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.

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.