Chapter 765 — PROPERTY

(765 ILCS 745/8.5) Sec. 8.5. Park Closure. If a park owner elects to cease the operation of either all or a portion of the mobile home park, the tenants shall be entitled to at least 12 months' notice of such ceasing of operations. If 12 months or more remain on the existing leas…

(765 ILCS 745/9) (from Ch. 80, par. 209) Sec. 9. The Terms of Fees and Rents. The terms for payment of rent shall be clearly set forth and all charges for services, ground or lot rent, unit rent, or any other charges shall be specifically itemized in the lease and in all billings…

(765 ILCS 745/9.5) Sec. 9.5. Abandoned or repossessed properties. In the event of the sale of abandoned or repossessed property, the park owner shall, after payment of all outstanding rent, fees, costs, and expenses to the community, and payment in priority order to lienholders, …

(765 ILCS 750/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Safe Homes Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1038, eff. 1-1-07.)

(765 ILCS 750/10) Sec. 10. 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. "…

(765 ILCS 750/15) Sec. 15. 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 th…

(765 ILCS 750/20) Sec. 20. 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…

(765 ILCS 750/25) Sec. 25. 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,…

(765 ILCS 750/27) Sec. 27. 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 me…

(765 ILCS 750/29) Sec. 29. 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 actua…

(765 ILCS 750/30) Sec. 30. 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.)

(765 ILCS 750/35) Sec. 35. 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…

(765 ILCS 750/5) Sec. 5. 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 or…

(765 ILCS 752/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Summary of Rights for Safer Homes Act. (Source: P.A. 103-1031, eff. 1-1-26.)

(765 ILCS 752/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in 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. "Landl…

(765 ILCS 752/15) Sec. 15. Summary of Illinois housing protections for survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence and acknowledgment of receipt of summary form. (a) The Director of the Illinois Department of Human Rights shall prepare a summary identifying the key rights …

(765 ILCS 752/20) Sec. 20. Disclosure of summary to tenants and obtaining acknowledgment of receipt. A landlord or a landlord's agent shall attach a copy of the summary of this Act as the first page of any written residential lease they enter into with a tenant, including for a n…

(765 ILCS 752/25) Sec. 25. Evidence of attachment of summary and delivery of summary to tenants under written residential leases. (a) The signature of the tenant at the bottom of each page of the summary described in this Act may simultaneously act as evidence that the landlord f…

(765 ILCS 752/30) Sec. 30. Failure to comply with the Act's requirements. (a) A landlord who is found to have failed to comply with the requirements of this Act for any tenant under a written residential lease shall be liable to that tenant for the greater of: (i) the tenant's ac…

(765 ILCS 752/5) Sec. 5. Legislative intent. The purpose of this Act is to promote the State's interest in enabling more victims of domestic or sexual violence and their families to become timely aware of the existing housing protections they have under 6 Illinois statutes and ho…

(765 ILCS 752/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. (Source: P.A. 103-1031, eff. 1-1-26.)

(765 ILCS 755/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Immigrant Tenant Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 101-439, eff. 8-21-19.)

(765 ILCS 755/10) Sec. 10. Prohibited conduct. (a) This Section does not prohibit a landlord from complying with any legal obligation under federal, State, or local law, including, but not limited to, any legal obligation under any government program that provides for rent limita…

(765 ILCS 755/15) Sec. 15. Remedies. (a) If a landlord engages in prohibited conduct described in subsection (f) of Section 10 against a tenant, the tenant may bring a civil action to seek any one or more of the following remedies: (1) actual damages, as reasonably determined by …

(765 ILCS 755/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms, a manufactured home rental unit or lot as defined in Section 3 of the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act, or other residential real estate used for human habitation, and for…

(765 ILCS 755/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-439, eff. 8-21-19; text omitted.)

(765 ILCS 755/910) Sec. 910. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-439, eff. 8-21-19; text omitted.)

(765 ILCS 755/97) Sec. 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 101-439, eff. 8-21-19.)

(765 ILCS 755/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 101-439, eff. 8-21-19.)

