Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

Filed: 11/29/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 16

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 16, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Housing Development Act is amended
6by changing Sections 7.30 and 7.31 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 3805/7.30)
8    Sec. 7.30. Foreclosure Prevention Program.
9    (a) The Authority shall establish and administer a
10Foreclosure Prevention Program. The Authority shall use moneys
11in the Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund, and any other funds
12appropriated for this purpose, to make grants to (i) approved
13counseling agencies for approved housing counseling and (ii)
14approved community-based organizations for approved
15foreclosure prevention outreach programs. The Authority shall
16promulgate rules to implement this Program and may adopt

 

 

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1emergency rules as soon as practicable to begin implementation
2of the Program.
3    (b) Subject to appropriation, the Authority shall make
4grants from the Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund derived
5from fees paid as specified in subsection (a) of Section
615-1504.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure as follows:
7        (1) 25% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
8    grants to approved counseling agencies that provide
9    services in Illinois outside of the City of Chicago. Grants
10    shall be based upon the number of foreclosures filed in an
11    approved counseling agency's service area, the capacity of
12    the agency to provide foreclosure counseling services, and
13    any other factors that the Authority deems appropriate.
14        (2) 25% of the moneys in the Fund shall be distributed
15    to the City of Chicago to make grants to approved
16    counseling agencies located within the City of Chicago for
17    approved housing counseling or to support foreclosure
18    prevention counseling programs administered by the City of
19    Chicago.
20        (3) 25% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
21    grants to approved community-based organizations located
22    outside of the City of Chicago for approved foreclosure
23    prevention outreach programs.
24        (4) 25% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
25    grants to approved community-based organizations located
26    within the City of Chicago for approved foreclosure

 

 

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1    prevention outreach programs, with priority given to
2    programs that provide door-to-door outreach.
3    (b-1) Subject to appropriation, the Authority shall make
4grants from the Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund derived
5from fees paid as specified in paragraph (1) of subsection
6(a-5) of Section 15-1504.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as
7follows:
8        (1) 30% shall be used to make grants for approved
9    housing counseling in Cook County outside of the City of
10    Chicago;
11        (2) 25% shall be used to make grants for approved
12    housing counseling in the City of Chicago;
13        (3) 30% shall be used to make grants for approved
14    housing counseling in DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will
15    Counties; and
16        (4) 15% shall be used to make grants for approved
17    housing counseling in Illinois in counties other than Cook,
18    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties provided
19    that grants to provide approved housing counseling to
20    borrowers residing within these counties shall be based (i)
21    proportionately on the amount of fees paid to the
22    respective clerks of the courts within these counties and
23    (ii) on any other factors that the Authority deems
24    appropriate.
25    (b-5) As used in this Section:
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1not-for-profit entity that provides educational and financial
2information to residents of a community through in-person
3contact. "Approved community-based organization" does not
4include a not-for-profit corporation or other entity or person
5that provides legal representation or advice in a civil
6proceeding or court-sponsored mediation services, or a
7governmental agency.
8    "Approved foreclosure prevention outreach program" means a
9program developed by an approved community-based organization
10that includes in-person contact with residents to provide (i)
11pre-purchase and post-purchase home ownership counseling, (ii)
12education about the foreclosure process and the options of a
13mortgagor in a foreclosure proceeding, and (iii) programs
14developed by an approved community-based organization in
15conjunction with a State or federally chartered financial
16institution.
17    "Approved counseling agency" means a housing counseling
18agency approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
19Development.
20    "Approved housing counseling" means in-person counseling
21provided by a counselor employed by an approved counseling
22agency to all borrowers, or documented telephone counseling
23where a hardship would be imposed on one or more borrowers. A
24hardship shall exist in instances in which the borrower is
25confined to his or her home due to a medical condition, as
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1miles or more from the nearest approved counseling agency. In
2instances of telephone counseling, the borrower must supply all
3necessary documents to the counselor at least 72 hours prior to
4the scheduled telephone counseling session.
5    (c) (Blank). As used in this Section, "approved counseling
6agencies" and "approved housing counseling" have the meanings
7ascribed to those terms in Section 15-1502.5 of the Code of
8Civil Procedure.
9(Source: P.A. 96-1419, eff. 10-1-10.)
 
10    (20 ILCS 3805/7.31)
11    Sec. 7.31. Abandoned Residential Property Municipality
12Relief Program.
13    (a) The Authority shall establish and administer an
14Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Program.
15The Authority shall use moneys in the Abandoned Residential
16Property Municipality Relief Fund, and any other funds
17appropriated for this purpose, to make grants to municipalities
18and to counties to assist with removal costs and securing or
19enclosing costs incurred by the municipality or county for:
20cutting of neglected weeds or grass, trimming of trees or
21bushes, and removal of nuisance bushes or trees; extermination
22of pests or prevention of the ingress of pests; removal of
23garbage, debris, and graffiti; boarding up, closing off, or
24locking windows or entrances or otherwise making the interior
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1part or all of an abandoned residential property's underlying
2parcel with a fence or wall or otherwise making part or all of
3the abandoned residential property's underlying parcel
4inaccessible to the general public; demolition of abandoned
5residential property; and repair or rehabilitation of
6abandoned residential property pursuant to Section 11-20-15.1
7of the Illinois Municipal Code, as approved by the Authority
8under the Program. For purposes of this subsection (a), "pests"
9has the meaning ascribed to that term in subsection (c) of
10Section 11-20-8 of the Illinois Municipal Code. The Authority
11shall promulgate rules for the administration, operation, and
12maintenance of the Program and may adopt emergency rules as
13soon as practicable to begin implementation of the Program.
14    (b) Subject to appropriation, the Authority shall make
15grants from the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality
16Relief Fund derived from fees paid as specified in paragraph
17(1) of subsection (a-5) of Section 15-1504.1 of the Code of
18Civil Procedure as follows:
19        (1) 30% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
20    grants to municipalities other than the City of Chicago in
21    Cook County and to Cook County; 75% of the moneys in the
22    Fund shall be distributed to municipalities, other than the
23    City of Chicago, to assist with removal costs and securing
24    or enclosing costs incurred by the municipality pursuant to
25    Section 11-20-15.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
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1    grants to the City of Chicago; 25% of the moneys in the
2    Fund shall be distributed to the City of Chicago to assist
3    with removal costs and securing or enclosing costs incurred
4    by the municipality pursuant to Section 11-20-15.1 of the
5    Illinois Municipal Code.
6        (3) 30% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
7    grants to municipalities in DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and
8    Will Counties, and to those counties; and
9        (4) 15% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
10    grants to municipalities in Illinois in counties other than
11    Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties, and
12    to counties other than Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
13    and Will Counties. Grants distributed to the
14    municipalities and counties identified in this paragraph
15    (4) shall be based (i) proportionately on the amount of
16    fees paid to the respective clerks of the courts within
17    these counties and (ii) on any other factors that the
18    Authority deems appropriate.
19(Source: P.A. 96-1419, eff. 10-1-10.)
 
