CONDO CONVERT NOTICE LIABILITY
Summary
Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides as to a conversion condominium that a tenant who vacated a unit in a building within 18 months of the real estate becoming a conversion condominium and who did not receive a notice of intent to submit the real estate to the Act must be awarded damages of $10,000 plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Provides that a non-profit housing organization suing for an aggrieved party may also recover compensation for diversion of mission necessary for filing the action.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced May 2, 2007
Signed Aug 16, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2007 · House May 1, 2007
How they voted
54–0
Passed
Total votes 54
May 22, 2007
D
Democratic33
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 16, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 22, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 22, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (54-0)
senate
May 15, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000
upper
May 3, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law
upper
May 3, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
May 2, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 1, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-3)
house
Apr 26, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 26, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Apr 25, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 25, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman
lower
Mar 21, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Feb 27, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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