765 ILCS 750/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Safe Homes Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1038, eff. 1-1-07.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 765 ILCS 750 — Safe Homes Act.
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Purpose
Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to promote the State's interest in reducing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by enabling victims of domestic or sexual violence and their families to flee existing dangerous housing in order to leave violent or abusive situations, achieve safety, and m…
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Definitions
Definitions. For purposes of this Act: "Domestic violence" means "abuse" as defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 by a "family or household member" as defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. "Landlord" means the owner of a building or the owner's agent with r…
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Affirmative defense
Affirmative defense. (a) In any action brought by a landlord against a tenant to recover rent for breach of lease, a tenant shall have an affirmative defense and not be liable for rent for the period after which a tenant vacates the premises owned by the landlord, if by preponderance of the evidence, the court finds th…
765 ILCS 750/20
Change of locks
Change of locks. (a)(1) Written leases. Upon written notice from all tenants who have signed as lessees under a written lease, the tenants may request that a landlord change the locks of the dwelling unit in which they live if one or more of the tenants reasonably believes that one of the tenants or a member of tenant'…
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Penalty for violation of lock-change provisions
Penalty for violation of lock-change provisions. (a) If a landlord takes action to prevent the tenant who has complied with Section 20 of this Act from changing his or her locks, the tenant may seek a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction ordering the landlord to refrain from prev…
765 ILCS 750/27
Nondisclosure, confidentiality, and privilege
Nondisclosure, confidentiality, and privilege. (a) A landlord may not disclose to a prospective landlord (1) that a tenant or a member of tenant's household exercised his or her rights under the Act, or (2) any information provided by the tenant or a member of tenant's household in exercising those rights. (b) The proh…
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Nondisclosure violation penalty
Nondisclosure violation penalty. A landlord who, in violation of Section 27, discloses that a tenant has exercised his or her rights under the Act, or discloses any information provided by the tenant in exercising those rights, shall be liable for actual damages up to $2,000 resulting from the disclosure. A tenant who…
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Prohibition of waiver or modification
Prohibition of waiver or modification. The provisions of this Act may not be waived or modified in any lease or separate agreement. (Source: P.A. 94-1038, eff. 1-1-07.)
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Public housing excluded
Public housing excluded. This Act does not apply to public housing, assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq., and its implementing regulations, with the exception of the tenant-based Housing Choice Voucher program. Public housing includes dwelling units in mixed-finance p…