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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4796         </title>
<shortdesc>LANDLORD-TENANT RENT INFO</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy, Katie Stuart, Jenn Ladisch Douglass and Kevin John Olickal</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>765 ILCS 705/7 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Requires a landlord to disclose all nonoptional fees in the lease agreement. Requires that the sum total of rent and all nonoptional fees must be described as the Total Monthly Payment and be listed on the first page of the lease. Requires that a unit advertised for a residential tenancy must disclose the nonoptional fees included with the total amount for rent in any advertisement or posting. Requires that the landlord disclose whether utilities are included in the rent in a lease agreement disclosure or unit advertisement. Provides that a landlord who violates this Section is liable to the residential tenant for treble damages, and the court may award the tenant reasonable attorney's fees.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Housing</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Housing;  017-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/18/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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