(735 ILCS 5/15-1402) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1402)
Sec. 15-1402.
Consent Foreclosure.
(a) No Objection. In a
foreclosure, the court shall enter a judgment satisfying the mortgage
indebtedness by vesting absolute title to the mortgaged real estate in the
mortgagee free and clear of all claims, liens (except liens of the United
States of America which cannot be foreclosed without judicial sale) and
interest of the mortgagor, including all rights of reinstatement and
redemption, and of all rights of all other persons made parties in the
foreclosure whose interests are subordinate to that of the mortgagee and
all nonrecord claimants given notice in accordance with paragraph (2) of
subsection (c) of Section
15-1502 if at any time before sale:
(1) the mortgagee offers, in connection with such a |
| judgment, to waive any and all rights to a personal judgment for deficiency against the mortgagor and against all other persons liable for the indebtedness or other obligations secured by the mortgage;
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(2) such offer is made either in the foreclosure
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| complaint or by motion upon notice to all parties not in default;
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(3) all mortgagors who then have an interest in the
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| mortgaged real estate, by answer to the complaint, response to the motion or stipulation filed with the court expressly consent to the entry of such judgment;
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(4) no other party, by answer or by response to the
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| motion or stipulation, within the time allowed for such answer or response, objects to the entry of such judgment; and
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(5) upon notice to all parties who have not
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| previously been found in default for failure to appear, answer or otherwise plead.
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(b) Objection. If any party other than a mortgagor who
then has an interest in the mortgaged real estate objects to the entry
of such judgment by consent, the court, after hearing, shall enter an order
providing either:
(1) that for good cause shown, the judgment by
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| consent shall not be allowed; or
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(2) that, good cause not having been shown by the
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| objecting party and the objecting party not having agreed to pay the amount required to redeem in accordance with subsection (d) of Section 15-1603, title to the mortgaged real estate be vested in the mortgagee as requested by the mortgagee and consented to by the mortgagor; or
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(3) determining the amount required to redeem in
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| accordance with subsection (d) of Section 15-1603, finding that the objecting party (or, if more than one party so objects, the objecting party who has the least priority) has agreed to pay such amount and additional interest under the mortgage accrued to the date of payment within 30 days after entry of the order, and declaring that upon payment of such amount within 30 days title to the mortgaged real estate shall be vested in such objecting party. Title so vested shall be free and clear of all claims, liens (except liens of the United States of America which cannot be foreclosed without judicial sale) and interest of the mortgagor and of all rights of other persons made parties in the foreclosure whose interests are subordinate to the interest of the mortgagee and all nonrecord claimants given notice in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section 15-1502. If any objecting party subject to such an order has not paid the amount required to redeem in accordance with that order within the 30-day period, the court (i) shall order that such title to the mortgaged real estate shall vest in the objecting party next higher in priority (and successively with respect to each other objecting party in increasing order of such party's priority), if any, upon that party's agreeing to pay within 30 days after the entry of such further order, such amount as specified in the original order plus additional interest under the terms of the mortgage accrued to the date of payment, provided that such party pays such amount within the 30-day period, and (ii) may order that the non-paying objecting party pay costs, interest accrued between the start of the preceding 30-day period and the later of the date another objecting party makes the payment, if applicable, or the date such period expired, and the reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by all other parties on account of that party's objection.
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(c) Judgment. Any judgment entered pursuant to Section 15-1402 shall
recite the mortgagee's waiver of rights to a personal judgment for
deficiency and shall bar the mortgagee from obtaining such a deficiency
judgment against the mortgagor or any other person liable for the
indebtedness or other obligations secured by the mortgage.
(Source: P.A. 86-974.)
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(735 ILCS 5/15-1501) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1501)
Sec. 15-1501. Parties.
(a) Necessary Parties. For the purposes of
Section 2-405 of the Code of Civil Procedure, only (i) the mortgagor and (ii)
other
persons (but not guarantors)
who owe payment of indebtedness or the performance of other
obligations secured by the mortgage and against whom personal liability is
asserted shall be necessary parties defendant in
a foreclosure. The court may proceed to adjudicate their respective
interests, but any disposition of the mortgaged real estate shall be
subject to (i) the interests of all other persons not made a party or (ii)
interests in the mortgaged real estate not otherwise barred or
terminated in the foreclosure.
