---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONDO CONVERT NOTICE LIABILITY"
description: "Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides as to a conversion condominium that a tenant who vacated a unit in a building within 18 months of the real estate becoming a conversion condominium and who did not receive a notice of intent to submit the real estate to the Act must be awarded damages of $10,000 plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Provides that a non-profit housing organization suing for an aggrieved party may also recover compensation for diversion of mission necessary for filing the action."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1797"
citation: "Illinois HB 1797 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2007-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ae0b7ea-2724-4cd6-8e07-a5a5870cffb8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1797&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30632&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "03022840085ad50a8efcecd86fee4fe2b78c38555dc76c1ba9324de9f318fca4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 1797 (95th) — CONDO CONVERT NOTICE LIABILITY

Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides as to a conversion condominium that a tenant who vacated a unit in a building within 18 months of the real estate becoming a conversion condominium and who did not receive a notice of intent to submit the real estate to the Act must be awarded damages of $10,000 plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Provides that a non-profit housing organization suing for an aggrieved party may also recover compensation for diversion of mission necessary for filing the action.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1797&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30632&DocNum=1797&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1797eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30632&DocNum=1797&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1797enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30632&DocNum=1797&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harry Osterman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2007-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman `filing`
- **2007-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2007-03-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-20** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-27** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-05-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2007-05-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2007-05-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2007-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0221 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ae0b7ea-2724-4cd6-8e07-a5a5870cffb8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).