Rep. Monique D. Davis

Filed: 3/13/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5395

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5395 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
5adding Section 9-122 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/9-122 new)
7    Sec. 9-122. Judgment for possession; enforcement.
8Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a municipality
9with a population of 500,000 or more, the following apply:
10        (1) The number of motions a tenant may file to stay the
11    enforcement of an order for possession is limited to 2.
12        (2) The sheriff shall evict the tenant within 30 days
13    from the date the order for possession is entered by the
14    judge if a motion for stay of enforcement is not filed. If
15    a motion for stay of enforcement of an order of possession
16    is filed and denied by the judge, the sheriff shall evict

 

 

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1    the tenant within 30 days of the denial. If a stay of the
2    enforcement of an order of possession is granted, the
3    sheriff shall evict the tenant within 30 days from the date
4    when a stay of the enforcement of an order for possession
5    ceases to be effective.
6        (3) If the sheriff does not evict the tenant within the
7    time specified by paragraph (2) of this Section, the
8    plaintiff is authorized to utilize a third party,
9    including, but not limited to, the local police, to execute
10    the order for possession.".