Notification to leaseholders of the prospective presence of individuals with a felony conviction in housing authority facilities; eviction.
     (a) Immediately upon the receipt of the written notification, from the Department of Corrections under subsection (c) of § 3-14-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections, that an individual with a felony conviction intends to reside, upon release from custody, at an address that is a housing facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by the Authority, the Authority must provide written notification to the leaseholder residing at that address.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 310 ILCS 10/8.23

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36

     (b) The Authority may not evict the leaseholder described in subsection (a) of this Section unless (i) federal law prohibits the individual with a felony conviction from residing at a housing facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by the Authority and (ii) the Authority proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the leaseholder had knowledge of and consents to the individual’s intent to reside at the leaseholder’s address.