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815 ILCS 513/15 (2026)

Written contract; costs enumerated requirements; contents

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(815 ILCS 513/15)
    Sec. 15. Written contract; costs enumerated requirements; contents. Prior to initiating home repair or remodeling work for over $1,000, a person engaged in the business of home repair or remodeling shall furnish to the customer for signature a written contract or work order that states the total cost, including parts and materials listed with reasonable particularity and any charge for an estimate. In addition, the contract shall state the business name and address of the person engaged in the business of home repair or remodeling. If the person engaged in the business of home repair or remodeling uses a post office box or mail receiving service or agent to receive home repair or remodeling business correspondence, the contract also shall state the residence address of the person engaged in the business of home repair or remodeling.
(Source: P.A. 94-490, eff. 1-1-06.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 25 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: MD Elec. Contractors, Inc. v. Abrams, 888 N.E.2d 54 (Ill. 2008).
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MD Elec. Contractors, Inc. v. Abrams, 888 N.E.2d 54 (Ill. 2008). · cites it 12× “This contract must meet certain disclosure requirements including cost and business name (815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2006)), and the "person" must give the homeowner notice of any arbitration clauses or jury waivers.”
K. Miller Const. Co., Inc. v. Mcginnis, 938 N.E.2d 471 (Ill. 2010). · cites it 3× “OPINION The Home Repair and Remodeling Act (815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2006)) states that, “[plrior to initiating home repair or remodeling work for over $1,000, a person engaged in the business of home repair or remodeling shall furnish to the customer for signature a written…”
Behl v. Gingerich, 920 N.E.2d 665 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 6× “” 815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2006). This contract or work order must meet certain disclosure requirements, including cost and the name and address of the construction company (815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2006)).”
Dent v. Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., 2022 IL 126795 (Ill. 2022). · cites it 2× “¶ 54 At issue in McGinnis was whether a home remodeling contractor who violated section 15 of the Home Repair and Remodeling Act (815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2006)) could nevertheless enforce an oral contract or recover in quantum meruit against a homeowner who refused to pay for a…”
MD Elec. Contractors, Inc. v. Abrams, 859 N.E.2d 1070 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 3× “” 815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2004). “§20. Consumer rights brochure, (a) For any contract over $1,000, any person engaging in the business of home repair and remodeling shall provide to its customers a copy of the ‘Home Repair: Know Your Consumer Rights’ pamphlet prior to the…”
Smith v. Bogard, 879 N.E.2d 543 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2004). The Act also provides that it is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of home repairs and remodeling to begin a project without first obtaining a signed contract or work order.”
K. Miller Const. Co., Inc. v. McGinnis, 913 N.E.2d 1147 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2006). This is reiterated in section 30: "It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of home repairs and remodeling to remodel or make repairs or charge for remodeling or repair work before obtaining a signed contract or work order over $1,000…”
Cent. Illinois Elec. Servs., L.L.C. v. Slepian, 831 N.E.2d 1169 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 4× “” 815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2002). Section 30 of the Act states, in part: “It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of home repairs and remodeling to remodel or make repairs or charge for remodeling or repair work before obtaining a signed contract or work order over…”
Fleissner v. Fitzgerald, 937 N.E.2d 1152 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “Specifically, defendants argued that plaintiff breached the Act by failing to work under a written contract pursuant to section 15 of the Act (815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2008)) and by failing to provide defendants a copy of the “Home Repair: Know Your Consumer Rights” pamphlet…”
Artisan Design Build, Inc. v. Bilstrom, 397 Ill. App. 3d 317 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2006). Section 15.1 requires a person engaged in home repair and remodeling to advise the consumer, before the acceptance and execution of the contract, of any binding arbitration and waiver of jury trial clauses, which the consumer has the option of…”
Tom Geise Plumbing, Inc. v. Taylor, 917 N.E.2d 1209 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 3× “Defendants alleged the following: (1) at all relevant times, they resided at 614 Maine Street in Quincy, Illinois; (2) their residence is a single-family dwelling; (3) the work set forth in exhibits A and B constitutes home repair and remodeling as defined by the Act; (4)…”
1550 MP Road LLC v. Teamsters Local Union No. 700, 2019 IL 123046 (Ill. 2019). “In that case, a contractor entered into an oral agreement for home remodeling work over $1000, in violation of a provision of the Home Repair and Remodeling Act (815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2006)) that required such contracts to be in writing.”
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