(b) Permissible Parties. Any party may join as a party any other
person, although such person is not a necessary party, including, without
limitation, the following:
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(2) A mortgagor's spouse who has waived the right of
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(3) A trustee holding an interest in the mortgaged
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| real estate or a beneficiary of such trust;
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(4) The owner or holder of a note secured by a trust
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(5) Guarantors, provided that in a foreclosure any
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| such guarantor also may be joined as a party in a separate count in an action on such guarantor's guaranty;
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(6) The State of Illinois or any political
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| subdivision thereof, where a foreclosure involves real estate upon which the State or such subdivision has an interest or claim for lien, in which case "An Act in relation to immunity for the State of Illinois", approved December 10, 1971, as amended, shall not be effective;
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(7) The United States of America or any agency or
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| department thereof where a foreclosure involves real estate upon which the United States of America or such agency or department has an interest or a claim for lien;
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(8) Any assignee of leases or rents relating to the
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(9) Any person who may have a lien under the
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(10) Any other mortgagee or claimant.
(c) Unknown Owners. Any unknown owner may be made a party in accordance
with Section 2-413 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(d) Right to Become Party. Any person who has or claims an interest in
real estate which is the subject of a foreclosure or an interest in any
debt secured by the mortgage shall have an unconditional
right to appear and become a party in such foreclosure in accordance with
subsection (e) of Section 15-1501, provided, that neither such
appearance by a lessee
whose interest in the real estate is subordinate to the interest being
foreclosed, nor the act of making such lessee a party,
shall result in the termination of the lessee's lease unless the
termination of the lease or lessee's interest in the mortgaged real estate is
specifically
ordered by the court in the judgment of foreclosure.
(e) Time of Intervention.
(1) Of Right. A person not a party, other than a
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| nonrecord claimant given notice in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section 15-1502, who has or claims an interest in the mortgaged real estate may appear and become a party at any time prior to the entry of judgment of foreclosure. A nonrecord claimant given such notice may appear and become a party at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the entry of a judgment of foreclosure or (ii) 30 days after such notice is given.
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(2) In Court's Discretion. After the right to
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| intervene expires and prior to the sale in accordance with the judgment, the court may permit a person who has or claims an interest in the mortgaged real estate to appear and become a party on such terms as the court may deem just.
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(3) Later Right. After the sale of the mortgaged
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| real estate in accordance with a judgment of foreclosure and prior to the entry of an order confirming the sale, a person who has or claims an interest in the mortgaged real estate, may appear and become a party, on such terms as the court may deem just, for the sole purpose of claiming an interest in the proceeds of sale. Any such party shall be deemed a party from the commencement of the foreclosure, and the interest of such party in the real estate shall be subject to all orders and judgments entered in the foreclosure.
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(4) Termination of Interest. Except as provided in
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| Section 15-1501(d), the interest of any person who is allowed to appear and become a party shall be terminated, and the interest of such party in the real estate shall attach to the proceeds of sale.
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(f) Separate Actions. Any mortgagee or claimant, other than the
mortgagee who commences a foreclosure, whose interest in the mortgaged real
estate is recorded prior to the filing of a notice of foreclosure in
accordance with this Article but who is not made a party to such
foreclosure, shall not be barred from filing a separate foreclosure (i) as
an intervening defendant or counterclaimant in accordance with subsections
(d) and (e) of Section
15-1501 if a judgment of foreclosure has not been entered
in the original foreclosure or (ii) in a new foreclosure subsequent to the
entry of a judgment of foreclosure in the original foreclosure.
(g) Service on the State of Illinois. When making the State of
Illinois a party to a foreclosure, summons may be served by sending, by
registered or certified mail, a copy of the summons and the complaint to
the Attorney General. The complaint shall set forth with particularity the
nature of the interest or lien of the State of Illinois. If such interest
or lien appears in a recorded instrument, the complaint must state the
document number of the instrument and the office wherein it was recorded.
