093_HB1533
LRB093 06667 MKM 06801 b
1 AN ACT concerning property.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5 1121.1 as follows:
6 (55 ILCS 5/5-1121.1 new)
7 Sec. 5-1121.1. Permit system for unoccupied and
8 unimproved buildings. The county board of any county may (i)
9 develop a permit system, including reasonable fees, for the
10 purpose of tracking and limiting the amount of time a
11 building remains unoccupied and unimproved and (ii) impose an
12 appropriate remedy if the property remains unoccupied and
13 unimproved for an unreasonable amount of time, as determined
14 in advance by the county board, and poses a threat to the
15 public health, safety, or welfare.