Rep. André M. Thapedi

Filed: 5/6/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1674

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1674 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Housing Development Act is amended
5by changing Sections 7.30 and 7.31 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3805/7.30)
7    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 97-1164)
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 and to the annual receipt of
4funds, and ending on June 1, 2013 (the effective date of Public
5Act 97-1164), the Authority shall make grants from the
6Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund derived from fees paid as
7specified in subsection (a) of Section 15-1504.1 of the Code of
8Civil Procedure as follows:
9        (1) 25% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
10    grants to approved counseling agencies that provide
11    services in Illinois outside of the City of Chicago. Grants
12    shall be based upon the number of foreclosures filed in an
13    approved counseling agency's service area, the capacity of
14    the agency to provide foreclosure counseling services, and
15    any other factors that the Authority deems appropriate.
16        (2) 25% of the moneys in the Fund shall be distributed
17    to the City of Chicago to make grants to approved
18    counseling agencies located within the City of Chicago for
19    approved housing counseling or to support foreclosure
20    prevention counseling programs administered by the City of
21    Chicago.
22        (3) 25% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
23    grants to approved community-based organizations located
24    outside of the City of Chicago for approved foreclosure
25    prevention outreach programs.
26        (4) 25% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make

 

 

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1    grants to approved community-based organizations located
2    within the City of Chicago for approved foreclosure
3    prevention outreach programs, with priority given to
4    programs that provide door-to-door outreach.
5    (b-1) Subject to appropriation and to the annual receipt of
6funds, beginning June 1, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act
797-1164), the Authority shall make grants from the Foreclosure
8Prevention Program Fund derived from fees paid as specified in
9subsection (a) of Section 15-1504 and paragraph (1) of
10subsection (a-5) of Section 15-1504.1 of the Code of Civil
11Procedure, as follows:
12        (1) 30% shall be used to make grants for approved
13    housing counseling and approved foreclosure prevention
14    outreach programs in Cook County outside of the City of
15    Chicago;
16        (2) 25% shall be used to make grants for approved
17    housing counseling and approved foreclosure prevention
18    outreach programs in the City of Chicago;
19        (3) 30% shall be used to make grants for approved
20    housing counseling and approved foreclosure prevention
21    outreach programs in DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will
22    Counties; and
23        (4) 15% shall be used to make grants for approved
24    housing counseling and approved foreclosure prevention
25    outreach programs in Illinois in counties other than Cook,
26    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties provided

 

 

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1    that grants to provide approved housing counseling to
2    borrowers residing within these counties shall be based, to
3    the extent practicable, (i) proportionately on the amount
4    of fees paid to the respective clerks of the courts within
5    these counties and (ii) on any other factors that the
6    Authority deems appropriate.
7    (b-2) The percentages set forth in subsection (b-1) of this
8Section shall be calculated after deduction of reimbursable
9administrative expenses incurred by the Authority.
10    (b-5) As used in this Section:
11    "Approved community-based organization" means a
12not-for-profit entity that provides educational and financial
13information to residents of a community through in-person
14contact. "Approved community-based organization" does not
15include a not-for-profit corporation or other entity or person
16that provides legal representation or advice in a civil
17proceeding or court-sponsored mediation services, or a
18governmental agency.
19    "Approved foreclosure prevention outreach program" means a
20program developed by an approved community-based organization
21that includes in-person contact with residents to provide (i)
22pre-purchase and post-purchase home ownership counseling, (ii)
23education about the foreclosure process and the options of a
24mortgagor in a foreclosure proceeding, and (iii) programs
25developed by an approved community-based organization in
26conjunction with a State or federally chartered financial

 

 

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1institution.
2    "Approved counseling agency" means a housing counseling
3agency approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
4Development.
5    "Approved housing counseling" means in-person counseling
6provided by a counselor employed by an approved counseling
7agency or an approved community-based organization to all
8borrowers, or documented telephone counseling where a hardship
9would be imposed on one or more borrowers. A hardship shall
10exist in instances in which the borrower is confined to his or
11her home due to a medical condition, as verified in writing by
12a physician, or the borrower resides 50 miles or more from the
13nearest approved counseling agency. In instances of telephone
14counseling, the borrower must supply all necessary documents to
15the counselor at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled
16telephone counseling session.
17    (c) (Blank).
18    (c-5) Where the jurisdiction of an approved counseling
19agency is included within more than one of the geographic areas
20set forth in this Section, the Authority may elect to fully
21fund the applicant from one of the relevant geographic areas.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1419, eff. 10-1-10; 97-1164, eff. 6-1-13.)
 