20    Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
21changing Section 21-3 as follows:
 
22    (720 ILCS 5/21-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 21-3)
23    Sec. 21-3. Criminal trespass to real property.
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1when he or she:
2        (1) knowingly and without lawful authority enters or
3    remains within or on a building;
4        (2) enters upon the land of another, after receiving,
5    prior to the entry, notice from the owner or occupant that
6    the entry is forbidden;
7        (3) remains upon the land of another, after receiving
8    notice from the owner or occupant to depart;
9        (3.5) presents false documents or falsely represents
10    his or her identity orally to the owner or occupant of a
11    building or land in order to obtain permission from the
12    owner or occupant to enter or remain in the building or on
13    the land; or
14        (3.7) intentionally removes a notice posted on
15    residential real estate as required by subsection (l) of
16    Section 15-1505.8 of Article XV of the Code of Civil
17    Procedure before the date and time set forth in the notice;
18    or
19        (4) enters a field used or capable of being used for
20    growing crops, an enclosed area containing livestock, an
21    agricultural building containing livestock, or an orchard
22    in or on a motor vehicle (including an off-road vehicle,
23    motorcycle, moped, or any other powered two-wheel vehicle)
24    after receiving, prior to the entry, notice from the owner
25    or occupant that the entry is forbidden or remains upon or
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1    occupant to depart.
2    For purposes of item (1) of this subsection, this Section
3shall not apply to being in a building which is open to the
4public while the building is open to the public during its
5normal hours of operation; nor shall this Section apply to a
6person who enters a public building under the reasonable belief
7that the building is still open to the public.
8    (b) A person has received notice from the owner or occupant
9within the meaning of Subsection (a) if he or she has been
10notified personally, either orally or in writing including a
11valid court order as defined by subsection (7) of Section
12112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 granting
13remedy (2) of subsection (b) of Section 112A-14 of that Code,
14or if a printed or written notice forbidding such entry has
15been conspicuously posted or exhibited at the main entrance to
16the land or the forbidden part thereof.
17    (b-5) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b-10), as an
18alternative to the posting of real property as set forth in
19subsection (b), the owner or lessee of any real property may
20post the property by placing identifying purple marks on trees
21or posts around the area to be posted. Each purple mark shall
22be:
23        (1) A vertical line of at least 8 inches in length and
24    the bottom of the mark shall be no less than 3 feet nor
25    more than 5 feet high. Such marks shall be placed no more
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1    person approaching the property; or
2        (2) A post capped or otherwise marked on at least its
3    top 2 inches. The bottom of the cap or mark shall be not
4    less than 3 feet but not more than 5 feet 6 inches high.
5    Posts so marked shall be placed not more than 36 feet apart
6    and shall be readily visible to any person approaching the
7    property. Prior to applying a cap or mark which is visible
8    from both sides of a fence shared by different property
9    owners or lessees, all such owners or lessees shall concur
10    in the decision to post their own property.
11    Nothing in this subsection (b-5) shall be construed to
12authorize the owner or lessee of any real property to place any
13purple marks on any tree or post or to install any post or
14fence if doing so would violate any applicable law, rule,
15ordinance, order, covenant, bylaw, declaration, regulation,
16restriction, contract, or instrument.
17    (b-10) Any owner or lessee who marks his or her real
18property using the method described in subsection (b-5) must
19also provide notice as described in subsection (b) of this
20Section. The public of this State shall be informed of the
21provisions of subsection (b-5) of this Section by the Illinois
22Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Department of
23Natural Resources. These Departments shall conduct an
24information campaign for the general public concerning the
25interpretation and implementation of subsection (b-5). The
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1requirements and the applicability of subsection (b-5)
2including information regarding the size requirements of the
3markings as well as the manner in which the markings shall be
4displayed. The Departments shall also include information
5regarding the requirement that, until the date this subsection
6becomes inoperative, any owner or lessee who chooses to mark
7his or her property using paint, must also comply with one of
8the notice requirements listed in subsection (b). The
9Departments may prepare a brochure or may disseminate the
10information through agency websites. Non-governmental
11organizations including, but not limited to, the Illinois
12Forestry Association, Illinois Tree Farm and the Walnut Council
13may help to disseminate the information regarding the
14requirements and applicability of subsection (b-5) based on
15materials provided by the Departments. This subsection (b-10)
16is inoperative on and after January 1, 2013.
17    (b-15) Subsections (b-5) and (b-10) do not apply to real
18property located in a municipality of over 2,000,000
19inhabitants.
20    (c) This Section does not apply to any person, whether a
21migrant worker or otherwise, living on the land with permission
22of the owner or of his or her agent having apparent authority
23to hire workers on this land and assign them living quarters or
24a place of accommodations for living thereon, nor to anyone
25living on the land at the request of, or by occupancy, leasing
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1agent, nor to anyone invited by the migrant worker or other
2person so living on the land to visit him or her at the place he
3is so living upon the land.
4    (d) A person shall be exempt from prosecution under this
5Section if he or she beautifies unoccupied and abandoned
6residential and industrial properties located within any
7municipality. For the purpose of this subsection, "unoccupied
8and abandoned residential and industrial property" means any
9real estate (1) in which the taxes have not been paid for a
10period of at least 2 years; and (2) which has been left
11unoccupied and abandoned for a period of at least one year; and
12"beautifies" means to landscape, clean up litter, or to repair
13dilapidated conditions on or to board up windows and doors.
14    (e) No person shall be liable in any civil action for money
15damages to the owner of unoccupied and abandoned residential
16and industrial property which that person beautifies pursuant
17to subsection (d) of this Section.
18    (e-5) Mortgage or agent of the mortgagee exceptions.
19        (1) A mortgagee or agent of the mortgagee shall be
20    exempt from prosecution for criminal trespass for
21    entering, securing, or maintaining an abandoned
22    residential property.
23        (2) No mortgagee or agent of the mortgagee shall be
24    liable to the mortgagor or other owner of an abandoned
25    residential property in any civil action for negligence or
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1    maintaining the abandoned residential property.
2        (3) For the purpose of this subsection (e-5) only,
3    "abandoned residential property" means mortgaged real
4    estate that the mortgagee or agent of the mortgagee
5    determines in good faith meets the definition of abandoned
6    residential property set forth in Section 15-1200.5 of
7    Article XV of the Code of Civil Procedure.
8    (f) This Section does not prohibit a person from entering a
9building or upon the land of another for emergency purposes.
10For purposes of this subsection (f), "emergency" means a
11condition or circumstance in which an individual is or is
12reasonably believed by the person to be in imminent danger of
13serious bodily harm or in which property is or is reasonably
14believed to be in imminent danger of damage or destruction.
15    (g) Paragraph (3.5) of subsection (a) does not apply to a
16peace officer or other official of a unit of government who
17enters a building or land in the performance of his or her
18official duties.
19    (h) Sentence. A violation of subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2),
20(a)(3), or (a)(3.5) is a Class B misdemeanor. A violation of
21subdivision (a)(4) is a Class A misdemeanor.
22    (i) Civil liability. A person may be liable in any civil
23action for money damages to the owner of the land he or she
24entered upon with a motor vehicle as prohibited under paragraph
25(4) of subsection (a) of this Section. A person may also be
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1fees. The measure of damages shall be: (i) the actual damages,
2but not less than $250, if the vehicle is operated in a nature
3preserve or registered area as defined in Sections 3.11 and
43.14 of the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act; (ii) twice
5the actual damages if the owner has previously notified the
6person to cease trespassing; or (iii) in any other case, the
7actual damages, but not less than $50. If the person operating
8the vehicle is under the age of 16, the owner of the vehicle
9and the parent or legal guardian of the minor are jointly and
10severally liable. For the purposes of this subsection (i):
11        "Land" includes, but is not limited to, land used for
12    crop land, fallow land, orchard, pasture, feed lot, timber
13    land, prairie land, mine spoil nature preserves and
14    registered areas. "Land" does not include driveways or
15    private roadways upon which the owner allows the public to
16    drive.
17        "Owner" means the person who has the right to
18    possession of the land, including the owner, operator or
19    tenant.
20        "Vehicle" has the same meaning as provided under
21    Section 1-217 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
22    (j) This Section does not apply to the following persons
23while serving process:
24        (1) a person authorized to serve process under Section
25    2-202 of the Code of Civil Procedure; or
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1    court.
2(Source: P.A. 97-184, eff. 7-22-11; 97-477, eff. 8-22-11;
397-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
4    Section 15. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
5changing Sections 15-1219, 15-1503, 15-1504, 15-1504.1, and
615-1508 and by adding Sections 15-1108, 15-1200.5, 15-1200.7,
7and 15-1505.8 as follows:
 
