Bill Text: IL HB4490 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that if a court awards attorney's fees incurred by the association (instead of "[a]ny attorneys' fees incurred by the association") in specified situations, the association may add these fees to the unit owner's (instead of "shall be added to, and deemed a part of, his") respective share of the common expense. Provides that no attorney's fees may be added to the unit owner's part of the common expense unless a court first awards attorney's fees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-08 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4490 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB4490-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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Condominium Property Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 9.2 as follows:
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6 | (765 ILCS 605/9.2) (from Ch. 30, par. 309.2)
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7 | Sec. 9.2. Other remedies.
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8 | (a) In the event of any default by any unit owner,
his | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | tenant, invitee or guest in the performance of his obligations | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | under this
Act or under the declaration, bylaws, or the rules | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | and regulations of the board
of managers, the board of managers | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | or its agents shall have such rights and
remedies as provided | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | in the Act or condominium instruments including the right
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14 | maintain an action for possession against such defaulting unit | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | owner or his
tenant for the benefit of all the other unit | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | owners in the manner prescribed by
Article IX of the Code of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Civil Procedure.
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18 | (b) If a court awards attorney's Any attorneys' fees | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | incurred by the Association arising out of a
default by any | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | unit owner, his tenant, invitee or guest in the performance of
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21 | any of the provisions of the condominium instruments, rules and | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | regulations or
any applicable statute or ordinance , the | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | Association may add these fees to the unit owner's shall be |
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1 | added to, and deemed a part of,
his respective share of the | ||||||
2 | common expense. No attorney's fees may be added to the unit | ||||||
3 | owner's part of the common expense unless a court first awards | ||||||
4 | attorney's fees.
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5 | (c) Other than attorney's fees, no fees pertaining to the | ||||||
6 | collection of a unit owner's financial obligation to the | ||||||
7 | Association, including fees charged by a manager or managing | ||||||
8 | agent, shall be added to and deemed a part of an owner's | ||||||
9 | respective share of the common expenses unless: (i) the | ||||||
10 | managing agent fees relate to the costs to collect common | ||||||
11 | expenses for the Association; (ii) the fees are set forth in a | ||||||
12 | contract between the managing agent and the Association; and | ||||||
13 | (iii) the authority to add the management fees to an owner's | ||||||
14 | respective share of the common expenses is specifically stated | ||||||
15 | in the declaration or bylaws of the Association.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 94-384, eff. 1-1-06.)
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