(765 ILCS 805/0.01) (from Ch. 21, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Conveyance of Burial Places to County Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(765 ILCS 805/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 1) Sec. 1. Any person or persons desiring to dedicate any lot of land, not exceeding five acres, as a burying ground or place for the interment of the dead, for the use of any society, association or neighborhood, may, by deed duly executed or …

(765 ILCS 810/0.01) (from Ch. 21, par. 2.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cemetery Company Land Not Used for Burial Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(765 ILCS 810/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 3) Sec. 1. That in all cases where cemetery companies, incorporated by special law, have been or shall be prohibited by any act of the legislature or municipal ordinance from occupying any land purchased for burial purposes, and the boundaries …

(765 ILCS 815/0.01) (from Ch. 21, par. 7.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cemetery Association Land Not Used for Burial Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(765 ILCS 815/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 8) Sec. 1. That cemetery associations incorporated by the laws of this state, and owning land in any cemetery located in any county of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants, shall have power to sell such lands so owned by said association …

(765 ILCS 815/2) (from Ch. 21, par. 9) Sec. 2. Notice of such meeting shall be given by publication in some newspaper published in such county of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants, where such cemetery is located, at least once in each week for three successive weeks prev…

(765 ILCS 815/3) (from Ch. 21, par. 10) Sec. 3. The trustees or other officers having control of such cemetery shall sell such lands at public sale, to the highest bidder, upon such terms as they may determine. (Source: Laws 1875, p. 40.)

(765 ILCS 815/4) (from Ch. 21, par. 11) Sec. 4. Notice of the sale of such land shall be given in the same manner as is provided in section 2 of this act. (Source: Laws 1875, p. 40.)

(765 ILCS 815/5) (from Ch. 21, par. 12) Sec. 5. The proceeds of the sale of such lands may be used to pay indebtedness of such association, or for purchasing other lands for burial purposes, or for ornamenting or improving such cemetery, as the trustees or other officers having c…

(765 ILCS 820/0.01) (from Ch. 21, par. 28.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cemetery Land Ownership and Transfer Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(765 ILCS 820/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 29) Sec. 1. All cemetery associations, or companies incorporated for cemetery purposes, by any general or special law of this State may acquire by purchase, gift or legacy, and may hold, own and convey for burial purposes only, so much land as …

(765 ILCS 820/1a) (from Ch. 21, par. 30) Sec. 1a. Any such association or company may, if it so desires, convey property which it may hold within a city, village, incorporated town, county not under township organization or town, to the city, village, incorporated town, county, o…

(765 ILCS 825/0.01) (from Ch. 21, par. 6h) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the City Sale or Lease of Land for Cemeteries Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(765 ILCS 825/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 7) Sec. 1. That in all cities of which the mayor and alderpersons have heretofore been incorporated by any special act, as a cemetery association or body politic, it shall be lawful, a majority of their number assenting thereto, for such associ…

(765 ILCS 830/0.01) (from Ch. 21, par. 1.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cemetery Removal Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(765 ILCS 830/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 2) Sec. 1. Whenever any cemetery is within the limits of any town, the corporate authorities thereof may, if, in their opinion, any good cause exists why such cemetery should be removed, cause the remains of all persons interred therein to be r…

(765 ILCS 835/0.001) (from Ch. 21, par. 14.001) Sec. 0.001. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cemetery Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(765 ILCS 835/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 15) Sec. 1. (a) Any person who acts without proper legal authority and who willfully and knowingly destroys or damages the remains of a deceased human being or who desecrates human remains is guilty of a Class 3 felony. (a-5) Any person who act…

(765 ILCS 835/10) (from Ch. 21, par. 21.3) Sec. 10. A cemetery authority may file in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the cemetery is located a verified petition praying for the entry of an order adjudging a cemetery interment right, entombment …

(765 ILCS 835/11) (from Ch. 21, par. 21.4) Sec. 11. All persons so named in such petition, except the petitioner, shall be made parties defendant by name, and if the name or names of any owner or claimant are alleged in the petition to be unknown, such persons shall be made parti…