23    (20 ILCS 3805/7.31)
24    Sec. 7.31. Abandoned Residential Property Municipality
25Relief Program.

 

 

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1    (a) The Authority shall establish and administer an
2Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Program.
3The Authority shall use moneys in the Abandoned Residential
4Property Municipality Relief Fund, and any other funds
5appropriated for this purpose, to make grants to municipalities
6and to counties to assist with costs incurred by the
7municipality or county for: cutting of neglected weeds or
8grass, trimming of trees or bushes, and removal of nuisance
9bushes or trees; extermination of pests or prevention of the
10ingress of pests; removal of garbage, debris, and graffiti;
11boarding up, closing off, or locking windows or entrances or
12otherwise making the interior of a building inaccessible to the
13general public; surrounding part or all of an abandoned
14residential property's underlying parcel with a fence or wall
15or otherwise making part or all of the abandoned residential
16property's underlying parcel inaccessible to the general
17public; demolition of abandoned residential property; and
18repair or rehabilitation of abandoned residential property, as
19approved by the Authority under the Program. For purposes of
20this subsection (a), "pests" has the meaning ascribed to that
21term in subsection (c) of Section 11-20-8 of the Illinois
22Municipal Code. The Authority shall promulgate rules for the
23administration, operation, and maintenance of the Program and
24may adopt emergency rules as soon as practicable to begin
25implementation of the Program.
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1funds, the Authority shall make grants from the Abandoned
2Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund derived from
3fees paid as specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (a-5) of
4Section 15-1504.1 and subsection (a) of Section 15-1507.1 of
5the Code of Civil Procedure as follows:
6        (1) 30% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
7    grants to municipalities other than the City of Chicago in
8    Cook County and to Cook County;
9        (2) 25% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
10    grants to the City of Chicago;
11        (3) 30% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
12    grants to municipalities in DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and
13    Will Counties, and to those counties; and
14        (4) 15% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used to make
15    grants to municipalities in Illinois in counties other than
16    Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties, and
17    to counties other than Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
18    and Will Counties. Grants distributed to the
19    municipalities and counties shall be based on (i) areas of
20    greatest need within these counties, which shall be
21    determined, to the extent practicable, proportionately on
22    the amount of fees paid to the respective clerks of the
23    courts within these counties, and (ii) on any other factors
24    that the Authority deems appropriate. Grants distributed
25    to the municipalities and counties identified in this
26    paragraph (4) shall be based (i) proportionately on the

 

 

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1    amount of fees paid to the respective clerks of the courts
2    within these counties and (ii) on any other factors that
3    the Authority deems appropriate.
4    (b-5) The percentages set forth in subsection (b) of this
5Section shall be calculated after deduction of reimbursable
6administrative expenses incurred by the Authority.
7    (c) Where the jurisdiction of a municipality is included
8within more than one of the geographic areas set forth in this
9Section, the Authority may elect to fully fund the municipality
10from one of the relevant geographic areas.
11(Source: P.A. 96-1419, eff. 10-1-10; 97-1164, eff. 6-1-13.)
 
12    Section 10. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
13changing Sections 15-1504.1, 15-1505.8, and 15-1507.1 as
14follows:
 
15    (735 ILCS 5/15-1504.1)
16    Sec. 15-1504.1. Filing fee for Foreclosure Prevention
17Program Fund and Abandoned Residential Property Municipality
18Relief Fund.
19    (a) Fee paid by all plaintiffs with respect to residential
20real estate. With respect to residential real estate, at the
21time of the filing of a foreclosure complaint, the plaintiff
22shall pay to the clerk of the court in which the foreclosure
23complaint is filed a fee of $50 for deposit into the
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1the State treasury. The clerk shall remit the fee collected
2pursuant to this subsection (a) to the State Treasurer to be
3expended for the purposes set forth in Section 7.30 of the
4Illinois Housing Development Act. All fees paid by plaintiffs
5to the clerk of the court as provided in this subsection (a)
6shall be disbursed within 60 days after receipt by the clerk of
7the court as follows: (i) 98% to the State Treasurer for
8deposit into the Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund, and (ii)
92% to the clerk of the court to be retained by the clerk for
10deposit into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
11Administrative Fund to defray for administrative expenses
12related to implementation of this subsection (a).
13Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Foreclosure
14Prevention Program Fund is not subject to sweeps,
15administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal maneuver that
16would in any way transfer any amounts from the Foreclosure
17Prevention Program Fund into any other fund of the State.
18    (a-5) Additional fee paid by plaintiffs with respect to
19residential real estate.
20        (1) Until January 1, 2018, with respect to residential
21    real estate, at the time of the filing of a foreclosure
22    complaint and in addition to the fee set forth in
23    subsection (a) of this Section, the plaintiff shall pay to
24    the clerk of the court in which the foreclosure complaint
25    is filed a fee for the Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund
26    and the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief

