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815 ILCS 513/30 (2026)

Action for actual damages

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(815 ILCS 513/30)
    Sec. 30. Action for actual damages. Any person who suffers actual damage as a result of a violation of this Act may bring an action pursuant to Section 10a of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-1023, eff. 7-12-10.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2021 · leading case: K. Miller Const. Co., Inc. v. McGinnis, 913 N.E.2d 1147 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009).
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K. Miller Const. Co., Inc. v. McGinnis, 913 N.E.2d 1147 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 14× “" 815 ILCS 513/30 (West 2006). The Act decrees that "the business of home repair and remodeling is a matter affecting the public interest.”
MD Elec. Contractors, Inc. v. Abrams, 888 N.E.2d 54 (Ill. 2008). · cites it 6× “" 815 ILCS 513/30 (West 2006). The next stage of analysis looks to the definitions provided within the Act.”
Fandel v. Allen, 937 N.E.2d 1124 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 8× “" 815 ILCS 513/30 (West 2006). Section 5 of the HRRA sets forth the policy statement of the General Assembly in enacting the Home Repair Act.”
K. Miller Const. Co., Inc. v. Mcginnis, 938 N.E.2d 471 (Ill. 2010). · cites it 3× “” In support, defendants pointed to section 15 of the Home Repair and Remodeling Act (Act) (815 ILCS 513/15 (West 2006)), which states that persons “engaged in the business of home repair or remodeling” shall provide customers with “a written contract or work order” prior to…”
Roberts v. Adkins, 921 N.E.2d 802 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 3× “If the contract is for over $1,000, the homeowner must sign a form acknowledging that he received a copy of the pamphlet, and the contractor must retain the form. 815 ILCS 513/20(a) (West 2006).”
MD Elec. Contractors, Inc. v. Abrams, 859 N.E.2d 1070 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “” 815 ILCS 513/30 (West 2004). Defendants alleged that the electrical work that plaintiff provided was “home repair and remodeling” (815 ILCS 513/10 (West 2004)) and that plaintiff violated the Act by (1) failing to furnish a proper written contract; and (2) failing to provide…”
Behl v. Gingerich, 920 N.E.2d 665 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “The Act specifies that it is “unlawful for any person engaged in the business of home repairs and remodeling to remodel or make repairs *** before obtaining a signed contract or work order [when the amount of the work is] over $1,000.”
Artisan Design Build, Inc. v. Bilstrom, 397 Ill. App. 3d 317 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “” 815 ILCS 513/30 (West 2006). Section 35 states that the Act may be enforced by the Attorney General or the State’s Attorney of any county, that all remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General or the State’s Attorney of any county by the Consumer Fraud…”
Fleissner v. Fitzgerald, 937 N.E.2d 1152 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 3× “3d 842, 848 (2007), defendants argued that, because plaintiffs violations of the Act constituted an “unlawful act” under section 30 of the Act (815 ILCS 513/30 (West 2008)), the oral contract was void and plaintiffs claims were barred.”
Smith v. Bogard, 879 N.E.2d 543 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “815 ILCS 513/30 (West 2004). The person performing the construction services must also provide the customer with a copy of the pamphlet: “Home Repair: Know Your Consumer Rights” prior to the execution of any contract.”
Cent. Illinois Elec. Servs., L.L.C. v. Slepian, 831 N.E.2d 1169 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “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 $1,000.”
Carlton at the Lake, Inc. v. Barber, 928 N.E.2d 1266 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “On appeal, this court affirmed the dismissal of the contract claims as the contractor’s attempt to enforce the oral contract ran afoul of the Home Repair and Remodeling Act (Home Repair Act) (815 ILCS 513/30 (West 2008) (“It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of…”
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