Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 636/10.105

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
     The satisfaction and replacement of an existing consumer lease by a new consumer lease undertaken by the same lessee. The term renegotiation does not include (a) a deferral or extension of one or more periodic lease payments or portions of one or more periodic payments; (b) a consumer lease involving a court proceeding or the settlement of a dispute; or (c) any other agreement or event which does not constitute a “renegotiation” under the Consumer Leasing Act.