(h) Special Representatives. With respect to the property that is the subject of the action, the court is not required to appoint a special representative for a deceased mortgagor for the purpose of defending the action, if there is a:
(1) living person, persons, or entity that holds a
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| 100% interest in the property, by virtue of being the deceased mortgagor's surviving joint tenant or surviving tenant by the entirety;
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(2) beneficiary under a transfer on death instrument
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(3) person, persons, or entity that was conveyed
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| title to the property by the deceased mortgagor prior to death;
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(4) person, persons, or entity that was conveyed
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| title to the property from the deceased mortgagor's probate estate by the administrator or executor; or
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(5) trust that was conveyed title to the property by:
(A) the deceased mortgagor prior to death; or
(B) any other person, persons, or entity that is
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In no event may a deficiency judgment be sought or entered in the foreclosure case pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 15-1508 against a deceased mortgagor.
(Source: P.A. 98-514, eff. 11-19-13; 99-24, eff. 1-1-16.)
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(735 ILCS 5/15-1504) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1504)
Sec. 15-1504. Pleadings and service.
(a) Form of Complaint. A foreclosure complaint
may be in substantially the following form:
(1) Plaintiff files this complaint to foreclose the |
| mortgage (or other conveyance in the nature of a mortgage) (hereinafter called "mortgage") hereinafter described and joins the following person as defendants: (here insert names of all defendants).
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(2) Attached as Exhibit "A" is a copy of the mortgage
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| and as Exhibit "B" is a copy of the note secured thereby.
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(3) Information concerning mortgage:
(A) Nature of instrument: (here insert whether a
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| mortgage, trust deed or other instrument in the nature of a mortgage, etc.)
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(B) Date of mortgage:
(C) Name of mortgagor:
(D) Name of mortgagee:
(E) Date and place of recording:
(F) Identification of recording: (here insert
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(G) Interest subject to the mortgage: (here
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| insert whether fee simple, estate for years, undivided interest, etc.)
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(H) Amount of original indebtedness, including
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| subsequent advances made under the mortgage:
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(I) Both the legal description of the mortgaged
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| real estate and the common address or other information sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty:
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(J) Statement as to defaults, including, but not
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| necessarily limited to, date of default, current unpaid principal balance, per diem interest accruing, and any further information concerning the default:
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(K) Name of present owner of the real estate:
(L) Names of other persons who are joined as
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| defendants and whose interest in or lien on the mortgaged real estate is sought to be terminated:
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(M) Names of defendants claimed to be personally
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| liable for deficiency, if any:
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(N) Capacity in which plaintiff brings this
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| foreclosure (here indicate whether plaintiff is the legal holder of the indebtedness, a pledgee, an agent, the trustee under a trust deed or otherwise, as appropriate):
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(O) Facts in support of redemption period shorter
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| than the longer of (i) 7 months from the date the mortgagor or, if more than one, all the mortgagors (I) have been served with summons or by publication or (II) have otherwise submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, or (ii) 3 months from the entry of the judgment of foreclosure, if sought (here indicate whether based upon the real estate not being residential or real estate value less than 90% of amount owed, etc.):
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(P) Statement that the right of redemption has
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| been waived by all owners of redemption, if applicable:
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(Q) Facts in support of request for attorneys'
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| fees and of costs and expenses, if applicable:
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(R) Facts in support of a request for appointment
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| of mortgagee in possession or for appointment of receiver, and identity of such receiver, if sought:
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(S) Offer to mortgagor in accordance with Section
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| 15-1402 to accept title to the real estate in satisfaction of all indebtedness and obligations secured by the mortgage without judicial sale, if sought:
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(T) Name or names of defendants whose right to
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| possess the mortgaged real estate, after the confirmation of a foreclosure sale, is sought to be terminated and, if not elsewhere stated, the facts in support thereof:
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REQUEST FOR RELIEF
Plaintiff requests:
(i) A judgment of foreclosure and sale.
