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Several New Laws take effect January 1, 2020.  Visit www.ilga.gov to read the details.

• HB-3671 (Public Act 101-0518) - Assistance Animal Integrity Act - landlords need to read this new law and comply. It addresses how we are to interact with the owners of emotional support or service animals that qualify as a reasonable accommodation under the Federal Fair Housing Act or the Illinois Human Rights Act. 
• SB-1780  (Public Act 101-0565)  - Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on an arrest record, juvenile record, or expunged or sealed record. Along with the JUST Housing Ordinance in Chicago, screening procedures will need to change. Thank you to everyone that filled out the witness slips and voiced their opposition to this. The changes take effect 1-2-20.
• SB-1290  (Public Act 101-0439) - Immigrant Tenant Protection.  Prohibits harassment or threats based on actual or perceived status.

CCIA Meeting Recap - 8/18/19

August 12th, 2019:  Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0357 (SB-1872) making a broker's license a requirement for many investors in Illinois and leveling severe penalties as outlined below! 

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

• WATCH FOR UPDATES - As information becomes available, CCIA will be issuing alerts
• Don't panic
• Read the Law - The entire Law... there are other far reaching consequences in this law that will affect ALL real estate investors
• Talk to your Attorney
• Talk to your Legislators
• Express your concern/disgust to the realtors you work with and ask them to talk to the IAR

THE LAW:
ILGA.gov SB-1872  Read the new Law... pay attention to:
Page 4: "Section 1-10 (5) Whether for another or themselves, engages in a pattern of business of buying, selling, offering to buy or sell, marketing for sale, exchanging, or otherwise dealing in contracts, including assignable contracts for the purchase or sale of, or options on real estate or improvements thereon. For purposes of this definition, an individual or entity will be found to have engaged in a pattern of business if the individual or entity by itself or with any combination of other individuals or entities, whether as partners or common owners in another entity, has engaged in one or more of these practices on 2 or more occasions in any 12-month period."

Then, scroll way way down on the full text of the Law...

THE PENALTY:
Page 87 - Sec. 20-10. Unlicensed practice; civil penalty.
a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a managing broker, broker, or residential leasing agent without being licensed under this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for each offense as determined by the Department…

THE VIOLATION:

Page 105 - Sec. 20-22. Violations.

Any person who is found working or acting as a managing broker, broker, or residential  leasing agent or holding himself or herself out as a licensed sponsoring broker, managing broker, broker, or residential leasing agent without being issued a valid active existing  license is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, on   conviction of a second or subsequent offense, the violator shall be  guilty of a Class 4 felony.