97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5339

 

Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. Karen May

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 5/15-1707 new

    Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, if foreclosure proceedings for a residential building have been commenced, it is the responsibility of the mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lien holder instituting the proceedings to take adequate steps to prevent frozen pipes and to take reasonable steps to secure the property and protect it against loss or damage due to acts of God or the conduct of third parties. Effective immediately.


LRB097 18900 AJO 64138 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB5339LRB097 18900 AJO 64138 b

1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding
5Section 15-1707 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/15-1707 new)
7    Sec. 15-1707. Foreclosures; maintaining property. If
8foreclosure proceedings for a residential building have been
9commenced, it is the responsibility of the mortgagee, judgment
10creditor, or other lien holder instituting the proceedings to
11take adequate steps to prevent frozen pipes and to take
12reasonable steps to secure the property and protect it against
13loss or damage due to acts of God or the conduct of third
14parties.
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.