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(iii) A personal judgment for a deficiency, if sought.
(iv) An order granting possession, if sought.
(v) An order placing the mortgagee in possession or
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(vi) A judgment for attorneys' fees, costs and
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(b) Required Information. A foreclosure complaint need contain only such
statements and requests called for by the form set forth in subsection (a) of
Section
15-1504 as may be appropriate for the relief sought. Such complaint may
be filed as a counterclaim, may be joined with other counts or may include
in the same count additional matters or a request for any additional
relief permitted by Article
II of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(c) Allegations. The statements contained in a complaint in the form
set forth in subsection (a) of Section 15-1504 are deemed and construed to include
allegations as follows:
(1) that, on the date indicated, the obligor of the
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| indebtedness or other obligations secured by the mortgage was justly indebted in the amount of the indicated original indebtedness to the original mortgagee or payee of the mortgage note;
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(2) that the exhibits attached are true and correct
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| copies of the mortgage and note and are incorporated and made a part of the complaint by express reference;
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(3) that the mortgagor was at the date indicated an
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| owner of the interest in the real estate described in the complaint and that as of that date made, executed and delivered the mortgage as security for the note or other obligations;
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(4) that the mortgage was recorded in the county in
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| which the mortgaged real estate is located, on the date indicated, in the book and page or as the document number indicated;
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(5) that defaults occurred as indicated;
(6) that at the time of the filing of the complaint
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| the persons named as present owners are the owners of the indicated interests in and to the real estate described;
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(7) that the mortgage constitutes a valid, prior and
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| paramount lien upon the indicated interest in the mortgaged real estate, which lien is prior and superior to the right, title, interest, claim or lien of all parties and nonrecord claimants whose interests in the mortgaged real estate are sought to be terminated;
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(8) that by reason of the defaults alleged, if the
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| indebtedness has not matured by its terms, the same has become due by the exercise, by the plaintiff or other persons having such power, of a right or power to declare immediately due and payable the whole of all indebtedness secured by the mortgage;
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(9) that any and all notices of default or election
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| to declare the indebtedness due and payable or other notices required to be given have been duly and properly given;
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(10) that any and all periods of grace or other
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| period of time allowed for the performance of the covenants or conditions claimed to be breached or for the curing of any breaches have expired;
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(11) that the amounts indicated in the statement in
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| the complaint are correctly stated and if such statement indicates any advances made or to be made by the plaintiff or owner of the mortgage indebtedness, that such advances were, in fact, made or will be required to be made, and under and by virtue of the mortgage the same constitute additional indebtedness secured by the mortgage; and
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(12) that, upon confirmation of the sale, the holder
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| of the certificate of sale or deed issued pursuant to that certificate or, if no certificate or deed was issued, the purchaser at the sale will be entitled to full possession of the mortgaged real estate against the parties named in clause (T) of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 15-1504 or elsewhere to the same effect; the omission of any party indicates that plaintiff will not seek a possessory order in the order confirming sale unless the request is subsequently made under subsection (h) of Section 15-1701 or by separate action under Article 9 of this Code.
