Bill Text: IL HB0673 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the Section relating to proceedings for evictions from housing authority property.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-12 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0673 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB0673-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 9-118 as follows:
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6 | (735 ILCS 5/9-118) (from Ch. 110, par. 9-118)
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7 | Sec. 9-118. Emergency housing eviction proceedings.
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8 | (a) As used in this Section:
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9 | "Cannabis" has the
the meaning ascribed to that term in the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Cannabis Control Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | "Narcotics" and "controlled substance" have the meanings | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | ascribed to those
terms in the Illinois Controlled Substances | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Act.
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14 | (b) This Section applies only if all of the following | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | conditions are
met:
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16 | (1) The complaint seeks possession of premises that are
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17 | owned or managed by a housing authority established under | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | the Housing
Authorities Act or privately owned and managed.
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19 | (2) The verified complaint alleges that there is direct
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20 | evidence of any of the following:
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21 | (A) unlawful possessing, serving, storing, | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | manufacturing, cultivating,
delivering, using, | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | selling, giving away, or
trafficking in cannabis, |
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1 | methamphetamine, narcotics, or controlled substances
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2 | within or upon the premises by or with the knowledge | ||||||
3 | and consent of, or in
concert with the person or | ||||||
4 | persons named in the complaint; or
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5 | (B) the possession, use, sale, or delivery of a | ||||||
6 | firearm which is
otherwise prohibited by State law
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7 | within or upon the premises by or with the
knowledge | ||||||
8 | and consent of, or in concert with, the person or | ||||||
9 | persons named in
the complaint; or
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10 | (C) murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, | ||||||
11 | attempted kidnapping, arson,
attempted arson, | ||||||
12 | aggravated battery, criminal sexual
assault, attempted | ||||||
13 | criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual | ||||||
14 | assault,
predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, | ||||||
15 | or criminal sexual abuse
within or upon the premises by | ||||||
16 | or with the
knowledge and consent of, or in concert | ||||||
17 | with, the person or persons named in
the complaint.
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18 | (3) Notice by verified complaint setting forth the | ||||||
19 | relevant facts, and a
demand for possession of the type | ||||||
20 | specified in Section 9-104 is served on
the tenant or | ||||||
21 | occupant of the premises at least 14 days before a hearing | ||||||
22 | on
the complaint is held, and proof of service of the | ||||||
23 | complaint is submitted
by the plaintiff to the court.
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24 | (b-5) In all actions brought under this Section 9-118, no | ||||||
25 | predicate notice
of termination or demand for possession shall | ||||||
26 | be required to initiate an
eviction action.
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1 | (c) When a complaint has been filed under this Section, a | ||||||
2 | hearing on the
complaint shall be scheduled on any day after | ||||||
3 | the expiration of 14 days
following the filing of the | ||||||
4 | complaint. The summons shall advise the defendant
that a | ||||||
5 | hearing on the complaint shall be held at the specified date | ||||||
6 | and time,
and that the defendant should be prepared to present | ||||||
7 | any evidence on his or her
behalf at that time.
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8 | If a plaintiff which is a public housing authority accepts
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9 | rent from the defendant after an action is initiated under this
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10 | Section, the acceptance of rent shall not be a cause for | ||||||
11 | dismissal of the
complaint.
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12 | (d) If the defendant does not appear at the hearing, an | ||||||
13 | eviction order in favor of the plaintiff shall be entered by
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14 | default. If the defendant appears, a trial shall be held | ||||||
15 | immediately as is
prescribed in other eviction proceedings. The | ||||||
16 | matter shall not be
continued beyond 7 days from the date set | ||||||
17 | for the first hearing on the
complaint except by agreement of | ||||||
18 | both the plaintiff and the defendant. After a
trial, if the | ||||||
19 | court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the
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20 | allegations in the complaint have been proven, the court shall | ||||||
21 | enter an eviction order in favor of the plaintiff and the court | ||||||
22 | shall
order that the plaintiff shall be entitled to re-enter | ||||||
23 | the premises
immediately.
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24 | (d-5) If cannabis, methamphetamine, narcotics, or | ||||||
25 | controlled substances are found or used
anywhere in the | ||||||
26 | premises, there is a rebuttable presumption either (1) that the
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1 | cannabis, methamphetamine,
narcotics, or controlled substances | ||||||
2 | were used or possessed by a tenant
or occupant or (2) that a | ||||||
3 | tenant or occupant permitted the premises to be used
for
that | ||||||
4 | use or possession, and knew or should have reasonably known | ||||||
5 | that the
substance was used or possessed.
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6 | (e) An eviction order entered under this Section may not be
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7 | stayed for any period in excess of 7 days by the court. | ||||||
8 | Thereafter the
plaintiff shall be entitled to re-enter the | ||||||
9 | premises immediately. The sheriff
or other lawfully deputized | ||||||
10 | officers shall give priority to service and
execution of orders | ||||||
11 | entered under this Section over other possession orders.
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12 | (f) This Section shall not be construed to prohibit the use | ||||||
13 | or possession
of cannabis, methamphetamine, narcotics, or a | ||||||
14 | controlled substance that has been legally
obtained in | ||||||
15 | accordance with a valid prescription for the personal use of a
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16 | lawful occupant of a dwelling unit.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 100-173, eff. 1-1-18 .)
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