Governor JB Pritzker has signed more than 60 bills since Friday, including new laws to increase transparency to rental agreements.
The law, which takes effect January 1, will prohibit landlords from levying fees or fines for a lease modification or renewal, an eviction notice, after-hours maintenance requests and routine maintenance, among other common scenarios.
Landlords must also include a list of all fees that are not optional on the first page of the lease.
Tenants aren’t obligated to pay any fee that’s not included.