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(d) Request for Fees and Costs. A statement in the complaint that
plaintiff seeks the inclusion of attorneys' fees and of costs and expenses
shall be deemed and construed to include allegations that:
(1) plaintiff has been compelled to employ and retain
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| attorneys to prepare and file the complaint and to represent and advise the plaintiff in the foreclosure of the mortgage and the plaintiff will thereby become liable for the usual, reasonable and customary fees of the attorneys in that behalf;
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(2) the plaintiff has been compelled to advance or
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| will be compelled to advance, various sums of money in payment of costs, fees, expenses and disbursements incurred in connection with the foreclosure, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, filing fees, stenographer's fees, witness fees, costs of publication, costs of procuring and preparing documentary evidence and costs of procuring abstracts of title, Torrens certificates, foreclosure minutes and a title insurance policy;
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(3) under the terms of the mortgage, all such
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| advances, costs, attorneys' fees and other fees, expenses and disbursements are made a lien upon the mortgaged real estate and the plaintiff is entitled to recover all such advances, costs, attorneys' fees, expenses and disbursements, together with interest on all advances at the rate provided in the mortgage, or, if no rate is provided therein, at the statutory judgment rate, from the date on which such advances are made;
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(4) in order to protect the lien of the mortgage, it
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| may become necessary for plaintiff to pay taxes and assessments which have been or may be levied upon the mortgaged real estate;
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(5) in order to protect and preserve the mortgaged
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| real estate, it may also become necessary for the plaintiff to pay liability (protecting mortgagor and mortgagee), fire and other hazard insurance premiums on the mortgaged real estate, make such repairs to the mortgaged real estate as may reasonably be deemed necessary for the proper preservation thereof, advance for costs to inspect the mortgaged real estate or to appraise it, or both, and advance for premiums for pre-existing private or governmental mortgage insurance to the extent required after a foreclosure is commenced in order to keep such insurance in force; and
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(6) under the terms of the mortgage, any money so
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| paid or expended will become an additional indebtedness secured by the mortgage and will bear interest from the date such monies are advanced at the rate provided in the mortgage, or, if no rate is provided, at the statutory judgment rate.
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(e) Request for Foreclosure. The request for foreclosure is deemed and
construed to mean that the plaintiff requests that:
(1) an accounting may be taken under the direction of
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| the court of the amounts due and owing to the plaintiff;
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(2) the defendants be ordered to pay to the plaintiff
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| before expiration of any redemption period (or, if no redemption period, before a short date fixed by the court) whatever sums may appear to be due upon the taking of such account, together with attorneys' fees and costs of the proceedings (to the extent provided in the mortgage or by law);
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(3) in default of such payment in accordance with the
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| judgment, the mortgaged real estate be sold as directed by the court, to satisfy the amount due to the plaintiff as set forth in the judgment, together with the interest thereon at the statutory judgment rate from the date of the judgment;
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(4) in the event the plaintiff is a purchaser of the
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| mortgaged real estate at such sale, the plaintiff may offset against the purchase price of such real estate the amounts due under the judgment of foreclosure and order confirming the sale;
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(5) in the event of such sale and the failure of any
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| person entitled thereto to redeem prior to such sale pursuant to this Article, the defendants made parties to the foreclosure in accordance with this Article, and all nonrecord claimants given notice of the foreclosure in accordance with this Article, and all persons claiming by, through or under them, and each and any and all of them, may be forever barred and foreclosed of any right, title, interest, claim, lien, or right to redeem in and to the mortgaged real estate; and
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(6) if no redemption is made prior to such sale, a
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| deed may be issued to the purchaser thereat according to law and such purchaser be let into possession of the mortgaged real estate in accordance with Part 17 of this Article.
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(f) Request for Deficiency Judgment. A request for a personal judgment
for a deficiency in a foreclosure complaint if the sale of the mortgaged
real estate fails to produce a sufficient amount to pay the amount found
due, the plaintiff may have a personal judgment against any party in the
foreclosure indicated as being personally liable therefor and the enforcement
thereof be had as provided by law.
(g) Request for Possession or Receiver. A request for possession or appointment
of a receiver has the meaning as stated in subsection (b) of Section 15-1706.
(h) Answers by Parties. Any party
may assert its interest by counterclaim and such counterclaim may at the
option of that party stand in lieu of answer to the complaint for
foreclosure and all counter complaints previously or thereafter filed
in the foreclosure. Any such counterclaim shall be deemed to constitute a
statement that the counter claimant does not have sufficient knowledge to
form a belief as to the truth or falsity of the
allegations of the complaint and all other counterclaims, except
to the extent that the counterclaim admits or specifically denies such
allegations.
(Source: P.A. 97-1164, eff. 6-1-13.)
