Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz

Filed: 3/22/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5257

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5257, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
6changing Section 9-2-4.5 as follows:
 
7    (65 ILCS 5/9-2-4.5)
8    Sec. 9-2-4.5. Special assessment for payment of costs
9associated with certain ordinance violations.
10    (a) For purposes of this Section, "Code" means any
11municipal ordinance that requires, after notice, the cutting of
12grass, trees, bushes, and weeds, the removal of garbage and
13debris, the removal of inoperable motor vehicles, and rodent
14and vermin abatement.
15    (b) In addition to any other method authorized by law, if
16(i) a property owner is cited with a Code violation, (ii)

 

 

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1non-compliance is found upon reinspection of the property after
2the due date for compliance with an order to correct the Code
3violation or with an order for abatement, (iii) costs for
4services rendered by the municipality to correct the Code
5violation remain unpaid at the point in time that they would
6become a debt due and owing the municipality, as provided in
7Division 31.1 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code, and
8(iv) a lien has been filed of record by the municipality in the
9office of the recorder in the county in which the property is
10located, then those costs may be collected as a special
11assessment on the property under this Division. Upon payment of
12the costs by the owner of record or persons interested in the
13property, the lien shall be released by the municipality and
14the release shall be filed of record in the same manner as the
15filing of notice of the lien.
16(Source: P.A. 93-993, eff. 1-1-05.)".