Chapter 50 — Local Government
Local Regulation
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Sec. 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Rent Control Preemption Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-313, eff. 8-1-97.)
Sec. 5. Rent control prohibited
(a) A unit of local government, as defined in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, shall not enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or commercial property.
(b) This Act does not impair the right of a unit of local government to manage and control residential property in which the unit of local government has a property interest.
(Source: P.A. 90-313, eff. 8-1-97.)
Sec. 10. Home rule preemption
A home rule unit may not regulate or control the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or commercial property. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
(Source: P.A. 90-313, eff. 8-1-97.)
Sec. 99. Effective date
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 90-313, eff. 8-1-97.)
