Illinois House Bill 4491 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-08 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Forcible Entry and Detainer Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in an action for possession for unpaid condominium expenses, a unit owner may raise as defenses: (1) a material breach of any duty set forth in the Condominium Property Act or governing condominium instruments or rules and regulations or any applicable statute or ordinance applicable to the unit owner's possession of the condominium unit; and (2) improper motive for bringing the action. Provides that an association is barred from recovering any attorney's fees and costs against a unit owner if the association is found by a court to have breached an obligation under the Forcible Entry and Detainer Article or the Condominium Property Act or, in the case of any member of the association's board of managers, is found to have breached a fiduciary duty to the unit owner or the association.

CIV PRO-CONDO ASSOC ACTIONS

Rep. Scott Drury [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-08	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2016-02-04	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2016-01-22	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-01-22	House	First Reading
2016-01-22	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Scott Drury

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
735	5	9-106	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	9-111	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4491&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB4491.htm