8    (735 ILCS 5/15-1108 new)
9    Sec. 15-1108. Declaration of policy relating to abandoned
10residential property. The following findings directly relate
11to the changes made by this amendatory Act of the 97th General
12Assembly. The General Assembly finds that residential mortgage
13foreclosures and the abandoned properties that sometimes
14follow create enormous challenges for Illinois residents,
15local governments, and the courts, reducing neighboring
16property values, reducing the tax base, increasing crime,
17placing neighbors at greater risk of foreclosure, imposing
18additional costs on local governments, and increasing the
19burden on the courts of this State; conversely, maintaining and
20securing abandoned properties stabilizes property values and
21the tax base, decreases crime, reduces the risk of foreclosure
22for nearby properties, thus reducing costs for local
23governments and making a substantial contribution to the
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1reducing the volume of matters which burden the court system in
2this State. The General Assembly further finds that the average
3foreclosure case for residential property takes close to 2
4years in Illinois; when a property is abandoned, the lengthy
5foreclosure process harms lien-holders, neighbors, and local
6governments, and imposes significant and unnecessary burdens
7on the courts of this State; and an expedited foreclosure
8process for abandoned residential property can also help the
9courts of this State by decreasing the volume of foreclosure
10cases and allowing these cases to proceed more efficiently
11through the court system. The General Assembly further finds
12that housing counseling has proven to be an effective way to
13help many homeowners find alternatives to foreclosure; and that
14housing counseling therefore also reduces the volume of matters
15which burden the court system in this State and allows the
16courts to more efficiently handle the burden of foreclosure
17cases.
 
18    (735 ILCS 5/15-1200.5 new)
19    Sec. 15-1200.5. Abandoned residential property. "Abandoned
20residential property" means residential real estate that:
21    (a) either:
22        (1) is not occupied by any mortgagor or lawful occupant
23    as a principal residence; or
24        (2) contains an incomplete structure if the real estate
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1    is empty or otherwise uninhabited and is in need of
2    maintenance, repair, or securing; and
3    (b) with respect to which either:
4        (1) two or more of the following conditions are shown
5    to exist:
6            (A) construction was initiated on the property and
7        was discontinued prior to completion, leaving a
8        building unsuitable for occupancy, and no construction
9        has taken place for at least 6 months;
10            (B) multiple windows on the property are boarded up
11        or closed off or are smashed through, broken off, or
12        unhinged, or multiple window panes are broken and
13        unrepaired;
14            (C) doors on the property are smashed through,
15        broken off, unhinged, or continuously unlocked;
16            (D) the property has been stripped of copper or
17        other materials, or interior fixtures to the property
18        have been removed;
19            (E) gas, electrical, or water services to the
20        entire property have been terminated;
21            (F) there exist one or more written statements of
22        the mortgagor or the mortgagor's personal
23        representative or assigns, including documents of
24        conveyance, which indicate a clear intent to abandon
25        the property;
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1        least one report of trespassing or vandalism or other
2        illegal acts being committed at the property in the
3        last 6 months;
4            (H) the property has been declared unfit for
5        occupancy and ordered to remain vacant and unoccupied
6        under an order issued by a municipal or county
7        authority or a court of competent jurisdiction;
8            (I) the local police, fire, or code enforcement
9        authority has requested the owner or other interested
10        or authorized party to secure or winterize the property
11        due to the local authority declaring the property to be
12        an imminent danger to the health, safety, and welfare
13        of the public;
14            (J) the property is open and unprotected and in
15        reasonable danger of significant damage due to
16        exposure to the elements, vandalism, or freezing; or
17            (K) there exists other evidence indicating a clear
18        intent to abandon the property; or
19        (2) the real estate is zoned for residential
20    development and is a vacant lot that is in need of
21    maintenance, repair, or securing.
 
22    (735 ILCS 5/15-1200.7 new)
23    Sec. 15-1200.7. Abandoned residential property;
24exceptions. A property shall not be considered abandoned
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1which is undergoing construction, renovation, or
2rehabilitation that is proceeding diligently to completion,
3and the building is in substantial compliance with all
4applicable ordinances, codes, regulations, and laws; (ii)
5there is a building occupied on a seasonal basis, but otherwise
6secure; (iii) there is a secure building on which there are
7bona fide rental or sale signs; (iv) there is a building that
8is secure, but is the subject of a probate action, action to
9quiet title, or other ownership dispute; or (v) there is a
10building that is otherwise secure and in substantial compliance
11with all applicable ordinances, codes, regulations, and laws.
 
12    (735 ILCS 5/15-1219)  (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1219)
13    Sec. 15-1219. Residential Real Estate. "Residential real
14estate" means any real estate, except a single tract of
15agricultural real estate consisting of more than 40 acres,
16which is improved with a single family residence or residential
17condominium units or a multiple dwelling structure containing
18single family dwelling units for six or fewer families living
19independently of each other, which residence, or at least one
20of which condominium or dwelling units, is occupied as a
21principal residence either (i) if a mortgagor is an individual,
22by that mortgagor, that mortgagor's spouse or that mortgagor's
23descendants, or (ii) if a mortgagor is a trustee of a trust or
24an executor or administrator of an estate, by a beneficiary of
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1descendants or (iii) if a mortgagor is a corporation, by
2persons owning collectively at least 50 percent of the shares
3of voting stock of such corporation or by a spouse or
4descendants of such persons. The use of a portion of
5residential real estate for non-residential purposes shall not
6affect the characterization of such real estate as residential
7real estate. For purposes of the definition of the term
8"abandoned residential property" in Section 15-1200.5 of this
9Article, "abandoned residential property" shall not include
10the requirement that the real estate be occupied, or if zoned
11for residential development, improved with a dwelling
12structure.
13(Source: P.A. 85-907.)
 
