SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — An Illinois Democratic plan to ban move in fees and other rental junk fees stalled in the Senate as it was never called for a floor vote.

Junk fees that would have been banned include fees that are put alongside an application fee, a lease renewal fee, eviction notice or eviction fee, routine or after hours maintenance fee, contacting a landlord fee, a maintenance hotline fee, a fee to inspect a unit and a fee to setup an online utility account.

Lawmakers hoped that passing this bill would make housing more affordable in the state of Illinois.

"Renting a property has turned into a deeply inequitable process that continues to frustrate and confuse thousands of people looking for an apartment yearly around Chicago and across Illinois," state Sen. Mike Simmons

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