law changes when a seller would have to foreclose on the buyer if he or she defaults (rather than evicting the defaulting buyer). Effective date Jan. 1, 2018.
passed Consolidation of local units of government
Senate Bill 3 (T. Cullerton/Yingling), supported by Illinois REALTORS® and signed into law on Aug. 14, would allow ALL counties the authority to dissolve or consolidate governmental functions — such as is currently allowed in DuPage, Lake and McHenry counties. It also enacts various changes to make it easier to consolidate or merge townships, discontinue coterminous townships and to abolish township road districts with less than 15 miles of roads. House Bill 607 (Yingling/Morrison), also signed into law Aug. 14, amends the Illinois Highway Code to add language to allow the board of trustees of any township outside of Cook County (which currently has this authority) to submit a question to the voters whether the township road district should be abolished. Effective date Jan. 1, 2018.
dead Proposal to amend Human Rights Act — Source of Income
as mandating that rental property owners participate in the Section 8 program. The REALTOR® organization supports and promotes many federal, state and local housing programs including Section 8; and the Section 8 program is one in which many of our members choose to participate. Our core problem with this proposal has always been that property owners should not be REQUIRED to enroll, which this bill essentially does. The Section 8 program requires owners to sign an extensive contract with HUD, dictated by HUD, and be subject to strict HUD inspections and other requirements. In short, some property owners simply don’t want to be subject to terms dictated by HUD regarding their rental property.
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Senate Bill 1331 (Bush), sought to make it an Illinois Human Rights Act violation to discriminate in a real estate transaction based on a person’s “Source of Income,” which is defined to include Section 8 housing assistance as a “source of income.” Illinois REALTORS® has OPPOSED this measure since its introduction early in the 2017 session. We viewed this
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