(65 ILCS 5/11-31.1-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-31.1-8)
Sec. 11-31.1-8. Eviction - Rights of the occupants. No action for eviction, abatement of a nuisance, or other similar proceeding shall be threatened or instituted
against an occupant of a dwelling solely because such occupant agrees to
testify or testifies at a code violation hearing.
(Source: P.A. 100-173, eff. 1-1-18 .)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-31.1-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-31.1-9)
Sec. 11-31.1-9.
Defenses to code violations.
It shall be a defense to a code violation charged under this Division if
the owner, his attorney, or any other agent or representative proves to the
hearing officer's satisfaction that:
(a) The code violation alleged in the notice does not in fact exist, or
at the time of the hearing the violation has been remedied or removed;
(b) The code violation has been caused by the current property occupants
and that in spite of reasonable attempts by the owner to maintain the
dwelling free of such violations, the current occupants continue to cause
the violations;
(c) An occupant or resident of the dwelling has refused entry to the
owner or his agent to all or a part of the dwelling for the purpose of
correcting the code violation.
(Source: P.A. 89-372, eff. 1-1-96.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-31.1-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-31.1-10)
Sec. 11-31.1-10.
Findings, decision, order.
At the conclusion of the hearing the hearing officer shall make a
determination on the basis of the evidence presented at the hearing whether
or not a code violation exists. The determination shall be in writing and
shall be designated as findings, decision and order. The findings,
decision and order shall include the hearing officer's findings of fact, a
decision whether or not a code violation exists based upon the findings of
fact, and an order, ordering the owner to correct the violation or
dismissing the case, in the event a violation is not proved. If a code
violation is proved, the order may also impose the sanctions that are
provided in the code for the violation proved. A copy of the findings,
decision, and order shall be served on the owner within 5 days after they
are issued; service shall be in the same manner as the report form and
summons are served pursuant to Section 11-31.1-4. Payment of any penalty or
fine and the disposition of fine money shall be in the same manner as set
forth in the code, unless the corporate authorities adopting this Division
provide otherwise.
(Source: P.A. 86-1039.)
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