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Current TopicIllinois General Assembly: End of session reportThere were wins and losses in this past legislative session. To view all bills passing both houses and awaiting the Governor's signature, click on "Bills Signed" to the left. To view the full text of any of these bills or others, to to www.ilga.govhttp://www.ilga.gov Among the successes:
Click on "Bills Introduced" to see which bills affecting community associations have been introduced and are still "alive". Please note that the General Assembly can suspend past deadline dates to keep a bill "alive." CHICAGO CONTEMPLATES CHANGES TO ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS: The Building Committee postponed action on a proposed ordinance which would significantly increase fees condo associations would need to pay for inspections. As initially proposed, building owners would have to hire Qualified Elevator Inspectors or Supervising Elevator Mechanics if the building has a long term maintenance contract in two of every three years to verify that the elevators are up to code. Currently Chicago charges $ 150 per elevator car to conduct these inspections. Under the proposal this would increase to $1,000 per elevator car. Also in the proposal is language to amend ASME A17.3 code standards to provide existing elevators just one year to comply with these new standards. The cost to comply varies depending on the age and condition of the elevator. Conservative estimates put the cost at between $10,000 and $20,000 per elevator car. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() EMAIL ALERTS
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