100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB0192

 

Introduced 1/18/2017, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 5/15-1506  from Ch. 110, par. 15-1506

    Amends the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in the trial of a foreclosure, the mortgagee establishes a prima facie case for foreclosure once the following evidence has been offered and admitted: (1) the mortgage at issue in the case; and (2) the note at issue in the case. Provides that the mortgagee is not required to present further evidence in order to establish a prima facie case of foreclosure, and once a prima facie case of foreclosure has been established by the mortgagee, the burden of proof and of presenting evidence shifts to the mortgagor to prove the amount owed on the note, payment, and any affirmative defense the mortgagor claims. Provides that failure of the mortgagor to present evidence of the amount owed on the note shall constitute a waiver of that issue, regardless of any contrary pleadings, and the mortgagee shall thereafter have the burden of presenting evidence of the amount due on the note. Provides that if the burden of presenting evidence regarding the amount owed on the note shifts back to the mortgagee because of the mortgagor's failure to present such evidence, the amount owed on the note shall be proven by affidavit. Provides that if the mortgagor presents evidence of the amount owed on the note, the mortgagee may present evidence in rebuttal, and this rebuttal evidence must be taken in open court.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
5changing Section 15-1506 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/15-1506)  (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1506)
7    Sec. 15-1506. Judgment.
8    (a) Evidence. In the trial of a foreclosure, the evidence
9to support the allegations of the complaint shall be taken in
10open court, except:
11        (1) where an allegation of fact in the complaint is not
12    denied by a party's verified answer or verified
13    counterclaim, or where a party pursuant to subsection (b)
14    of Section 2-610 of the Code of Civil Procedure states, or
15    is deemed to have stated, in its pleading that it has no
16    knowledge of such allegation sufficient to form a belief
17    and attaches the required affidavit, a sworn verification
18    of the complaint or a separate affidavit setting forth such
19    fact is sufficient evidence thereof against such party and
20    no further evidence of such fact shall be required; and
21        (2) where all the allegations of fact in the complaint
22    have been proved by verification of the complaint or
23    affidavit, the court upon motion supported by an affidavit

 

 

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1    stating the amount which is due the mortgagee, shall enter
2    a judgment of foreclosure as requested in the complaint.
3    (a-5) Burden of Proof at Trial. In the trial of a
4foreclosure, the mortgagee establishes a prima facie case for
5foreclosure once the following evidence has been offered and
6admitted:
7        (1) the mortgage at issue in the case; and
8        (2) the note at issue in the case.
9    The mortgagee is not required to present further evidence
10in order to establish a prima facie case of foreclosure. Once a
11prima facie case of foreclosure has been established by the
12mortgagee, the burden of proof and of presenting evidence
13shifts to the mortgagor to prove the amount owed on the note,
14payment, and any affirmative defense the mortgagor claims. This
15subsection (a-5) is declarative of existing law.
16    (a-7) Proof of Amount Owed. Failure of the mortgagor to
17present evidence of the amount owed on the note shall
18constitute a waiver of that issue, regardless of any contrary
19pleadings, and the mortgagee shall thereafter have the burden
20of presenting evidence of the amount due on the note.
21Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a) of this
22Section, if the burden of presenting evidence regarding the
23amount owed on the note shifts back to the mortgagee because of
24the mortgagor's failure to present such evidence, the amount
25owed on the note shall be proven by affidavit. If the mortgagor
26presents evidence of the amount owed on the note, the mortgagee

 

 