 

 

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1    Fund as follows:
2            (A) The fee shall be $500 if:
3                (i) the plaintiff, together with its
4            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
5            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
6            first tier foreclosure filing category and is
7            filing the complaint on its own behalf as the
8            holder of the indebtedness; or
9                (ii) the plaintiff, together with its
10            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
11            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
12            first tier foreclosure filing category and is
13            filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that,
14            together with its affiliates, has filed a
15            sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as
16            to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing
17            category; or
18                (iii) the plaintiff is not a depository
19            institution and is filing the complaint on behalf
20            of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates,
21            has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure
22            complaints so as to be included in the first tier
23            foreclosure filing category.
24            (B) The fee shall be $250 if:
25                (i) the plaintiff, together with its
26            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of

 

 

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1            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
2            second tier foreclosure filing category and is
3            filing the complaint on its own behalf as the
4            holder of the indebtedness; or
5                (ii) the plaintiff, together with its
6            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
7            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
8            first or second tier foreclosure filing category
9            and is filing the complaint on behalf of a
10            mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has
11            filed a sufficient number of foreclosure
12            complaints so as to be included in the second tier
13            foreclosure filing category; or
14                (iii) the plaintiff, together with its
15            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
16            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
17            second tier foreclosure filing category and is
18            filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that,
19            together with its affiliates, has filed a
20            sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as
21            to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing
22            category; or
23                (iv) the plaintiff is not a depository
24            institution and is filing the complaint on behalf
25            of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates,
26            has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure

 

 

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1            complaints so as to be included in the second tier
2            foreclosure filing category.
3            (C) The fee shall be $50 if:
4                (i) the plaintiff, together with its
5            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
6            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
7            third tier foreclosure filing category and is
8            filing the complaint on its own behalf as the
9            holder of the indebtedness; or
10                (ii) the plaintiff, together with its
11            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
12            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
13            first, second, or third tier foreclosure filing
14            category and is filing the complaint on behalf of a
15            mortgagee that, together with its affiliates, has
16            filed a sufficient number of foreclosure
17            complaints so as to be included in the third tier
18            foreclosure filing category; or
19                (iii) the plaintiff, together with its
20            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
21            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
22            third tier foreclosure filing category and is
23            filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that,
24            together with its affiliates, has filed a
25            sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as
26            to be included in the first tier foreclosure filing

 

 

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1            category; or
2                (iv) the plaintiff, together with its
3            affiliates, has filed a sufficient number of
4            foreclosure complaints so as to be included in the
5            third tier foreclosure filing category and is
6            filing the complaint on behalf of a mortgagee that,
7            together with its affiliates, has filed a
8            sufficient number of foreclosure complaints so as
9            to be included in the second tier foreclosure
10            filing category; or
11                (v) the plaintiff is not a depository
12            institution and is filing the complaint on behalf
13            of a mortgagee that, together with its affiliates,
14            has filed a sufficient number of foreclosure
15            complaints so as to be included in the third tier
16            foreclosure filing category.
17        (2) The clerk shall remit the fee collected pursuant to
18    paragraph (1) of this subsection (a-5) to the State
19    Treasurer to be expended for the purposes set forth in
20    Sections 7.30 and 7.31 of the Illinois Housing Development
21    Act and for administrative expenses. All fees paid by
22    plaintiffs to the clerk of the court as provided in
23    paragraph (1) shall be disbursed within 60 days after
24    receipt by the clerk of the court as follows:
25            (A) 28% to the State Treasurer for deposit into the
26        Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund;

 

 

