Illinois Code § 765 ILCS 175/15

Characteristics of unfair service agreements.
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(a) A service agreement is unfair under this Act if any part of the service subject to the agreement is not to be performed within one year after the service agreement is entered into and the service agreement has any of the following characteristics:
 
 
(1) the service agreement purports to run with the 
 
land or to be binding on future owners of interests in the real property;
 
 
(2) the service agreement allows for assignment of 
 
the right to provide service without notice to and consent of the owner of residential real estate; or
 
 
(3) the service agreement purports to create a lien, 
 
encumbrance, or other real property security interest.
 
(b) This Act does not apply to:
 
 
(1) a home warranty or similar product that covers 
 
the cost of maintenance of a major home system, including plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or electrical wiring, for a fixed period; 
 
 
(2) an insurance contract;
 
 
(3) an option or right of refusal to purchase the 
 
residential real estate;
 
 
(4) a declaration created in the formation of a 
 
common interest community or an amendment to the declaration;
 
 
(5) a maintenance or repair agreement entered into by 
 
a homeowners' association in a common interest community;
 
 
(6) a mortgage loan or a commitment to make or 
 
receive a mortgage loan;
 
 
(7) a security agreement under the Uniform Commercial 
 
Code relating to the sale or rental of personal property or fixtures; or
 
 
(8) water, sewer, electrical, telephone, cable, or 
 
other utility service providers.
 
(c) This Act shall not impair rights and remedies granted under the Mechanics Lien Act.

land or to be binding on future owners of interests in the real property;
the right to provide service without notice to and consent of the owner of residential real estate; or
encumbrance, or other real property security interest.
the cost of maintenance of a major home system, including plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or electrical wiring, for a fixed period;
residential real estate;
common interest community or an amendment to the declaration;
a homeowners' association in a common interest community;
receive a mortgage loan;
Code relating to the sale or rental of personal property or fixtures; or
other utility service providers.

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