97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1384

 

Introduced 2/14/2011, by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/9-2-4.5

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Defines "compliance lien". Provides that if a compliance lien has been filed against a property, then those costs associated with the lien may be treated as an existing, judicially-approved special assessment, as though an assessment warrant had been issued. Further provides that the municipality may collect the costs as a special assessment if it complies with applicable procedures. Requires that the owner of record or persons interested in the property shall pay the costs incurred by the municipality for collecting the costs associated with the lien. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Section 9-2-4.5 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/9-2-4.5)
7    Sec. 9-2-4.5. Special assessment for payment of costs
8associated with certain ordinance violations.
9    (a) For the purposes of this Section, the term "compliance
10lien" means: For purposes of this Section, "Code" means any
11municipal ordinance that requires, after notice, the cutting of
12grass and weeds, the removal of garbage and debris, the removal
13of inoperable motor vehicles, and rodent and vermin abatement.
14        (1) a lien filed under Division 20 of Article 11;
15        (2) a situation in which (i) a property owner is cited
16    with a Code violation under Division 31.1 of Article 11,
17    (ii) non-compliance is found upon reinspection of the
18    property after the due date for compliance with an order to
19    correct the Code violation or with an order for abatement,
20    (iii) costs for services rendered by the municipality to
21    correct the Code violation remain unpaid at the point in
22    time that they would become a debt due and owing the
23    municipality, as provided in Division 31.1 of Article 11,

 

 

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1    and (iv) a lien has been filed of record by the
2    municipality in the office of the recorder in the county in
3    which the property is located; or
4        (3) a lien filed by the municipality with respect to
5    any unpaid utility bills.
6    (b) In addition to any other method authorized by law, if a
7compliance lien has been filed against a property (i) a
8property owner is cited with a Code violation, (ii)
9non-compliance is found upon reinspection of the property after
10the due date for compliance with an order to correct the Code
11violation or with an order for abatement, (iii) costs for
12services rendered by the municipality to correct the Code
13violation remain unpaid at the point in time that they would
14become a debt due and owing the municipality, as provided in
15Division 31.1 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code, and
16(iv) a lien has been filed of record by the municipality in the
17office of the recorder in the county in which the property is
18located, then those costs associated with the lien may be
19treated collected as an existing, judicially-approved a
20special assessment, as though an assessment warrant had been
21issued and all conditions precedent had been satisfied. The
22municipality may collect those costs as a special assessment on
23the property if it complies with the applicable procedures set
24forth under Section 9-2-80 through Section 9-2-98. In such
25cases, the county recorder or other officer of the county in
26which the municipality is located that has the authority to

 

 

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1receive State and county taxes and the court rendering judgment
2and ordering sale of the delinquent special assessment shall
3exempt the municipality from the otherwise applicable special
4assessment warrant and certified assessment roll requirements
5because the same will be deemed to have occurred by operation
6of law under this Division. Upon payment of the costs by the
7owner of record or persons interested in the property,
8including any cost incurred by the municipality for collecting
9the costs under this Section, the lien shall be released by the
10municipality and the release shall be filed of record in the
11same manner as the filing of notice of the lien.
12(Source: P.A. 93-993, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.