SB1728 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit unlawful discrimination in real estate transactions based on credit score, history.
SB1728 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make it a civil rights violation for an owner or any other person to unlawfully discriminate in real estate transactions based on credit score, history, immigration status, or arrest record. The bill limits these prohibitions to landlord and tenant agreements. It also exempts certain real estate transactions, such as private sales of single-family homes and rentals of rooms in a private home where the owner resides. The bill aims to ensure fair practices in real estate transactions while protecting individuals from discrimination.
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