Bill Text: IL HB0991 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the Conveyances Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's short title.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0105 [HB0991 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB0991-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the Conveyances Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's short title.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0105 [HB0991 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB0991-Enrolled.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 Homeowners' Solar Rights Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 1 and 20 as follows:
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6 | (765 ILCS 165/1)
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7 | Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
8 | Homeowners' Energy Policy Statement Solar Rights Act.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 96-1436, eff. 1-1-11.)
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10 | (765 ILCS 165/20)
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11 | Sec. 20. Deed restrictions; covenants. No deed | ||||||
12 | restrictions, covenants, or similar binding agreements running | ||||||
13 | with the land shall prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting | ||||||
14 | a solar energy system from being installed on a building | ||||||
15 | erected on a lot or parcel covered by the deed restrictions, | ||||||
16 | covenants, or binding agreements, if the building is subject to | ||||||
17 | a homeowners' association, common interest community | ||||||
18 | association, or condominium unit owners' association. A | ||||||
19 | property owner may not be denied permission to install a solar | ||||||
20 | energy system by any entity granted the power or right in any | ||||||
21 | deed restriction, covenant, or similar binding agreement to | ||||||
22 | approve, forbid, control, or direct alteration of property. |
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1 | However, for purposes of this Act, the entity may determine the | ||||||
2 | specific location where a solar energy system may be installed | ||||||
3 | on the roof within an orientation to the south or within 45 | ||||||
4 | degrees east or west of due south provided that the | ||||||
5 | determination does not impair the effective operation of the | ||||||
6 | solar energy system. Within 120 days after a homeowners' | ||||||
7 | association, common interest community association, or | ||||||
8 | condominium unit owners' association receives a request for a | ||||||
9 | policy statement or an application from an association member, | ||||||
10 | the Each homeowners' association, common interest community | ||||||
11 | association, or condominium unit owners' association shall | ||||||
12 | adopt an energy policy statement regarding : (i) the location, | ||||||
13 | design, and architectural requirements of solar energy | ||||||
14 | systems ; and (ii) whether a wind energy collection, rain water | ||||||
15 | collection, or composting system is allowed, and, if so, the | ||||||
16 | location, design, and architectural requirements of those | ||||||
17 | systems within 120 days after an association receives a request | ||||||
18 | for a policy statement or an application from an association | ||||||
19 | member . An association shall disclose, upon request, its energy | ||||||
20 | policy statement and shall include the statement in its | ||||||
21 | homeowners' common interest community, or condominium unit | ||||||
22 | owners' association declaration.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 96-1436, eff. 1-1-11.)
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