(a) This Act applies to any action filed on or after the effective date of this Act: (1) with respect to any consumer contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act; if the commercial party filing the action is a debt buyer, this Act applies irrespective of when the consumer contract was made or acquired by the debt buyer; and (2) if the principal amount claimed does not exceed the maximum amount of a judgment allowable for a small claim under the Illinois Supreme Court Rules. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), this Act does not apply if: (1) the commercial party does not request attorney's fees in its complaint; or (2) each party to the consumer contract was represented by counsel in the negotiation of the consumer contract. into on or after the effective date of this Act; if the commercial party filing the action is a debt buyer, this Act applies irrespective of when the consumer contract was made or acquired by the debt buyer; and the maximum amount of a judgment allowable for a small claim under the Illinois Supreme Court Rules. fees in its complaint; or represented by counsel in the negotiation of the consumer contract.
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