Bill Text: IL HB1554 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Immigrant Tenant Protection Act. Provides that a landlord is not prohibited from requesting information or documentation necessary to determine or verify the financial qualifications of a prospective tenant, so long as the landlord requests the same information or documentation of all prospective tenants regardless of immigration or citizenship status. Provides that a landlord who is also the tenant's employer is not prohibited from lawfully collecting information required to complete any employment form requested by State or federal law. Prohibits a landlord from demanding, requesting, or collecting information regarding or relating to the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant or prospective tenant.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB1554 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB1554-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1554 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
765 ILCS 755/10
Amends the Immigrant Tenant Protection Act. Provides that a landlord is not prohibited from requesting information or documentation necessary to determine or verify the financial qualifications of a prospective tenant, so long as the landlord requests the same information or documentation of all prospective tenants regardless of immigration or citizenship status. Provides that a landlord who is also the tenant's employer is not prohibited from lawfully collecting information required to complete any employment form requested by State or federal law. Prohibits a landlord from demanding, requesting, or collecting information regarding or relating to the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant or prospective tenant
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Immigrant Tenant Protection Act is amended
by changing Section 10 as follows:
(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
limitations or rental assistance to a qualified tenant or a
subpoena, warrant, or other court order.
(b) This Section does not prohibit a landlord from
requesting information or documentation necessary to determine
or verify the financial qualifications of a prospective
tenant, so long as the landlord requests the same information
or documentation of all prospective tenants regardless of
immigration or citizenship status, including requesting a
social security number or relevant taxpayer identification
number.
(b-5) This Section does not prohibit a landlord who is
also the tenant's employer from lawfully collecting

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information required to complete any employment form requested
by State or federal law.
(c) This Section does not prohibit a landlord from
delivering to the tenant an oral or written notice regarding
conduct by the tenant that violates, may violate, or has
violated an applicable rental agreement, including the lease
or any rule, regulation, or law.
(d) This Section does not enlarge or diminish a landlord's
right to terminate a tenancy pursuant to existing State or
local law, nor does this Act enlarge or diminish the ability of
a unit of local government to regulate or enforce a
prohibition against a landlord's harassment of a tenant.
(e) Nothing in this Section prevents a landlord from
seeking to collect rent due under the lease agreement.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a
landlord shall not:
(1) unless required by law or court order, threaten to
disclose or actually disclose information regarding or
relating to the immigration or citizenship status of a
tenant to any person, entity, or any immigration or law
enforcement agency with the intent of harassing or
intimidating the tenant, retaliating against the tenant
for exercising his or her rights, or influencing the
tenant to surrender possession; or
(2) unless required by law or court order, bring an
action to recover possession of a dwelling unit based

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solely or in part on the immigration or citizenship status
of a tenant; or
(3) demand, request, or collect information regarding
or relating to the immigration or citizenship status of a
tenant or prospective tenant.
(g) Any waiver of a right under this Act by a tenant is
void as a matter of public policy.
(Source: P.A. 101-439, eff. 8-21-19.)