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1            (B) 70% to the State Treasurer for deposit into the
2        Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief
3        Fund; and
4            (C) 2% to the clerk of the court to be retained by
5        the clerk for deposit into the Circuit Court Clerk
6        Operation and Administrative Fund to defray for
7        administrative expenses related to implementation of
8        this subsection (a-5).
9        (3) Until January 1, 2018, with respect to residential
10    real estate, at the time of the filing of a foreclosure
11    complaint, the plaintiff or plaintiff's representative
12    shall file a verified statement that states which
13    additional fee is due under paragraph (1) of subsection
14    (a-5), unless the court has established another process for
15    a plaintiff or plaintiff's representative to certify which
16    additional fee is due under paragraph (1) of subsection
17    (a-5).
18        (3) To determine whether a plaintiff is subject to the
19    fee as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection (a-5),
20    a person, including the clerk of the court, may rely on:
21            (A) a verified statement filed by the plaintiff at
22        the time of filing the foreclosure complaint that
23        states whether the plaintiff has an obligation to pay
24        an additional fee as set forth in subsection (a-5) and
25        if so whether the fee is due under subparagraph (A),
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1            (B) such other processes established by the clerk
2        of the court for plaintiffs to certify their
3        eligibility for the exemption from the additional fee
4        set forth in subsection (a-5).
5        (4) If a plaintiff fails to provide the clerk of the
6    court with a true and correct statement of the additional
7    fee due under paragraph (1) of subsection (a-5), and the
8    mortgagor reimburses the plaintiff for any erroneous
9    additional fee that was paid by the plaintiff to the clerk
10    of the court, the mortgagor may seek a refund of any
11    overpayment of the fee in an amount that shall not exceed
12    the difference between the higher additional fee paid under
13    paragraph (1) of this subsection (a-5) and the actual fee
14    due thereunder. The mortgagor must petition the judge
15    within the foreclosure action for the award of any fee
16    overpayment pursuant to this paragraph (4) of subsection
17    (a-5), and the award shall be determined by the judge and
18    paid by the clerk of the court out of the fund account into
19    which the clerk of the court deposits fees to be remitted
20    to the State Treasurer under paragraph (2) of subsection
21    (a-5), the timing of which refund payment shall be
22    determined by the clerk of the court based upon the
23    availability of funds in the subject fund account. This
24    refund shall be the mortgagor's sole remedy and a mortgagor
25    shall have no private right of action against the plaintiff
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1    by the plaintiff was erroneous.
2        (5) This subsection (a-5) is inoperative on and after
3    January 1, 2018.
4    (b) Not later than March 1 of each year, the clerk of the
5court shall submit to the Illinois Housing Development
6Authority a report of the funds collected and remitted pursuant
7to this Section during the preceding year.
8    (c) As used in this Section:
9    "Affiliate" means any company that controls, is controlled
10by, or is under common control with another company.
11    "Approved counseling agency" and "approved housing
12counseling" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in
13Section 7.30 of the Illinois Housing Development Act.
14    "Depository institution" means a bank, savings bank,
15savings and loan association, or credit union chartered,
16organized, or holding a certificate of authority to do business
17under the laws of this State, another state, or the United
18States.
19    "First tier foreclosure filing category" is a
20classification that only applies to a plaintiff that has filed
21175 or more foreclosure complaints on residential real estate
22located in Illinois during the calendar year immediately
23preceding the date of the filing of the subject foreclosure
24complaint.
25    "Second tier foreclosure filing category" is a
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1at least 50, but no more than 174, foreclosure complaints on
2residential real estate located in Illinois during the calendar
3year immediately preceding the date of the filing of the
4subject foreclosure complaint.
5    "Third tier foreclosure filing category" is a
6classification that only applies to a plaintiff that has filed
7no more than 49 foreclosure complaints on residential real
8estate located in Illinois during the calendar year immediately
9preceding the date of the filing of the subject foreclosure
10complaint.
11    (d) In no instance shall the fee set forth in subsection
12(a-5) be assessed for any foreclosure complaint filed before
13the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
14Assembly.
15    (e) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
16Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund is not
17subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
18fiscal maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from
19the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund
20into any other fund of the State.
21(Source: P.A. 96-1419, eff. 10-1-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11;
2297-1164, eff. 6-1-13.)
 
23    (735 ILCS 5/15-1505.8)
24    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
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1    Sec. 15-1505.8. Expedited judgment and sale procedure for
2abandoned residential property.
3    (a) Upon motion and notice, the mortgagee may elect to
4utilize the expedited judgment and sale procedure for abandoned
5residential property stated in this Section to obtain a
6judgment of foreclosure pursuant to Section 15-1506. The motion
7to expedite the judgment and sale may be combined with or made
8part of the motion requesting a judgment of foreclosure. The
9notice of the motion to expedite the judgment and sale shall be
10sent by first-class mail to the last known address of the
11mortgagor, and the notice required by paragraph (1) of
12subsection (l) of this Section shall be posted at the property
13address.
14    (b) The motion requesting an expedited judgment of
15foreclosure and sale may be filed by the mortgagee at the time
16the foreclosure complaint is filed or any time thereafter, and
17shall set forth the facts demonstrating that the mortgaged real
18estate is abandoned residential real estate under Section
1915-1200.5 and shall be supported by affidavit.
20    (c) If a motion for an expedited judgment and sale is filed
21at the time the foreclosure complaint is filed or before the
22period to answer the foreclosure complaint has expired, the
23motion shall be heard by the court no earlier than before the
24period to answer the foreclosure complaint has expired and no
25later than 21 15 days after the period to answer the
26foreclosure complaint has expired.

