Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of Public Act = 095-0210

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Public Act = 095-0210

HB1425 Enrolled

LRB095 08963 AJO 29154=20 b

AN ACT =
concerning=20
      civil law.

Be it = enacted=20 by the People of the State of Illinois,

represented in the General=20 Assembly:

Section =
1.=20

Short title.

This Act may be cited as =
the=20

Illinois Radon Awareness =
Act.

Section =
5.=20

Definitions.

As used in this Act, unless =
the=20

context otherwise requires:

(a) =
"Agent" means=20
      a licensed real estate "broker" or

"salesperson", as those terms are defined in =
Section=20
      1-10 of

the Real Estate License Act of 2000, acting on =
behalf=20
      of a

seller or buyer of residential real=20
  property.

(b) =
"Buyer" means=20
      any individual, partnership,

corporation, or trustee entering into an =
agreement to=20
      purchase

any estate or interest in real =
property.

(c) =
"Final=20
      settlement" means the time at which the parties

have signed and delivered all papers and =
consideration=20
      to

convey title to the estate or interest in the=20
      residential real

property being conveyed.

(d) =
"IEMA" means=20
      the Illinois Emergency Management Agency

Division of Nuclear Safety.

(e) =
"Mitigation"=20
      means measures designed to permanently

reduce indoor radon concentrations according =
to=20
      procedures

described in 32 Illinois Administrative Code =
Part=20
      422.

(f) =
"Radon=20
      hazard" means exposure to indoor radon

concentrations at or in excess of the United =
States=20

Environmental Protection Agency's, or IEMA's=20
      recommended Radon

Action Level.

(g) =
"Radon test"=20
      means a measurement of indoor radon

concentrations in accordance with 32 Illinois=20
      Administrative

Code Part 422 for performing radon =
measurements within=20
      the

context of a residential real property=20
      transaction.

(h) =
"Residential=20
      real property" means any estate or

interest in a manufactured housing lot or a =
parcel of=20
      real

property, improved with not less than one nor =
more=20
      than 4

residential dwelling units.

(i) =
"Seller"=20
      means any individual, partnership,

corporation, or trustee transferring =
residential real=20
      property

in return for =
consideration.

Section =
10.=20

Radon testing and disclosure.

(a) =
Except as=20
      excluded by Section 20 of this Act, the

seller shall provide to the buyer of any =
interest in=20

residential real property the IEMA pamphlet =
entitled=20
      "Radon

Testing Guidelines for Real Estate =
Transactions" (or=20
      an

equivalent pamphlet approved for use by IEMA) =
and the=20
      Illinois

Disclosure of Information on Radon Hazards, =
which is=20
      set forth

in subsection (b) of this Section, stating =
that the=20
      property

may present the potential for exposure to =
radon before=20
      the

buyer is obligated under any contract to =
purchase=20
      residential

real property. Nothing in this Section is =
intended to=20
      or shall

be construed to imply an obligation on the =
seller to=20
      conduct

any radon testing or mitigation=20
  activities.

(b) The =
following=20
      shall be the form of Disclosure of

Information on Radon Hazards to be provided to =
a buyer=20
      of

residential real property as required by this=20
      Section:

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON RADON=20
  HAZARDS

(For Residential Real Property Sales or=20
      Purchases)

Radon Warning =
Statement

Every =
buyer of=20
      any interest in residential real property is

notified that the property may present =
exposure to=20
      dangerous

levels of indoor radon gas that may place the=20
      occupants at risk

of developing radon-induced lung cancer. =
Radon, a=20
      Class-A human

carcinogen, is the leading cause of lung =
cancer in=20
      non-smokers

and the second leading cause overall. The =
seller of=20
      any

interest in residential real property is =
required to=20
      provide

the buyer with any information on radon test =
results=20
      of the

dwelling showing elevated levels of radon in =
the=20
      seller's

possession.

The =
Illinois=20
      Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) strongly

recommends ALL homebuyers have an indoor radon =
test=20
      performed

prior to purchase or taking occupancy, and =
mitigated=20
      if

elevated levels are found. Elevated radon=20
      concentrations can

easily be reduced by a qualified, licensed =
radon=20
      mitigator.