14    (735 ILCS 5/15-1503)  (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1503)
15    Sec. 15-1503. Notice of Foreclosure.
16    (a) A notice of foreclosure, whether the foreclosure is
17initiated by complaint or counterclaim, made in accordance with
18this Section and recorded in the county in which the mortgaged
19real estate is located shall be constructive notice of the
20pendency of the foreclosure to every person claiming an
21interest in or lien on the mortgaged real estate, whose
22interest or lien has not been recorded prior to the recording
23of such notice of foreclosure. Such notice of foreclosure must
24be executed by any party or any party's attorney and shall
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1(ii) the court in which the action was brought, (iii) the names
2of title holders of record, (iv) a legal description of the
3real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable
4certainty, (v) a common address or description of the location
5of the real estate and (vi) identification of the mortgage
6sought to be foreclosed. An incorrect common address or
7description of the location, or an immaterial error in the
8identification of a plaintiff or title holder of record, shall
9not invalidate the lis pendens effect of the notice under this
10Section. A notice which complies with this Section shall be
11deemed to comply with Section 2-1901 of the Code of Civil
12Procedure and shall have the same effect as a notice filed
13pursuant to that Section; however, a notice which complies with
14Section 2-1901 shall not be constructive notice unless it also
15complies with the requirements of this Section.
16    (b) With respect to residential real estate, a copy of the
17notice of foreclosure described in subsection (a) of Section
1815-1503 shall be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, to
19the municipality within the boundary of which the mortgaged
20real estate is located, or to the county within the boundary of
21which the mortgaged real estate is located if the mortgaged
22real estate is located in an unincorporated territory. A
23municipality or county must clearly publish on its website a
24single address to which such notice shall be sent. If a
25municipality or county does not maintain a website, then the
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1single address to which such notice shall be sent. In the event
2that a municipality or county has not complied with the
3publication requirement in this subsection (b), then the copy
4of the such notice to the municipality or county shall be sent
5by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the chairperson of the
6county board or county clerk in the case of a county, to the
7mayor or city clerk in the case of a city, to the president of
8the board of trustees or village clerk in the case of a
9village, or to the president or town clerk in the case of a
10town provided pursuant to Section 2-211 of the Code of Civil
11Procedure. Additionally, if the real estate is located in a
12city with a population of more than 2,000,000, regardless of
13whether that city has complied with the publication requirement
14in this subsection (b), the party must, within 10 days after
15filing the complaint or counterclaim: (i) send by first class
16mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the notice of foreclosure to
17the alderman for the ward in which the real estate is located
18and (ii) file an affidavit with the court attesting to the fact
19that the notice was sent to the alderman for the ward in which
20the real estate is located. The failure to send a copy of the
21notice to the alderman or to file an affidavit as required
22results in the dismissal without prejudice of the complaint or
23counterclaim on a motion of a party or the court. If, after the
24complaint or counterclaim has been dismissed without
25prejudice, the party refiles the complaint or counterclaim,
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1party send by first class mail, postage prepaid, the notice to
2the alderman for the ward in which the real estate is located
3and file an affidavit attesting to the fact that the notice was
4sent.
5(Source: P.A. 96-856, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/15-1504)  (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1504)
7    Sec. 15-1504. Pleadings and service.
8    (a) Form of Complaint. A foreclosure complaint may be in
9substantially the following form:
10        (1) Plaintiff files this complaint to foreclose the
11    mortgage (or other conveyance in the nature of a mortgage)
12    (hereinafter called "mortgage") hereinafter described and
13    joins the following person as defendants: (here insert
14    names of all defendants).
15        (2) Attached as Exhibit "A" is a copy of the mortgage
16    and as Exhibit "B" is a copy of the note secured thereby.
17        (3) Information concerning mortgage:
18            (A) Nature of instrument: (here insert whether a
19        mortgage, trust deed or other instrument in the nature
20        of a mortgage, etc.)
21            (B) Date of mortgage:
22            (C) Name of mortgagor:
23            (D) Name of mortgagee:
24            (E) Date and place of recording:
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1        and page number or document number)
2            (G) Interest subject to the mortgage: (here insert
3        whether fee simple, estate for years, undivided
4        interest, etc.)
5            (H) Amount of original indebtedness, including
6        subsequent advances made under the mortgage:
7            (I) Both the legal description of the mortgaged
8        real estate and the common address or other information
9        sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty:
10            (J) Statement as to defaults, including, but not
11        necessarily limited to, date of default, current
12        unpaid principal balance, per diem interest accruing,
13        and any further information concerning the default:
14            (K) Name of present owner of the real estate:
15            (L) Names of other persons who are joined as
16        defendants and whose interest in or lien on the
17        mortgaged real estate is sought to be terminated:
18            (M) Names of defendants claimed to be personally
19        liable for deficiency, if any:
20            (N) Capacity in which plaintiff brings this
21        foreclosure (here indicate whether plaintiff is the
22        legal holder of the indebtedness, a pledgee, an agent,
23        the trustee under a trust deed or otherwise, as
24        appropriate):
25            (O) Facts in support of redemption period shorter
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1        mortgagor or, if more than one, all the mortgagors (I)
2        have been served with summons or by publication or (II)
3        have otherwise submitted to the jurisdiction of the
4        court, or (ii) 3 months from the entry of the judgment
5        of foreclosure, if sought (here indicate whether based
6        upon the real estate not being residential,
7        abandonment, or real estate value less than 90% of
8        amount owed, etc.):
9            (P) Statement that the right of redemption has been
10        waived by all owners of redemption, if applicable:
11            (Q) Facts in support of request for attorneys' fees
12        and of costs and expenses, if applicable:
13            (R) Facts in support of a request for appointment
14        of mortgagee in possession or for appointment of
15        receiver, and identity of such receiver, if sought:
16            (S) Offer to mortgagor in accordance with Section
17        15-1402 to accept title to the real estate in
18        satisfaction of all indebtedness and obligations
19        secured by the mortgage without judicial sale, if
20        sought:
21            (T) Name or names of defendants whose right to
22        possess the mortgaged real estate, after the
23        confirmation of a foreclosure sale, is sought to be
24        terminated and, if not elsewhere stated, the facts in
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1
REQUEST FOR RELIEF
2    Plaintiff requests:
3        (i) A judgment of foreclosure and sale.
4        (ii) An order granting a shortened redemption period,
5    if sought.
6        (iii) A personal judgment for a deficiency, if sought.
7        (iv) An order granting possession, if sought.
8        (v) An order placing the mortgagee in possession or
9    appointing a receiver, if sought.
10        (vi) A judgment for attorneys' fees, costs and
11    expenses, if sought.
12    (b) Required Information. A foreclosure complaint need
13contain only such statements and requests called for by the
14form set forth in subsection (a) of Section 15-1504 as may be
15appropriate for the relief sought. Such complaint may be filed
16as a counterclaim, may be joined with other counts or may
17include in the same count additional matters or a request for
18any additional relief permitted by Article II of the Code of
19Civil Procedure.
20    (c) Allegations. The statements contained in a complaint in
21the form set forth in subsection (a) of Section 15-1504 are
22deemed and construed to include allegations as follows:
23        (1) that, on the date indicated, the obligor of the
24    indebtedness or other obligations secured by the mortgage
