225 ILCS 454/5-20
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)Sec. 5-20. Exemptions from managing broker, broker, or residential leasing agent license  requirement; Department exemption from education provider and related licenses.  The requirement for holding a license under this Article 5 shall  not apply to:(1) Any person, as defined in Section 1-10, that as     owner or lessor performs any of the acts described in the definition of "broker" under Section 1-10 of this Act with reference to property owned or leased by it, or to the regular employees thereof with respect to the property so owned or leased, where such acts are performed in the regular course of or as an incident to the management, sale, or other disposition of such property and the investment therein, if such regular employees do not perform any of the acts described in the definition of "broker" under Section 1-10 of this Act in connection with a vocation of selling or leasing any real estate or the improvements thereon not so owned or leased.(2) An attorney in fact acting under a duly executed     and recorded power of attorney to convey real estate from the owner or lessor or the services rendered by an attorney at law in the performance of the attorney's duty as an attorney at law.(3) Any person acting as receiver, trustee in     bankruptcy, administrator, executor, or guardian or while acting under a court order or under the authority of a will or testamentary trust.(4) Any person acting as a resident manager for the     owner or any employee acting as the resident manager for a broker managing an apartment building, duplex, or apartment complex, when the resident manager resides on the premises, the premises is his or her primary residence, and the resident manager is engaged in the leasing of the property of which he or she is the resident manager.(5) Any officer or employee of a federal agency in     the conduct of official duties.(6) Any officer or employee of the State government     or any political subdivision thereof performing official duties.(7) Any multiple listing service or other similar     information exchange that is engaged in the collection and dissemination of information concerning real estate available for sale, purchase, lease, or exchange for the purpose of providing licensees with a system by which licensees may cooperatively share information along with which no other licensed activities, as defined in Section 1-10 of this Act, are provided.(8) Railroads and other public utilities regulated by     the State of Illinois, or the officers or full-time employees thereof, unless the performance of any licensed activities is in connection with the sale, purchase, lease, or other disposition of real estate or investment therein that does not require the approval of the appropriate State regulatory authority.(9) Any medium of advertising in the routine course     of selling or publishing advertising along with which no other licensed activities, as defined in Section 1-10 of this Act,  are provided.(10) Any resident lessee of a residential dwelling     unit who refers for compensation to the owner of the dwelling unit, or to the owner's agent, prospective lessees of dwelling units in the same building or complex as the resident lessee's unit, but only if the resident lessee (i) refers no more than 3 prospective lessees in any 12-month period, (ii) receives compensation of no more than $5,000 or the equivalent of 2 months' rent, whichever is less, in any 12-month period, and (iii) limits his or her activities to referring prospective lessees to the owner, or the owner's agent, and does not show a residential dwelling unit to a prospective lessee, discuss terms or conditions of leasing a dwelling unit with a prospective lessee, or otherwise participate in the negotiation of the leasing of a dwelling unit.(11) The purchase, sale, or transfer of a timeshare     or similar vacation item or interest, vacation club membership, or other activity formerly regulated under the Real Estate Timeshare Act of 1999 (repealed).(12) (Blank).(13) Any person who is licensed without examination     under Section 10-25 (now repealed) of the Auction License Act is exempt from holding a managing broker's or broker's license under this Act for the limited purpose of selling or leasing real estate at auction, so long as:(A) that person has made application for said         exemption by July 1, 2000;(B) that person verifies to the Department that         he or she has sold real estate at auction for a period of 5 years prior to licensure as an auctioneer;(C) the person has had no lapse in his or her         license as an auctioneer; and(D) the license issued under the Auction License         Act has not been disciplined for violation of those provisions of Article 20 of the Auction License Act dealing with or related to the sale or lease of real estate at auction.(14) A person who holds a valid license under the     Auction License Act and a valid real estate auction certification and conducts auctions for the sale of real estate under Section 5-32 of this Act.(15) A hotel operator who is registered with the     Illinois Department of Revenue and pays taxes under the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act and rents a room or rooms in a hotel as defined in the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act for a period of not more than 30 consecutive days and not more than 60 days in a calendar year or a person who participates in an online marketplace enabling persons to rent out all or part of the person's owned residence.(16)   Notwithstanding any provisions to the     contrary, the Department and its employees shall be exempt from education, course provider, instructor, and course license requirements and fees while acting in an official capacity on behalf of the Department.  Courses offered by the Department shall be eligible for continuing education credit. (Source: P.A. 100-534, eff. 9-22-17; 100-831, eff. 1-1-19; 101-357, eff. 8-9-19.)