* Center Square…

The governor is expected to sign House Bill 5238, which will mandate developers and operators of mobile home communities to provide and install a weather radio in each mobile home.

The bill goes further and encourages operators of mobile home communities to provide a written reminder to owners to the homes to replace the batteries in the weather radio. The operators are encouraged to provide reminders during National Fire Prevention Week. Opponents argue the unfunded mandates will make the popular, affordable housing option more expensive. State Sen. Terri Bryant expressed opposition to the bill on the Senate floor. […]

State Sen. Mike Simmons said the bill is necessary because a lot of people who live in mobile home parks might not have cell phones or cell phone reception to alert them when a tornado is in the area. […]

The bill is expected to be signed by the governor and in both chambers mainly Republicans voted against the measure.

* Sun-Times…

Legislation banning long-term and costly real estate listing agreements — like those peddled in Illinois by M.V. Realty, a Florida company — has been passed in the state House and Senate and now needs only Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature to become law.

The bill, SB3420, passed in May, would make it illegal for people or companies to enter unfair listing agreements with homeowners. Real estate listing agreements would be prohibited if they ran more than a year into the future. And any agreements could not bind future owners of a property.

Violators could be prosecuted under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

For homeowners who’ve already signed an agreement, the legislation would provide a way out. Homeowners would be able to ask a judge to void the agreement, making it unenforceable.

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The practice of offering an upfront cash payment in exchange for a decades-long contract for exclusive rights to sell the property may soon be illegal in Illinois.

Non-Titled Recorded Agreements for Personal Services, known as NTRAPS, are contracts between a service provider, such as a real estate firm, and a homeowner in which the homeowner is offered a small amount of money in exchange for signing an agreement for future services.

“What we saw happening in the marketplace was real estate brokerage firms were going to homeowners and paying them as little as $300 dollars to sign a listing agreement that could last for as long as 40 years,” said Elizabeth Blosser, Vice President of Government Affairs with the American Land Title Association. […]

Illinois is one of 30 states that have passed legislation making NTRAPS unenforceable. If signed into law, the measure would prohibit businesses from entering into these real estate contracts. It would also protect property owners from financial loss in the event a contract is included within their property record.

* SB275 was sent to the governor today, from the synopsis…

Provides that beginning no later than July 1, 2027 (rather than January 1, 2027), the Secretary of State shall offer to qualified applicants the option to be issued an 8-year driver’s license. Provides that the Secretary shall submit proposed rules to implement this provision to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules no later than January 1, 2027 (rather than December 31, 2024).