25    was justly indebted in the amount of the indicated original
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1    mortgage note;
2        (2) that the exhibits attached are true and correct
3    copies of the mortgage and note and are incorporated and
4    made a part of the complaint by express reference;
5        (3) that the mortgagor was at the date indicated an
6    owner of the interest in the real estate described in the
7    complaint and that as of that date made, executed and
8    delivered the mortgage as security for the note or other
9    obligations;
10        (4) that the mortgage was recorded in the county in
11    which the mortgaged real estate is located, on the date
12    indicated, in the book and page or as the document number
13    indicated;
14        (5) that defaults occurred as indicated;
15        (6) that at the time of the filing of the complaint the
16    persons named as present owners are the owners of the
17    indicated interests in and to the real estate described;
18        (7) that the mortgage constitutes a valid, prior and
19    paramount lien upon the indicated interest in the mortgaged
20    real estate, which lien is prior and superior to the right,
21    title, interest, claim or lien of all parties and nonrecord
22    claimants whose interests in the mortgaged real estate are
23    sought to be terminated;
24        (8) that by reason of the defaults alleged, if the
25    indebtedness has not matured by its terms, the same has
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1    persons having such power, of a right or power to declare
2    immediately due and payable the whole of all indebtedness
3    secured by the mortgage;
4        (9) that any and all notices of default or election to
5    declare the indebtedness due and payable or other notices
6    required to be given have been duly and properly given;
7        (10) that any and all periods of grace or other period
8    of time allowed for the performance of the covenants or
9    conditions claimed to be breached or for the curing of any
10    breaches have expired;
11        (11) that the amounts indicated in the statement in the
12    complaint are correctly stated and if such statement
13    indicates any advances made or to be made by the plaintiff
14    or owner of the mortgage indebtedness, that such advances
15    were, in fact, made or will be required to be made, and
16    under and by virtue of the mortgage the same constitute
17    additional indebtedness secured by the mortgage; and
18        (12) that, upon confirmation of the sale, the holder of
19    the certificate of sale or deed issued pursuant to that
20    certificate or, if no certificate or deed was issued, the
21    purchaser at the sale will be entitled to full possession
22    of the mortgaged real estate against the parties named in
23    clause (T) of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section
24    15-1504 or elsewhere to the same effect; the omission of
25    any party indicates that plaintiff will not seek a
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1    request is subsequently made under subsection (h) of
2    Section 15-1701 or by separate action under Article 9 of
3    this Code.
4    (d) Request for Fees and Costs. A statement in the
5complaint that plaintiff seeks the inclusion of attorneys' fees
6and of costs and expenses shall be deemed and construed to
7include allegations that:
8        (1) plaintiff has been compelled to employ and retain
9    attorneys to prepare and file the complaint and to
10    represent and advise the plaintiff in the foreclosure of
11    the mortgage and the plaintiff will thereby become liable
12    for the usual, reasonable and customary fees of the
13    attorneys in that behalf;
14        (2) that the plaintiff has been compelled to advance or
15    will be compelled to advance, various sums of money in
16    payment of costs, fees, expenses and disbursements
17    incurred in connection with the foreclosure, including,
18    without limiting the generality of the foregoing, filing
19    fees, stenographer's fees, witness fees, costs of
20    publication, costs of procuring and preparing documentary
21    evidence and costs of procuring abstracts of title, Torrens
22    certificates, foreclosure minutes and a title insurance
23    policy;
24        (3) that under the terms of the mortgage, all such
25    advances, costs, attorneys' fees and other fees, expenses
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1    estate and the plaintiff is entitled to recover all such
2    advances, costs, attorneys' fees, expenses and
3    disbursements, together with interest on all advances at
4    the rate provided in the mortgage, or, if no rate is
5    provided therein, at the statutory judgment rate, from the
6    date on which such advances are made;
7        (4) that in order to protect the lien of the mortgage,
8    it may become necessary for plaintiff to pay taxes and
9    assessments which have been or may be levied upon the
10    mortgaged real estate;
11        (5) that in order to protect and preserve the mortgaged
12    real estate, it may also become necessary for the plaintiff
13    to pay liability (protecting mortgagor and mortgagee),
14    fire and other hazard insurance premiums on the mortgaged
15    real estate, make such repairs to the mortgaged real estate
16    as may reasonably be deemed necessary for the proper
17    preservation thereof, advance for costs to inspect the
18    mortgaged real estate or to appraise it, or both, and
19    advance for premiums for pre-existing private or
20    governmental mortgage insurance to the extent required
21    after a foreclosure is commenced in order to keep such
22    insurance in force; and
23        (6) that under the terms of the mortgage, any money so
24    paid or expended will become an additional indebtedness
25    secured by the mortgage and will bear interest from the
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1    mortgage, or, if no rate is provided, at the statutory
2    judgment rate.
3    (e) Request for Foreclosure. The request for foreclosure is
4deemed and construed to mean that the plaintiff requests that:
5        (1) an accounting may be taken under the direction of
6    the court of the amounts due and owing to the plaintiff;
7        (2) that the defendants be ordered to pay to the
8    plaintiff before expiration of any redemption period (or,
9    if no redemption period, before a short date fixed by the
10    court) whatever sums may appear to be due upon the taking
11    of such account, together with attorneys' fees and costs of
12    the proceedings (to the extent provided in the mortgage or
13    by law);
14        (3) that in default of such payment in accordance with
15    the judgment, the mortgaged real estate be sold as directed
16    by the court, to satisfy the amount due to the plaintiff as
17    set forth in the judgment, together with the interest
18    thereon at the statutory judgment rate from the date of the
19    judgment;
20        (4) that in the event the plaintiff is a purchaser of
21    the mortgaged real estate at such sale, the plaintiff may
22    offset against the purchase price of such real estate the
23    amounts due under the judgment of foreclosure and order
24    confirming the sale;
25        (5) that in the event of such sale and the failure of
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1    pursuant to this Article, the defendants made parties to
2    the foreclosure in accordance with this Article, and all
3    nonrecord claimants given notice of the foreclosure in
4    accordance with this Article, and all persons claiming by,
5    through or under them, and each and any and all of them,
6    may be forever barred and foreclosed of any right, title,
7    interest, claim, lien, or right to redeem in and to the
8    mortgaged real estate; and
9        (6) that if no redemption is made prior to such sale, a
10    deed may be issued to the purchaser thereat according to
11    law and such purchaser be let into possession of the
12    mortgaged real estate in accordance with Part 17 of this
13    Article.
14    (f) Request for Deficiency Judgment. A request for a
15personal judgment for a deficiency in a foreclosure complaint
16if the sale of the mortgaged real estate fails to produce a
17sufficient amount to pay the amount found due, the plaintiff
18may have a personal judgment against any party in the
19foreclosure indicated as being personally liable therefor and
20the enforcement thereof be had as provided by law.
21    (g) Request for Possession or Receiver. A request for
22possession or appointment of a receiver has the meaning as
23stated in subsection (b) of Section 15-1706.
24    (h) Answers by Parties. Any party may assert its interest
25by counterclaim and such counterclaim may at the option of that
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1and all counter complaints previously or thereafter filed in
2the foreclosure. Any such counterclaim shall be deemed to
3constitute a statement that the counter claimant does not have
4sufficient knowledge to form a belief as to the truth or
5falsity of the allegations of the complaint and all other
6counterclaims, except to the extent that the counterclaim
7admits or specifically denies such allegations.
8(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; revised 8-3-12.)
 