Seller's Disclosure (initial each of the =
following=20
      which

applies)

(a)..........=20
      Elevated radon concentrations (above EPA or

IEMA recommended Radon Action Level) are known =
to be=20
      present

within the dwelling. =
(Explain)

(b)..........=20
      Seller has provided the purchaser with all

available records and reports pertaining to =
elevated=20
      radon

concentrations within the =
dwelling.

(c)..........=20
      Seller has no knowledge of elevated radon

concentrations in the =
dwelling.

(d)..........=20
      Seller has no records or reports pertaining

to elevated radon concentrations within the=20
      dwelling.

Purchaser's Acknowledgment (initial each of =
the=20
      following

which applies)

(e)..........=20
      Purchaser has received copies of all

information listed above.

(f)..........=20
      Purchaser has received the IEMA approved

Radon Disclosure =
Pamphlet.

Agent's Acknowledgment (initial) (if=20
    applicable)

(g)..........=20
      Agent has informed the seller of the seller's

obligations under Illinois=20
  law.

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 (1)=20
      Transfers pursuant to court order, including, but =

Certification of Accuracy

The following parties have reviewed the =
information=20
      above and

each party certifies, to the best of his or =
her=20
      knowledge, that

the information he or she provided is true and =

      accurate.

(c) If =
any of the=20
      disclosures required by this Section

occurs after the buyer has made an offer to =
purchase=20
      the

residential real property, the seller shall =
complete=20
      the

required disclosure activities prior to =
accepting the=20
      buyer's

offer and allow the buyer an opportunity to =
review the=20

information and possibly amend the=20
    offer.

Section =
15.=20

Applicability.

This Act shall only apply =
to=20

transfers by sale of residential real=20
      property.

Section =
20.=20

Exclusions.

The provisions of this Act =
do not=20

apply to the following:

not limited to, =
transfers=20
      ordered by a probate court in

administration of an =
estate,=20
      transfers between spouses

resulting from a =
judgment of=20
      dissolution of marriage or

legal separation, =
transfers=20
      pursuant to an order of


       =
 (2)=20
      Transfers from a mortgagor to a mortgagee by deed =
       =
 (3)=20
      Transfers by a fiduciary in the course of the        =
 (4)=20
      Transfers from one co-owner to one or more other        =
 (5)=20
      Transfers pursuant to testate or intestate        =
 (6)=20
      Transfers made to a spouse, or to a person or        =
 (7)=20
      Transfers from an entity that has taken title to 
  
  
    
  
        possession, transfers =
by a=20
      trustee in bankruptcy, 
  
        transfers by eminent =
domain,=20
      and transfers resulting from a 
  
        decree for specific=20
      performance.
  
    
  
        in lieu of foreclosure =
or=20
      consent judgment, transfer by 
  
        judicial deed issued =
pursuant=20
      to a foreclosure sale to the 
  
        successful bidder or =
the=20
      assignee of a certificate of sale, 
  
        transfer by a =
collateral=20
      assignment of a beneficial 
  
        interest of a land =
trust, or a=20
      transfer by a mortgagee or a 
  
        successor in interest =
to the=20
      mortgagee's secured position 
  
        or a beneficiary under =
a deed=20
      in trust who has acquired the 
  
        real property by deed =
in lieu=20
      of foreclosure, consent 
  
        judgment or judicial =
deed=20
      issued pursuant to a foreclosure 
  
        sale.
  
    
  
        administration of a =
decedent's=20
      estate, guardianship, 
  
        conservatorship, or=20
      trust.
  
    
  
        co-owners.
  
    
  
        succession.
  
    
  
        persons in the lineal =
line of=20
      consanguinity of one or more 
  
        of the =
sellers.
  
    
  
        residential real =
property from=20
      a seller for the purpose of 
       =
 (8)=20
      Transfers to or from any governmental =
entity.
 =20
      
  
  
    
  
        assisting in the =
relocation of=20
      the seller, so long as the 
  
        entity makes available =
to all=20
      prospective buyers a copy of 
  
        the disclosure form =
furnished=20
      to the entity by the seller.
  
    
  
        Section =
99.=20
      Effective date. This Act takes effect =
January=20
      
  
    1, 2008. =


Effective Date: 1/1/2008


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