+	26 with the Department or the Commission.
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	215	+	1 (G-5) Conviction record. "Conviction record" means
	216	+	2 information indicating that a person has been convicted of a
	217	+	3 felony, misdemeanor or other criminal offense, placed on
	218	+	4 probation, fined, imprisoned, or paroled pursuant to any law
	219	+	5 enforcement or military authority.
	220	+	6 (H) Department. "Department" means the Department of Human
	221	+	7 Rights created by this Act.
	222	+	8 (I) Disability.
	223	+	9 (1) "Disability" means a determinable physical or mental
	224	+	10 characteristic of a person, including, but not limited to, a
	225	+	11 determinable physical characteristic which necessitates the
	226	+	12 person's use of a guide, hearing or support dog, the history of
	227	+	13 such characteristic, or the perception of such characteristic
	228	+	14 by the person complained against, which may result from
	229	+	15 disease, injury, congenital condition of birth or functional
	230	+	16 disorder and which characteristic:
	231	+	17 (a) For purposes of Article 2, is unrelated to the
	232	+	18 person's ability to perform the duties of a particular job
	233	+	19 or position and, pursuant to Section 2-104 of this Act, a
	234	+	20 person's illegal use of drugs or alcohol is not a
	235	+	21 disability;
	236	+	22 (b) For purposes of Article 3, is unrelated to the
	237	+	23 person's ability to acquire, rent, or maintain a housing
	238	+	24 accommodation;
	239	+	25 (c) For purposes of Article 4, is unrelated to a
	240	+	26 person's ability to repay;
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	251	+	1 (d) For purposes of Article 5, is unrelated to a
	252	+	2 person's ability to utilize and benefit from a place of
	253	+	3 public accommodation;
	254	+	4 (e) For purposes of Article 5, also includes any
	255	+	5 mental, psychological, or developmental disability,
	256	+	6 including autism spectrum disorders.
	257	+	7 (2) Discrimination based on disability includes unlawful
	258	+	8 discrimination against an individual because of the
	259	+	9 individual's association with a person with a disability.
	260	+	10 (J) Marital status. "Marital status" means the legal
	261	+	11 status of being married, single, separated, divorced, or
	262	+	12 widowed.
	263	+	13 (J-1) Military status. "Military status" means a person's
	264	+	14 status on active duty in or status as a veteran of the armed
	265	+	15 forces of the United States, status as a current member or
	266	+	16 veteran of any reserve component of the armed forces of the
	267	+	17 United States, including the United States Army Reserve,
	268	+	18 United States Marine Corps Reserve, United States Navy
	269	+	19 Reserve, United States Air Force Reserve, and United States
	270	+	20 Coast Guard Reserve, or status as a current member or veteran
	271	+	21 of the Illinois Army National Guard or Illinois Air National
	272	+	22 Guard.
	273	+	23 (K) National origin. "National origin" means the place in
	274	+	24 which a person or one of his or her ancestors was born.
	275	+	25 (K-5) "Order of protection status" means a person's status
	276	+	26 as being a person protected under an order of protection
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	287	+	1 issued pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986,
	288	+	2 Article 112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the
	289	+	3 Stalking No Contact Order Act, or the Civil No Contact Order
	290	+	4 Act, or an order of protection issued by a court of another
	291	+	5 state.
	292	+	6 (L) Person. "Person" includes one or more individuals,
	293	+	7 partnerships, associations or organizations, labor
	294	+	8 organizations, labor unions, joint apprenticeship committees,
	295	+	9 or union labor associations, corporations, the State of
	296	+	10 Illinois and its instrumentalities, political subdivisions,
	297	+	11 units of local government, legal representatives, trustees in
	298	+	12 bankruptcy or receivers.
	299	+	13 (L-5) Pregnancy. "Pregnancy" means pregnancy, childbirth,
	300	+	14 or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or
	301	+	15 childbirth.
	302	+	16 (M) Public contract. "Public contract" includes every
	303	+	17 contract to which the State, any of its political
	304	+	18 subdivisions, or any municipal corporation is a party.
	305	+	19 (M-5) Race. "Race" includes traits associated with race,
	306	+	20 including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective
	307	+	21 hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists.
	308	+	22 (N) Religion. "Religion" includes all aspects of religious
	309	+	23 observance and practice, as well as belief, except that with
	310	+	24 respect to employers, for the purposes of Article 2,
	311	+	25 "religion" has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (F) of
	312	+	26 Section 2-101.
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	323	+	1 (O) Sex. "Sex" means the status of being male or female.
	324	+	2 (O-1) Sexual orientation. "Sexual orientation" means
	325	+	3 actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality,
	326	+	4 bisexuality, or gender-related identity, whether or not
	327	+	5 traditionally associated with the person's designated sex at
	328	+	6 birth. "Sexual orientation" does not include a physical or
	329	+	7 sexual attraction to a minor by an adult.
	330	+	8 (O-2) Reproductive Health Decisions. "Reproductive Health
	331	+	9 Decisions" means a person's decisions regarding the person's
	332	+	10 use of: contraception; fertility or sterilization care;
	333	+	11 assisted reproductive technologies; miscarriage management
	334	+	12 care; healthcare related to the continuation or termination of
	335	+	13 pregnancy; or prenatal, intranatal, or postnatal care.
	336	+	14 (O-5) Source of income. "Source of income" means the
	337	+	15 lawful manner by which an individual supports himself or
	338	+	16 herself and his or her dependents. This definition prohibits a
	339	+	17 person engaged in a real estate transaction from requiring a
	340	+	18 credit check before approving another person in the process of
	341	+	19 renting real property or requiring a move-in fee in lieu of a
	342	+	20 security deposit or in addition to a security deposit.
	343	+	21 (P) Unfavorable military discharge. "Unfavorable military
	344	+	22 discharge" includes discharges from the Armed Forces of the
	345	+	23 United States, their Reserve components, or any National Guard
	346	+	24 or Naval Militia which are classified as RE-3 or the
	347	+	25 equivalent thereof, but does not include those characterized
	348	+	26 as RE-4 or "Dishonorable".
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	359	+	1 (Q) Unlawful discrimination. "Unlawful discrimination"
	360	+	2 means discrimination against a person because of his or her
	361	+	3 actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin,
	362	+	4 ancestry, age, sex, marital status, order of protection
	363	+	5 status, disability, military status, sexual orientation,
	364	+	6 pregnancy, reproductive health decisions, or unfavorable
	365	+	7 discharge from military service as those terms are defined in
	366	+	8 this Section.
	367	+	9 (Source: P.A. 102-362, eff. 1-1-22; 102-419, eff. 1-1-22;
	368	+	10 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-896, eff.
	369	+	11 1-1-23; 102-1102, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-785,
	370	+	12 eff. 1-1-25.)
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