ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois House passed legislation that would ban landlords from charging “move-in” fees, but property owners are worried the bill, if it becomes law, would create new problems, including higher rent costs.
“I mean, okay, so it’s saying that they can’t charge certain fees. Okay. So what they’re going to do then is they’re going to build … it into the rent aspect,” said Rep. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park), who opposed the bill. “So, the rents are going to go up.”
House Bill 3564 amends the Landlords and Tenants Act to prevent landlords from charging “for the processing, reviewing, or accepting of an application, or demand any other payment, fee, or charge before or at the beginning of the tenancy.”…