9    (735 ILCS 5/15-1504.1)
10    Sec. 15-1504.1. Filing fee for Foreclosure Prevention
11Program Fund and Abandoned Residential Property Municipality
12Relief Fund.
13    (a) Fee paid by all plaintiffs with respect to residential
14real estate. With respect to residential real estate, at the
15time of the filing of a foreclosure complaint, the plaintiff
16shall pay to the clerk of the court in which the foreclosure
17complaint is filed a fee of $50 for deposit into the
18Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund, a special fund created in
19the State treasury. The clerk shall remit the fee collected
20pursuant to this subsection (a) to the State Treasurer as
21provided in this Section to be expended for the purposes set
22forth in Section 7.30 of the Illinois Housing Development Act.
23All fees paid by plaintiffs to the clerk of the court as
24provided in this subsection (a) Section shall be disbursed
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1follows: (i) 98% to the State Treasurer for deposit into the
2Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund, and (ii) 2% to the clerk
3of the court for administrative expenses related to
4implementation of this subsection (a) Section. Notwithstanding
5any other law to the contrary, the Foreclosure Prevention
6Program Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative
7charge-backs, or any other fiscal maneuver that would in any
8way transfer any amounts from the Foreclosure Prevention
9Program Fund into any other fund of the State.
10    (a-5) Additional fee paid by plaintiffs with respect to
11residential real estate.
12        (1) Until January 1, 2018, with respect to residential
13    real estate, at the time of the filing of a foreclosure
14    complaint and in addition to the fee set forth in
15    subsection (a) of this Section, the plaintiff shall pay to
16    the clerk of the court in which the foreclosure complaint
17    is filed a fee for the Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund
18    and the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief
19    Fund as follows:
20            (A) The fee shall be $500 if:
21                (i) the plaintiff, together with its
22            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
23            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
24            first tier foreclosure filing category and is
25            filing the complaint on its own behalf as the
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1                (ii) the plaintiff, together with its
2            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
3            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
4            first tier foreclosure filing category and is
5            filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that,
6            together with its affiliates, has filed a
7            sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as
8            to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing
9            category; or
10                (iii) the plaintiff is not a depository
11            institution and is filing the complaint on behalf
12            of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates,
13            has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure
14            complaints so as to be included in the first tier
15            foreclosure filing category.
16            (B) The fee shall be $250 if:
17                (i) the plaintiff, together with its
18            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
19            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
20            second tier foreclosure filing category and is
21            filing the complaint on its own behalf as the
22            holder of the indebtedness; or
23                (ii) the plaintiff, together with its
24            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
25            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
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1            and is filing the complaint on behalf of a
2            mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has
3            filed a sufficient number of foreclosure
4            complaints so as to be included in the second tier
5            foreclosure filing category; or
6                (iii) the plaintiff, together with its
7            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
8            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
9            second tier foreclosure filing category and is
10            filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that,
11            together with its affiliates, has filed a
12            sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as
13            to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing
14            category; or
15                (iv) the plaintiff is not a depository
16            institution and is filing the complaint on behalf
17            of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates,
18            has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure
19            complaints so as to be included in the second tier
20            foreclosure filing category.
21            (C) The fee shall be $50 if:
22                (i) the plaintiff, together with its
23            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
24            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
25            third tier foreclosure filing category and is
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1            holder of the indebtedness; or
2                (ii) the plaintiff, together with its
3            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
4            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
5            first, second, or third tier foreclosure filing
6            category and is filing the complaint on behalf of a
7            mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has
8            filed a sufficient number of foreclosure
9            complaints so as to be included in the third tier
10            foreclosure filing category; or
11                (iii) the plaintiff, together with its
12            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
13            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
14            third tier foreclosure filing category and is
15            filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that,
16            together with its affiliates, has filed a
17            sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as
18            to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing
19            category; or
20                (iv) the plaintiff, together with its
21            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
22            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
23            third tier foreclosure filing category and is
24            filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that,
25            together with its affiliates, has filed a
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1            to be included in the second tier foreclosure
2            filing category; or
3                (v) the plaintiff is not a depository
4            institution and is filing the complaint on behalf
5            of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates,
6            has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure
7            complaints so as to be included in the third tier
8            foreclosure filing category.
9        (2) The clerk shall remit the fee collected pursuant to
10    paragraph (1) of this subsection (a-5) to the State
11    Treasurer to be expended for the purposes set forth in
12    Sections 7.30 and 7.31 of the Illinois Housing Development
13    Act and for administrative expenses. All fees paid by
14    plaintiffs to the clerk of the court as provided in
15    paragraph (1) shall be disbursed within 60 days after
16    receipt by the clerk of the court as follows:
17            (A) 28% to the State Treasurer for deposit into the
18        Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund;
19            (B) 70% to the State Treasurer for deposit into the
20        Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief
21        Fund; and
22            (C) 2% to the clerk of the court for administrative
23        expenses related to implementation of this subsection
24        (a-5).
25        (3) To determine whether a plaintiff is subject to the
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1    a person, including the clerk of the court, may rely on:
2            (A) a verified statement filed by the plaintiff at
3        the time of filing the foreclosure complaint that
4        states whether the plaintiff has an obligation to pay
5        an additional fee as set forth in subsection (a-5) and
6        if so whether the fee is due under subparagraph (A),
7        (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a-5); or
8            (B) such other processes established by the clerk
9        of the court for plaintiffs to certify their
10        eligibility for the exemption from the additional fee
11        set forth in subsection (a-5).
12        (4) This subsection (a-5) is inoperative on and after
13    January 1, 2018.
14    (b) Not later than March 1 of each year, the clerk of the
15court shall submit to the Illinois Housing Development
16Authority a report of the funds collected and remitted pursuant
17to this Section during the preceding year.
18    (c) As used in this Section:
19    "Affiliate" means any company that controls, is controlled
20by, or is under common control with another company.
21    "Approved counseling agency" and "approved housing
22counseling" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in
23Section 7.30 of the Illinois Housing Development Act.
24    "Depository institution" means a bank, savings bank,
25savings and loan association, or credit union chartered,
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1under the laws of this State, another state, or the United
2States.
3    "First tier foreclosure filing category" is a
4classification that only applies to a plaintiff that has filed
5175 or more foreclosure complaints on residential real estate
6located in Illinois during the calendar year immediately
7preceding the date of the filing of the subject foreclosure
8complaint.
9    "Second tier foreclosure filing category" is a
10classification that only applies to a plaintiff that has filed
11at least 50, but no more than 174, foreclosure complaints on
12residential real estate located in Illinois during the calendar
13year immediately preceding the date of the filing of the
14subject foreclosure complaint.
15    "Third tier foreclosure filing category" is a
16classification that only applies to a plaintiff that has filed
17no more than 49 foreclosure complaints on residential real
18estate located in Illinois during the calendar year immediately
19preceding the date of the filing of the subject foreclosure
20complaint.
21    (d) In no instance shall the fee set forth in subsection
22(a-5) be assessed for any foreclosure complaint filed before
23the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
24Assembly.
25    (e) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
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1subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
2fiscal maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from
3the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund
4into any other fund of the State.
5(Source: P.A. 96-1419, eff. 10-1-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/15-1505.8 new)
7    Sec. 15-1505.8. Expedited judgment and sale procedure for
8abandoned residential property.
9    (a) Upon motion and notice, the mortgagee may elect to
10utilize the expedited judgment and sale procedure for abandoned
11residential property stated in this Section to obtain a
12judgment of foreclosure pursuant to Section 15-1506. The motion
13to expedite the judgment and sale may be combined with or made
14part of the motion requesting a judgment of foreclosure. The
15notice of the motion to expedite the judgment and sale shall be
16sent by first-class mail to the last known address of the
17mortgagor, and the notice required by paragraph (1) of
18subsection (l) of this Section shall be posted at the property
19address.
20    (b) The motion requesting an expedited judgment of
21foreclosure and sale may be filed by the mortgagee at the time
22the foreclosure complaint is filed or any time thereafter, and
23shall set forth the facts demonstrating that the mortgaged real
24estate is abandoned residential real estate under Section
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1    (c) If a motion for an expedited judgment and sale is filed
2at the time the foreclosure complaint is filed or before the
3period to answer the foreclosure complaint has expired, the
4motion shall be heard by the court no earlier than before the
5period to answer the foreclosure complaint has expired and no
6later than 15 days after the period to answer the foreclosure
7complaint has expired.
8    (d) If a motion for an expedited judgment and sale is filed
9after the period to answer the foreclosure complaint has
10expired, the motion shall be heard no later than 15 days after
11the motion is filed.
12    (e) The hearing shall be given priority by the court and
13shall be scheduled to be heard within the applicable time
14period set forth in subsection (c) or (d) of this Section.
15    (f) Subject to subsection (g), at the hearing on the motion
16requesting an expedited judgment and sale, if the court finds
17that the mortgaged real estate is abandoned residential
18property, the court shall grant the motion and immediately
19proceed to a trial of the foreclosure. A judgment of
20foreclosure under this Section shall include the matters
21identified in Section 15-1506.
22    (g) The court may not grant the motion requesting an
23expedited judgment and sale if the mortgagor, an unknown owner,
24or a lawful occupant appears in the action in any manner before
25or at the hearing and objects to a finding of abandonment.
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1subsection (f) of this Section if the mortgagor or a lawful
2occupant appears in the action at any time prior to the court
3issuing an order confirming the sale pursuant to subsection
4(b-3) of Section 15-1508 and presents evidence establishing to
5the satisfaction of the court that the mortgagor or lawful
6occupant has not abandoned the mortgaged real estate.
7    (i) The reinstatement period and redemption period for the
8abandoned residential property shall end in accordance with
9paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Section 15-1603, and the
10abandoned residential property shall be sold at the earliest
11practicable time at a sale as provided in this Article.
12    (j) The mortgagee or its agent may enter, secure, and
13maintain abandoned residential property subject to subsection
14(e-5) of Section 21-3 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
15    (k) Personal property.
16        (1) Upon confirmation of the sale held pursuant to
17    Section 15-1507, any personal property remaining in or upon
18    the abandoned residential property shall be deemed to have
19    been abandoned by the owner of such personal property and
20    may be disposed of or donated by the holder of the
21    certificate of sale (or, if none, by the purchaser at the
22    sale). In the event of donation of any such personal
23    property, the holder of the certificate of sale (or, if
24    none, the purchaser at the sale) may transfer such donated
25    property with a bill of sale. No mortgagee or its
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1    purchaser at the sale shall be liable for any such disposal
2    or donation of personal property.
3        (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection
4    (k), in the event a lawful occupant is in possession of the
5    mortgaged real estate who has not been made a party to the
6    foreclosure and had his or her interests terminated
7    therein, any personal property of the lawful occupant shall
8    not be deemed to have been abandoned, nor shall the rights
9    of the lawful occupant to any personal property be
10    affected.
11    (l) Notices to be posted at property address.
12        (1) The notice set out in this paragraph (1) of this
13    subsection (l) shall be conspicuously posted at the
14    property address at least 14 days before the hearing on the
15    motion requesting an expedited judgment and sale and shall
16    be in boldface, in at least 12 point type, and in
17    substantially the following form:
 
