Bill Amendment: IL HB2562 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: PROPERTY-TEMP CONTROL-SENIORS

Status: 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0161 [HB2562 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB2562-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Hoan Huynh

Filed: 3/21/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2562
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2562 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Common Interest Community Association Act
is amended by adding Section 1-71 as follows:
(765 ILCS 160/1-71 new)
Sec. 1-71. Heating and cooling standards.
(a) When a common interest community building has a
cooling system or heating system or both serving the entire
building, including individual units, the association shall
comply with the following standards with respect to the
individual units in which people live:
(1) During the cooling season, June 1 through
September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
(2) During the heating season, October 1 through May

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31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
Fahrenheit.
(b) When a common interest community building does not
have a building-wide cooling system that serves individual
units, then the association shall provide at least one indoor
common gathering space for which a cooling system operates
when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All
occupants of the building shall have free access to that
cooled space. As used in this subsection, "indoor common
gathering space" means a room intended to be used as a place
where multiple people can gather, such as a lounge, meeting or
conference room, party room, or similar that can accommodate a
cooling system. Any common interest community building that
does not have an indoor common gathering space shall be exempt
from this subsection.
(c) This Section only applies to associations in which the
initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of
a unit to a person 55 years of age or older.
Section 10. The Condominium Property Act is amended by
adding Section 18.11 as follows:
(765 ILCS 605/18.11 new)

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Sec. 18.11. Heating and cooling standards.
(a) When a condominium building has a cooling system or
heating system or both serving the entire building, including
individual units, the association shall comply with the
following standards with respect to the individual units in
which people live:
(1) During the cooling season, June 1 through
September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
(2) During the heating season, October 1 through May
31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
Fahrenheit.
(b) When a condominium building does not have a
building-wide cooling system that serves individual units,
then the association shall provide at least one indoor common
gathering space for which a cooling system operates when the
heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All occupants of the
building shall have free access to that cooled space. As used
in this subsection, "indoor common gathering space" means a
room intended to be used as a place where multiple people can
gather, such as a lounge, meeting or conference room, party
room, or similar that can accommodate a cooling system. Any
condominium building that does not have an indoor common

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gathering space shall be exempt from this subsection.
(c) This Section only applies to associations in which the
initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of
a unit to a person 55 years of age or older.
Section 15. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by
adding Section 20 as follows:
(765 ILCS 705/20 new)
Sec. 20. Heating and cooling standards.
(a) When residential rental property has a cooling system
or heating system or both serving the entire premises,
including individual dwelling units, the landlord shall comply
with the following standards with respect to the individual
dwelling units in which tenants live:
(1) During the cooling season, June 1 through
September 30, cooling systems must operate when the heat
index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
(2) During the heating season, October 1 through May
31: (i) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., heat must register at
least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature
falls below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) between 10
p.m. and 6 a.m., heat must register at least 62 degrees
Fahrenheit.
(b) When residential rental property does not have a
premises-wide cooling system that serves individual dwelling

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units, then the landlord shall provide at least one indoor
common gathering space for which a cooling system operates
when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. All tenants
of the residential rental property shall have free access to
that cooled space. As used in this subsection, "indoor common
gathering space" means a room intended to be used as a place
where multiple people can gather, such as a lounge, meeting or
conference room, party room, or similar that can accommodate a
cooling system. Residential rental property that does not have
an indoor common gathering space shall be exempt from this
subsection.
(c) This Section only applies to residential rental
property in which rental or occupancy is limited to persons 55
years of age or older.".