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(735 ILCS 5/15-1504.1) Sec. 15-1504.1. Filing fee for Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund, Foreclosure Prevention Program Graduated Fund, and Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. (a) Fee paid by all plaintiffs with respect to residential real estate. With respect to residential real estate, at the time of the filing of a foreclosure complaint, the plaintiff shall pay to the clerk of the court in which the foreclosure complaint is filed a fee of $50 for deposit into the Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund, a special
fund created in the State treasury. The clerk shall remit the fee collected pursuant to this subsection (a) to the State Treasurer to be expended for the purposes set forth in Section 7.30 of the Illinois Housing Development Act. All fees paid by plaintiffs to the clerk of the court as provided in this subsection (a) shall be disbursed within 60 days after receipt by the clerk of the court as follows: (i) 98% to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund, and (ii) 2% to the clerk of the court to be retained by the clerk for deposit into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund to defray administrative expenses related to implementation of this subsection (a). Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund into any other fund of the State. (a-5) Additional fee paid by plaintiffs with respect to residential real estate. (1) Until January 1, 2023, with respect to |
| residential real estate, at the time of the filing of a foreclosure complaint and in addition to the fee set forth in subsection (a) of this Section, the plaintiff shall pay to the clerk of the court in which the foreclosure complaint is filed a fee for the Foreclosure Prevention Program Graduated Fund and the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund as follows:
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(A) The fee shall be $500 if:
(i) the plaintiff, together with its
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| affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing category and is filing the complaint on its own behalf as the holder of the indebtedness; or
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(ii) the plaintiff, together with its
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| affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing category and is filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing category; or
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(iii) the plaintiff is not a depository
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| institution and is filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing category.
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(B) The fee shall be $250 if:
(i) the plaintiff, together with its
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| affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the second tier foreclosure filing category and is filing the complaint on its own behalf as the holder of the indebtedness; or
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(ii) the plaintiff, together with its
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| affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the first or second tier foreclosure filing category and is filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the second tier foreclosure filing category; or
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(iii) the plaintiff, together with its
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| affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the second tier foreclosure filing category and is filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing category; or
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(iv) the plaintiff is not a depository
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| institution and is filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the second tier foreclosure filing category.
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(C) The fee shall be $50 if:
(i) the plaintiff, together with its
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| affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the third tier foreclosure filing category and is filing the complaint on its own behalf as the holder of the indebtedness; or
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(ii) the plaintiff, together with its
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| affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the first, second, or third tier foreclosure filing category and is filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the third tier foreclosure filing category; or
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(iii) the plaintiff, together with its
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| affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the third tier foreclosure filing category and is filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing category; or
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(iv) the plaintiff, together with its
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| affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the third tier foreclosure filing category and is filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the second tier foreclosure filing category; or
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(v) the plaintiff is not a depository
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| institution and is filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the third tier foreclosure filing category.
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(2) The clerk shall remit the fee collected pursuant
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| to paragraph (1) of this subsection (a-5) to the State Treasurer to be expended for the purposes set forth in Sections 7.30 and 7.31 of the Illinois Housing Development Act and for administrative expenses. All fees paid by plaintiffs to the clerk of the court as provided in paragraph (1) shall be disbursed within 60 days after receipt by the clerk of the court as follows:
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(A) 28% to the State Treasurer for
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(B) 70% to the State Treasurer for deposit
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| into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund; and
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(C) 2% to the clerk of the court to be
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| retained by the clerk for deposit into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund to defray administrative expenses related to implementation of this subsection (a-5).
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(3) Until January 1, 2023, with respect to
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| residential real estate, at the time of the filing of a foreclosure complaint, the plaintiff or plaintiff's representative shall file a verified statement that states which additional fee is due under paragraph (1) of this subsection (a-5), unless the court has established another process for a plaintiff or plaintiff's representative to certify which additional fee is due under paragraph (1) of this subsection (a-5).
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(4) If a plaintiff fails to provide the clerk of the
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(5) This subsection (a-5) is inoperative on and after
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(b) Not later than March 1 of each year, the clerk of the court shall submit to the Illinois Housing Development Authority a report of the funds collected and remitted pursuant to this Section during the preceding year.
(c) As used in this Section:
"Affiliate" means any company that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another company.