18
"NOTICE TO ANY TENANT OR OTHER LAWFUL
19
OCCUPANT OF THIS PROPERTY

 
20A lawsuit has been filed to foreclose on this property, and the
21party asking to foreclose on this property has asked a judge to
22find that THIS PROPERTY IS ABANDONED.
 
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1property is ABANDONED.
 
2IF YOU LAWFULLY OCCUPY ANY PART OF THIS PROPERTY, YOU MAY
3CHOOSE TO GO TO THIS HEARING and explain to the judge how you
4are a lawful occupant of this property.
 
5If the judge is satisfied that you are a LAWFUL OCCUPANT of
6this property, the court will find that this property is NOT
7ABANDONED.
 
8This hearing will be held in the courthouse at the following
9address, date, and time:
 
10Court name:..................................................
11Court address:...............................................
12Court room number where hearing will be held:................
13(There should be a person in this room called a CLERK who can
14help you. Make sure you know THIS PROPERTY'S ADDRESS.)
15Date of hearing:.............................................
16Time of hearing:.............................................
 
17
MORE INFORMATION

 
18Name of lawsuit:.............................................
19Number of lawsuit:...........................................
20Address of this property:....................................
 

 

 

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1
IMPORTANT

 
2This is NOT a notice to vacate the premises. You may wish to
3contact a lawyer or your local legal aid or housing counseling
4agency to discuss any rights that you may have.
 
5
WARNING

 
6INTENTIONAL REMOVAL OF THIS NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE AND TIME
7STATED IN THIS NOTICE IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY
8UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS
9LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a).
 
10
NO TRESPASSING

 
11KNOWINGLY ENTERING THIS PROPERTY WITHOUT LAWFUL AUTHORITY IS A
12CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A
13FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a).".
14        (2) The notice set out in this paragraph (2) of this
15    subsection (l) shall be conspicuously posted at the
16    property address at least 14 days before the hearing to
17    confirm the sale of the abandoned residential property and
18    shall be in boldface, in at least 12 point type, and in
19    substantially the following form:
 

 

 

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1
"NOTICE TO ANY TENANT OR OTHER LAWFUL
2
OCCUPANT OF THIS PROPERTY

 
3A lawsuit has been filed to foreclose on this property, and the
4judge has found that THIS PROPERTY IS ABANDONED. As a result,
5THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN OR WILL BE SOLD.
 
6HOWEVER, there still must be a hearing for the judge to approve
7the sale. The judge will NOT APPROVE this sale if the judge
8finds that any person lawfully occupies any part of this
9property.
 
10IF YOU LAWFULLY OCCUPY ANY PART OF THIS PROPERTY, YOU MAY
11CHOOSE TO GO TO THIS HEARING and explain to the judge how you
12are a lawful occupant of this property. You also may appear
13BEFORE this hearing and explain to the judge how you are a
14lawful occupant of this property.
 
15If the judge is satisfied that you are a LAWFUL OCCUPANT of
16this property, the court will find that this property is NOT
17ABANDONED, and there will be no sale of the property at this
18time.
 
19This hearing will be held in the courthouse at the following
20address, date, and time:
 

 

 

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1Court name:..................................................
2Court address:...............................................
3Court room number where hearing will be held:................
4(There should be a person in this room called a CLERK who can
5help you. Make sure you know THIS PROPERTY'S ADDRESS.)
6Date of hearing:.............................................
7Time of hearing:.............................................
 
8
MORE INFORMATION

 
9Name of lawsuit:.............................................
10Number of lawsuit:...........................................
11Address of this property:....................................
 
12
IMPORTANT

 
13This is NOT a notice to vacate the premises. You may wish to
14contact a lawyer or your local legal aid or housing counseling
15agency to discuss any rights that you may have.
 
16
WARNING

 
17INTENTIONAL REMOVAL OF THIS NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE AND TIME
18STATED IN THIS NOTICE IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY
19UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS
20LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a).
 

 

 

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1
NO TRESPASSING

 
2KNOWINGLY ENTERING THIS PROPERTY WITHOUT LAWFUL AUTHORITY IS A
3CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A
4FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a)."
 
