CIV PRO-END LEASE-GANG ACTIVTY
Summary
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a gang-related activity, as defined by the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, is a sufficient basis to terminate a lessee's lease. Provides a procedure and standards for a person who resides, works, or owns property in a building, or a neighbor within a 2-block radius of the building, to report that a tenant in the building is using leased premises in gang-related activity. Provides that this person may give notice of the tenant's gang-related activity and demand that the landlord commence an investigation and a wrongful entry and detainer action. Provides that if the landlord, after receipt of a notice and demand, refuses to investigate or finds no such activity, that the person who issued the notice and demand may petition the court under these provisions to determine if gang-related activity is occurring at the tenant's leased premises, and if so, to order the tenant to vacate the premises. Provides remedies to the prevailing party in an action initiated pursuant to these provisions by a person other than the landlord, in the form of an award of costs and attorney's fees.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2012
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2012
Last action Jan 8, 2013
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
0
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jan 8, 2013
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 30, 2012
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 7, 2012
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000
Mar 7, 2012
House · Amendment adopted
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
Mar 5, 2012
House · Reported by committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
Mar 1, 2012
House · Referred to committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Mar 1, 2012
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deborah Mell
Feb 27, 2012
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
Feb 8, 2012
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Deborah Mell
DDemocratic
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