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1may present evidence in rebuttal, and this rebuttal evidence
2must be taken in open court.
3    (b) Instruments. In all cases the evidence of the
4indebtedness and the mortgage foreclosed shall be exhibited to
5the court and appropriately marked, and copies thereof shall be
6filed with the court.
7    (c) Summary and Default Judgments. Nothing in this Section
815-1506 shall prevent a party from obtaining a summary or
9default judgment authorized by Article II of the Code of Civil
10Procedure.
11    (d) Notice of Entry of Default. When any judgment in a
12foreclosure is entered by default, notice of such judgment
13shall be given in accordance with Section 2-1302 of the Code of
14Civil Procedure.
15    (e) Matters Required in Judgment. A judgment of foreclosure
16shall include the last date for redemption and all rulings of
17the court entered with respect to each request for relief set
18forth in the complaint. The omission of the date for redemption
19shall not extend the time for redemption or impair the validity
20of the judgment.
21    (f) Special Matters in Judgment. Without limiting the
22general authority and powers of the court, special matters may
23be included in the judgment of foreclosure if sought by a party
24in the complaint or by separate motion. Such matters may
25include, without limitation:
26        (1) a manner of sale other than public auction;

 

 

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1        (2) a sale by sealed bid;
2        (3) an official or other person who shall be the
3    officer to conduct the sale other than the one customarily
4    designated by the court;
5        (4) provisions for non-exclusive broker listings or
6    designating a duly licensed real estate broker nominated by
7    one of the parties to exclusively list the real estate for
8    sale;
9        (5) the fees or commissions to be paid out of the sale
10    proceeds to the listing or other duly licensed broker, if
11    any, who shall have procured the accepted bid;
12        (6) the fees to be paid out of the sale proceeds to an
13    auctioneer, if any, who shall have been authorized to
14    conduct a public auction sale;
15        (7) whether and in what manner and with what content
16    signs shall be posted on the real estate;
17        (8) a particular time and place at which such bids
18    shall be received;
19        (9) a particular newspaper or newspapers in which
20    notice of sale shall be published;
21        (10) the format for the advertising of such sale,
22    including the size, content and format of such advertising,
23    and additional advertising of such sale;
24        (11) matters or exceptions to which title in the real
25    estate may be subject at the sale;
26        (12) a requirement that title insurance in a specified

 

 

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1    form be provided to a purchaser at the sale, and who shall
2    pay for such insurance;
3        (13) whether and to what extent bids with mortgage or
4    other contingencies will be allowed;
5        (14) such other matters as approved by the court to
6    ensure sale of the real estate for the most commercially
7    favorable price for the type of real estate involved.
8    (g) Agreement of the Parties. If all of the parties agree
9in writing on the minimum price and that the real estate may be
10sold to the first person who offers in writing to purchase the
11real estate for such price, and on such other commercially
12reasonable terms and conditions as the parties may agree, then
13the court shall order the real estate to be sold on such terms,
14subject to confirmation of the sale in accordance with Section
1515-1508.
16    (h) Postponement of Proving Priority. With the approval of
17the court prior to the entry of the judgment of foreclosure, a
18party claiming an interest in the proceeds of the sale of the
19mortgaged real estate may defer proving the priority of such
20interest until the hearing to confirm the sale.
21    (i) Effect of Judgment and Lien.
22        (1) Upon the entry of the judgment of foreclosure, all
23    rights of a party in the foreclosure against the mortgagor
24    provided for in the judgment of foreclosure or this Article
25    shall be secured by a lien on the mortgaged real estate,
26    which lien shall have the same priority as the claim to

 

 

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1    which the judgment relates and shall be terminated upon
2    confirmation of a judicial sale in accordance with this
3    Article.
4        (2) Upon the entry of the judgment of foreclosure, the
5    rights in the real estate subject to the judgment of
6    foreclosure of (i) all persons made a party in the
7    foreclosure and (ii) all nonrecord claimants given notice
8    in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of
9    Section 15-1502, shall be solely as provided for in the
10    judgment of foreclosure and in this Article.
11        (3) Entry of a judgment of foreclosure does not
12    terminate or otherwise affect a bona fide lease of a
13    dwelling unit in residential real estate in foreclosure,
14    whether or not the lessee has been made a party in the
15    foreclosure.
16(Source: P.A. 98-514, eff. 11-19-13.)