5    (735 ILCS 5/15-1508)  (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1508)
6    Sec. 15-1508. Report of Sale and Confirmation of Sale.
7    (a) Report. The person conducting the sale shall promptly
8make a report to the court, which report shall include a copy
9of all receipts and, if any, certificate of sale.
10    (b) Hearing. Upon motion and notice in accordance with
11court rules applicable to motions generally, which motion shall
12not be made prior to sale, the court shall conduct a hearing to
13confirm the sale. Unless the court finds that (i) a notice
14required in accordance with subsection (c) of Section 15-1507
15was not given, (ii) the terms of sale were unconscionable,
16(iii) the sale was conducted fraudulently, or (iv) justice was
17otherwise not done, the court shall then enter an order
18confirming the sale. The confirmation order shall include a
19name, address, and telephone number of the holder of the
20certificate of sale or deed issued pursuant to that certificate
21or, if no certificate or deed was issued, the purchaser, whom a
22municipality or county may contact with concerns about the real
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1        (1) approve the mortgagee's fees and costs arising
2    between the entry of the judgment of foreclosure and the
3    confirmation hearing, those costs and fees to be allowable
4    to the same extent as provided in the note and mortgage and
5    in Section 15-1504;
6        (2) provide for a personal judgment against any party
7    for a deficiency; and
8        (3) determine the priority of the judgments of parties
9    who deferred proving the priority pursuant to subsection
10    (h) of Section 15-1506, but the court shall not defer
11    confirming the sale pending the determination of such
12    priority.
13    (b-3) Hearing to confirm sale of abandoned residential
14property. Upon motion and notice by first-class mail to the
15last known address of the mortgagor, which motion shall be made
16prior to the sale and heard by the court at the earliest
17practicable time after conclusion of the sale, and upon the
18posting at the property address of the notice required by
19paragraph (2) of subsection (l) of Section 15-1505.8, the court
20shall enter an order confirming the sale of the abandoned
21residential property, unless the court finds that a reason set
22forth in items (i) through (iv) of subsection (b) of this
23Section exists for not approving the sale, or an order is
24entered pursuant to subsection (h) of Section 15-1505.8. The
25confirmation order also may address the matters identified in
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1notice required under subsection (b-5) of this Section shall
2not be required.
3    (b-5) Notice with respect to residential real estate. With
4respect to residential real estate, the notice required under
5subsection (b) of this Section shall be sent to the mortgagor
6even if the mortgagor has previously been held in default. In
7the event the mortgagor has filed an appearance, the notice
8shall be sent to the address indicated on the appearance. In
9all other cases, the notice shall be sent to the mortgagor at
10the common address of the foreclosed property. The notice shall
11be sent by first class mail. Unless the right to possession has
12been previously terminated by the court, the notice shall
13include the following language in 12-point boldface
14capitalized type:
15
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO
16
REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF
17
POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE
18
ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
19    (b-10) Notice of confirmation order sent to municipality or
20county. A copy of the confirmation order required under
21subsection (b) shall be sent to the municipality in which the
22foreclosed property is located, or to the county within the
23boundary of which the foreclosed property is located if the
24foreclosed property is located in an unincorporated territory.
25A municipality or county must clearly publish on its website a
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1be sent. If a municipality or county does not maintain a
2website, then the municipality or county must publicly post in
3its main office a single address to which a copy of the order
4such notice shall be sent. In the event that a municipality or
5county has not complied with the publication requirement in
6this subsection (b-10), then a copy of the order such notice to
7the municipality or county shall be sent by first class mail,
8postage prepaid, to the chairperson of the county board or
9county clerk in the case of a county, to the mayor or city
10clerk in the case of a city, to the president of the board of
11trustees or village clerk in the case of a village, or to the
12president or town clerk in the case of a town provided pursuant
13to Section 2-211 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
14    (b-15) Notice of confirmation order sent to known insurers.
15With respect to residential real estate, the party filing the
16complaint shall send a copy of the confirmation order required
17under subsection (b) by first class mail, postage prepaid, to
18the last known property insurer of the foreclosed property.
19Failure to send or receive a copy of the order shall not impair
20or abrogate in any way the rights of the mortgagee or purchaser
21or affect the status of the foreclosure proceedings.
22    (c) Failure to Give Notice. If any sale is held without
23compliance with subsection (c) of Section 15-1507 of this
24Article, any party entitled to the notice provided for in
25paragraph (3) of that subsection (c) who was not so notified
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1confirmation of such sale, ask the court which entered the
2judgment to set aside the sale. Any such party shall guarantee
3or secure by bond a bid equal to the successful bid at the
4prior sale, unless the party seeking to set aside the sale is
5the mortgagor, the real estate sold at the sale is residential
6real estate, and the mortgagor occupies the residential real
7estate at the time the motion is filed. In that event, no
8guarantee or bond shall be required of the mortgagor. Any
9subsequent sale is subject to the same notice requirement as
10the original sale.
11    (d) Validity of Sale. Except as provided in subsection (c)
12of Section 15-1508, no sale under this Article shall be held
13invalid or be set aside because of any defect in the notice
14thereof or in the publication of the same, or in the
15proceedings of the officer conducting the sale, except upon
16good cause shown in a hearing pursuant to subsection (b) of
17Section 15-1508. At any time after a sale has occurred, any
18party entitled to notice under paragraph (3) of subsection (c)
19of Section 15-1507 may recover from the mortgagee any damages
20caused by the mortgagee's failure to comply with such paragraph
21(3). Any party who recovers damages in a judicial proceeding
22brought under this subsection may also recover from the
23mortgagee the reasonable expenses of litigation, including
24reasonable attorney's fees.
25    (d-5) Making Home Affordable Program. The court that
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1Section 15-1507, upon motion of the mortgagor at any time prior
2to the confirmation of the sale, if the mortgagor proves by a
3preponderance of the evidence that (i) the mortgagor has
4applied for assistance under the Making Home Affordable Program
5established by the United States Department of the Treasury
6pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008,
7as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
82009, and (ii) the mortgaged real estate was sold in material
9violation of the program's requirements for proceeding to a
10judicial sale. The provisions of this subsection (d-5), except
11for this sentence, shall become inoperative on January 1, 2013
12for all actions filed under this Article after December 31,
132012, in which the mortgagor did not apply for assistance under
14the Making Home Affordable Program on or before December 31,
152012.
16    (e) Deficiency Judgment. In any order confirming a sale
17pursuant to the judgment of foreclosure, the court shall also
18enter a personal judgment for deficiency against any party (i)
19if otherwise authorized and (ii) to the extent requested in the
20complaint and proven upon presentation of the report of sale in
21accordance with Section 15-1508. Except as otherwise provided
22in this Article, a judgment may be entered for any balance of
23money that may be found due to the plaintiff, over and above
24the proceeds of the sale or sales, and enforcement may be had
25for the collection of such balance, the same as when the
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1be entered, or enforcement had, only in cases where personal
2service has been had upon the persons personally liable for the
3mortgage indebtedness, unless they have entered their
4appearance in the foreclosure action.
5    (f) Satisfaction. Upon confirmation of the sale, the
6judgment stands satisfied to the extent of the sale price less
7expenses and costs. If the order confirming the sale includes a
8deficiency judgment, the judgment shall become a lien in the
9manner of any other judgment for the payment of money.
10    (g) The order confirming the sale shall include,
11notwithstanding any previous orders awarding possession during
12the pendency of the foreclosure, an award to the purchaser of
13possession of the mortgaged real estate, as of the date 30 days
14after the entry of the order, against the parties to the
15foreclosure whose interests have been terminated.
16    An order of possession authorizing the removal of a person
17from possession of the mortgaged real estate shall be entered
18and enforced only against those persons personally named as
19individuals in the complaint or the petition under subsection
20(h) of Section 15-1701 and in the order of possession and shall
21not be entered and enforced against any person who is only
22generically described as an unknown owner or nonrecord claimant
23or by another generic designation in the complaint.
24    Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the failure to
25personally name, include, or seek an award of possession of the
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1order shall not abrogate any right that the purchaser may have
2to possession of the mortgaged real estate and to maintain a
3proceeding against that person for possession under Article 9
4of this Code or subsection (h) of Section 15-1701; and
5possession against a person who (1) has not been personally
6named as a party to the foreclosure and (2) has not been
7provided an opportunity to be heard in the foreclosure
8proceeding may be sought only by maintaining a proceeding under
9Article 9 of this Code or subsection (h) of Section 15-1701.
10    (h) With respect to mortgaged real estate containing 5 or
11more dwelling units, the order confirming the sale shall also
12provide that (i) the mortgagor shall transfer to the purchaser
13the security deposits, if any, that the mortgagor received to
14secure payment of rent or to compensate for damage to the
15mortgaged real estate from any current occupant of a dwelling
16unit of the mortgaged real estate, as well as any statutory
17interest that has not been paid to the occupant, and (ii) the
18mortgagor shall provide an accounting of the security deposits
19that are transferred, including the name and address of each
20occupant for whom the mortgagor holds the deposit and the
21amount of the deposit and any statutory interest.
22(Source: P.A. 96-265, eff. 8-11-09; 96-856, eff. 3-1-10;
2396-1245, eff. 7-23-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-575, eff.
248-26-11.)
 
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1Section 11 as follows:
 
2    (765 ILCS 5/11)  (from Ch. 30, par. 10)
3    Sec. 11. (a) Mortgages of lands may be substantially in the
4following form:
5    The Mortgagor (here insert name or names), mortgages and
6warrants to (here insert name or names of mortgagee or
7mortgagees), to secure the payment of (here recite the nature
8and amount of indebtedness, showing when due and the rate of
9interest, and whether secured by note or otherwise), the
10following described real estate (here insert description
11thereof), situated in the County of ...., in the State of
12Illinois.
13    Dated (insert date).
14
(signature of mortgagor or mortgagors)

 
15    The names of the parties shall be typed or printed below
16the signatures. Such form shall have a blank space of 3 1/2
17inches by 3 1/2 inches for use by the recorder. However, the
18failure to comply with the requirement that the names of the
19parties be typed or printed below the signatures and that the
20form have a blank space of 3 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches for use
21by the recorder shall not affect the validity and effect of
22such form.
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1the payment of the moneys therein specified; and if the same
2contains the words "and warrants," the same shall be construed
3the same as if full covenants of ownership, good right to
4convey against incumbrances of quiet enjoyment and general
5warranty, as expressed in Section 9 of this Act were fully
6written therein; but if the words "and warrants" are omitted,
7no such covenants shall be implied. When the grantor or
8grantors in such deed or mortgage for the conveyance of any
9real estate desires to release or waive his, her or their
10homestead rights therein, they or either of them may release or
11waive the same by inserting in the form of deed or mortgage (as
12the case may be), provided in Sections 9, 10 and 11, after the
13words "State of Illinois," in substance the following words,
14"hereby releasing and waiving all rights under and by virtue of
15the homestead exemption laws of this State."
16    Mortgages securing "reverse mortgage" loans shall be
17subject to this Section except where requirements concerning
18the definiteness of the term and amount of indebtedness
19provisions of a mortgage would be inconsistent with the Acts
20authorizing "reverse mortgage" loans, or rules and regulations
21promulgated under those Acts.
22    Mortgages securing "revolving credit" loans shall be
23subject to this Section.
24    (b) The provisions of subsection (a) regarding the form of
25a mortgage are, and have always been, permissive and not
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1executed and recorded mortgage to be in the form described in
2subsection (a) in one or more respects, including the failure
3to state the interest rate or the maturity date, or both, shall
4not affect the validity or priority of the mortgage, nor shall
5its recordation be ineffective for notice purposes regardless
6of when the mortgage was recorded.
7(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1,
92013.".