"Approved counseling agency" and "approved housing counseling" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 7.30 of the Illinois Housing Development Act.
"Depository institution" means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union chartered, organized, or holding a certificate of authority to do business under the laws of this State, another state, or the United States.
"First tier foreclosure filing category" is a classification that only applies to a plaintiff that has filed 175 or more foreclosure complaints on residential real estate located in Illinois during the calendar year immediately preceding the date of the filing of the subject foreclosure complaint.
"Second tier foreclosure filing category" is a classification that only applies to a plaintiff that has filed at least 50, but no more than 174, foreclosure complaints on residential real estate located in Illinois during the calendar year immediately preceding the date of the filing of the subject foreclosure complaint.
"Third tier foreclosure filing category" is a classification that only applies to a plaintiff that has filed no more than 49 foreclosure complaints on residential real estate located in Illinois during the calendar year immediately preceding the date of the filing of the subject foreclosure complaint.
(d) In no instance shall the fee set forth in subsection (a-5) be assessed for any foreclosure complaint filed before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund into any other fund of the State.
(Source: P.A. 100-407, eff. 8-25-17; 101-10, eff. 6-5-19.)
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(735 ILCS 5/15-1505.8) Sec. 15-1505.8. Expedited judgment and sale procedure for abandoned residential property. (a) Upon motion and notice, the mortgagee may elect to utilize the expedited judgment and sale procedure for abandoned residential property stated in this Section to obtain a judgment of foreclosure pursuant to Section 15-1506. The motion to expedite the judgment and sale may be combined with or made part of the motion requesting a judgment of foreclosure. The notice of the motion to expedite the judgment and sale shall be sent by first-class mail to the last known address of the mortgagor, and the notice required by paragraph (1) of subsection (l) of this Section shall be posted at the property address. (b) The motion requesting an expedited judgment of foreclosure and sale may be filed by the mortgagee at the time the foreclosure complaint is filed or any time thereafter, and shall set forth the facts demonstrating that the mortgaged real estate is abandoned residential real estate under Section 15-1200.5 and shall be supported by affidavit. (c) If a motion for an expedited judgment and sale is filed at the time the foreclosure complaint is filed or before the period to answer the foreclosure complaint has expired, the motion shall be heard by the court no earlier than before the period to answer the foreclosure complaint has expired and no later than 21 days after the period to answer the foreclosure complaint has expired. (d) If a motion for an expedited judgment and sale is filed after the period to answer the foreclosure complaint has expired, the motion shall be heard no later than 21 days after the motion is filed. (e) The hearing shall be given priority by the court and shall be scheduled to be heard within the applicable time period set forth in subsection (c) or (d) of this Section. (f) Subject to subsection (g), at the hearing on the motion requesting an expedited judgment and sale, if the court finds that the mortgaged real estate is abandoned residential property, the court shall grant the motion and immediately proceed to a trial of the foreclosure. A judgment of foreclosure under this Section shall include the matters identified in Section 15-1506. (g) The court may not grant the motion requesting an expedited judgment and sale if the mortgagor, an unknown owner, or a lawful occupant appears in the action in any manner before or at the hearing and objects to a finding of abandonment. (h) The court shall vacate an order issued pursuant to subsection (f) of this Section if the mortgagor or a lawful occupant appears in the action at any time prior to the court issuing an order confirming the sale pursuant to subsection (b-3) of Section 15-1508 and presents evidence establishing to the satisfaction of the court that the mortgagor or lawful occupant has not abandoned the mortgaged real estate. (i) The reinstatement period and redemption period for the abandoned residential property shall end in accordance with paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Section 15-1603, and the abandoned residential property shall be sold at the earliest practicable time at a sale as provided in this Article. (j) The mortgagee or its agent may enter, secure, and maintain abandoned residential property subject to subsection (e-5) of Section 21-3 of the Criminal Code of 2012. (k) Personal property. (1) Upon confirmation of the sale held pursuant to |
| Section 15-1507, any personal property remaining in or upon the abandoned residential property shall be deemed to have been abandoned by the owner of such personal property and may be disposed of or donated by the holder of the certificate of sale (or, if none, by the purchaser at the sale). In the event of donation of any such personal property, the holder of the certificate of sale (or, if none, the purchaser at the sale) may transfer such donated property with a bill of sale. No mortgagee or its successors or assigns, holder of a certificate of sale, or purchaser at the sale shall be liable for any such disposal or donation of personal property.
