225 ILCS 454/5-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 454/ - Real Estate License Act of 2000.|Article 5 - Licensing And Education

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)Sec. 5-5. Residential leasing agent license.(a) The purpose of this Section is to provide for a limited scope license to  enable persons who  wish to engage in activities limited to the leasing of residential real  property for which a license is  required under this Act, and only those activities, to do so by obtaining a   license   under this Section.(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, there is hereby  created a residential leasing agent  license that shall enable the licensee to engage only in residential leasing  activities for which a  license is required under this Act.  Such activities include leasing or renting  residential real property, or attempting, offering, or negotiating to lease or  rent residential real property, or  supervising the collection, offer, attempt, or agreement to collect rent for  the use of  residential real  property.  Nothing in this  Section shall be construed to require a licensed managing broker or  broker to obtain a residential leasing  agent license in order to perform leasing activities for which a license is  required under this Act. Licensed residential leasing agents, including those operating under subsection (d), may engage in activities enumerated within the definition of "residential leasing agent" in Section 1-10 of this Act and may not engage in any activity that would otherwise require a broker's license, including, but not limited to, selling, offering for sale,  negotiating for sale, listing or showing for sale, or referring for sale or commercial lease real estate.  Licensed residential leasing agents must be sponsored and employed by a sponsoring broker.(c) The Department, by rule and in accordance with this Act, shall provide for the  licensing of residential leasing  agents, including the issuance, renewal, and administration of licenses.(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act to the contrary, a  person may engage in  residential leasing activities for which a license is required under this Act,  for a period of 120  consecutive days without being licensed, so long as the person is acting under  the supervision of a  sponsoring broker, the sponsoring broker has notified the Department that the person is  pursuing licensure  under this Section, and the person has enrolled in the residential leasing agent pre-license education course no later than 60 days after beginning to engage in residential leasing activities.  During the 120-day period all requirements of Sections  5-10  and 5-65 of this Act  with respect to education, successful completion of an examination, and the  payment of all required  fees must be satisfied.  The Department may adopt rules to ensure that the provisions of  this subsection are  not  used in a manner that enables an unlicensed person to repeatedly or  continually engage in  activities for which a license is required under this Act.  (Source: P.A. 100-188, eff. 1-1-18; 101-357, eff. 8-9-19.)