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(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection
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(l) Notices to be posted at property address.
(1) The notice set out in this paragraph (1) of this
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"NOTICE TO ANY TENANT
OR OTHER LAWFUL OCCUPANT OF THIS PROPERTY
A lawsuit has been filed to foreclose on this property, and the party asking to foreclose on this property has asked a judge to find that THIS PROPERTY IS ABANDONED.
The judge will be holding a hearing to decide whether this property is ABANDONED.
IF YOU LAWFULLY OCCUPY ANY PART OF THIS PROPERTY, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO GO TO THIS HEARING and explain to the judge how you are a lawful occupant of this property.
If the judge is satisfied that you are a LAWFUL OCCUPANT of this property, the court will find that this property is NOT ABANDONED.
This hearing will be held in the courthouse at the following address, date, and time:
Court name:...................................................
Court address:................................................
Court room number where hearing will be held:.................
(There should be a person in this room called a CLERK who can help you. Make sure you know THIS PROPERTY'S ADDRESS.)
Date of hearing:..............................................
Time of hearing:..............................................
MORE INFORMATION
Name of lawsuit:..............................................
Number of lawsuit:............................................
Address of this property:.....................................
IMPORTANT
This is NOT a notice to vacate the premises. You may wish to contact a lawyer or your local legal aid or housing counseling agency to discuss any rights that you may have.
WARNING
INTENTIONAL REMOVAL OF THIS NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE AND TIME STATED IN THIS NOTICE IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a).
NO TRESPASSING
KNOWINGLY ENTERING THIS PROPERTY WITHOUT LAWFUL AUTHORITY IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a).".
(2) The notice set out in this paragraph (2) of this |
| subsection (l) shall be conspicuously posted at the property address at least 14 days before the hearing to confirm the sale of the abandoned residential property and shall be in boldface, in at least 12 point type, and in substantially the following form:
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"NOTICE TO ANY TENANT
OR OTHER LAWFUL OCCUPANT OF THIS PROPERTY
A lawsuit has been filed to foreclose on this property, and the judge has found that THIS PROPERTY IS ABANDONED. As a result, THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN OR WILL BE SOLD.
HOWEVER, there still must be a hearing for the judge to approve the sale. The judge will NOT APPROVE this sale if the judge finds that any person lawfully occupies any part of this property.
IF YOU LAWFULLY OCCUPY ANY PART OF THIS PROPERTY, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO GO TO THIS HEARING and explain to the judge how you are a lawful occupant of this property. You also may appear BEFORE this hearing and explain to the judge how you are a lawful occupant of this property.
If the judge is satisfied that you are a LAWFUL OCCUPANT of this property, the court will find that this property is NOT ABANDONED, and there will be no sale of the property at this time.
This hearing will be held in the courthouse at the following address, date, and time:
Court name:...................................................
Court address:................................................
Court room number where hearing will be held:.................
(There should be a person in this room called a CLERK who can help you. Make sure you know THIS PROPERTY'S ADDRESS.)
Date of hearing:..............................................
Time of hearing:..............................................
MORE INFORMATION
Name of lawsuit:..............................................
Number of lawsuit:............................................
Address of this property:.....................................
IMPORTANT
This is NOT a notice to vacate the premises. You may wish to contact a lawyer or your local legal aid or housing counseling agency to discuss any rights that you may have.
WARNING
INTENTIONAL REMOVAL OF THIS NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE AND TIME STATED IN THIS NOTICE IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a).
NO TRESPASSING
KNOWINGLY ENTERING THIS PROPERTY WITHOUT LAWFUL AUTHORITY IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a)."
(Source: P.A. 97-1164, eff. 6-1-13; 98-20, eff. 6-11-13.) |