 

 

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1    (d) If a motion for an expedited judgment and sale is filed
2after the period to answer the foreclosure complaint has
3expired, the motion shall be heard no later than 21 15 days
4after the motion is filed.
5    (e) The hearing shall be given priority by the court and
6shall be scheduled to be heard within the applicable time
7period set forth in subsection (c) or (d) of this Section.
8    (f) Subject to subsection (g), at the hearing on the motion
9requesting an expedited judgment and sale, if the court finds
10that the mortgaged real estate is abandoned residential
11property, the court shall grant the motion and immediately
12proceed to a trial of the foreclosure. A judgment of
13foreclosure under this Section shall include the matters
14identified in Section 15-1506.
15    (g) The court may not grant the motion requesting an
16expedited judgment and sale if the mortgagor, an unknown owner,
17or a lawful occupant appears in the action in any manner before
18or at the hearing and objects to a finding of abandonment.
19    (h) The court shall vacate an order issued pursuant to
20subsection (f) of this Section if the mortgagor or a lawful
21occupant appears in the action at any time prior to the court
22issuing an order confirming the sale pursuant to subsection
23(b-3) of Section 15-1508 and presents evidence establishing to
24the satisfaction of the court that the mortgagor or lawful
25occupant has not abandoned the mortgaged real estate.
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1abandoned residential property shall end in accordance with
2paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Section 15-1603, and the
3abandoned residential property shall be sold at the earliest
4practicable time at a sale as provided in this Article.
5    (j) The mortgagee or its agent may enter, secure, and
6maintain abandoned residential property subject to subsection
7(e-5) of Section 21-3 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
8    (k) Personal property.
9        (1) Upon confirmation of the sale held pursuant to
10    Section 15-1507, any personal property remaining in or upon
11    the abandoned residential property shall be deemed to have
12    been abandoned by the owner of such personal property and
13    may be disposed of or donated by the holder of the
14    certificate of sale (or, if none, by the purchaser at the
15    sale). In the event of donation of any such personal
16    property, the holder of the certificate of sale (or, if
17    none, the purchaser at the sale) may transfer such donated
18    property with a bill of sale. No mortgagee or its
19    successors or assigns, holder of a certificate of sale, or
20    purchaser at the sale shall be liable for any such disposal
21    or donation of personal property.
22        (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection
23    (k), in the event a lawful occupant is in possession of the
24    mortgaged real estate who has not been made a party to the
25    foreclosure and had his or her interests terminated
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1    not be deemed to have been abandoned, nor shall the rights
2    of the lawful occupant to any personal property be
3    affected.
4    (l) Notices to be posted at property address.
5        (1) The notice set out in this paragraph (1) of this
6    subsection (l) shall be conspicuously posted at the
7    property address at least 14 days before the hearing on the
8    motion requesting an expedited judgment and sale and shall
9    be in boldface, in at least 12 point type, and in
10    substantially the following form:
 
11
"NOTICE TO ANY TENANT OR OTHER LAWFUL
12
OCCUPANT OF THIS PROPERTY

 
13A lawsuit has been filed to foreclose on this property, and the
14party asking to foreclose on this property has asked a judge to
15find that THIS PROPERTY IS ABANDONED.
 
16The judge will be holding a hearing to decide whether this
17property is ABANDONED.
 
18IF YOU LAWFULLY OCCUPY ANY PART OF THIS PROPERTY, YOU MAY
19CHOOSE TO GO TO THIS HEARING and explain to the judge how you
20are a lawful occupant of this property.
 
21If the judge is satisfied that you are a LAWFUL OCCUPANT of

 

 

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1this property, the court will find that this property is NOT
2ABANDONED.
 
3This hearing will be held in the courthouse at the following
4address, date, and time:
 
5Court name:..................................................
6Court address:...............................................
7Court room number where hearing will be held:................
8(There should be a person in this room called a CLERK who can
9help you. Make sure you know THIS PROPERTY'S ADDRESS.)
10Date of hearing:.............................................
11Time of hearing:.............................................
 
12
MORE INFORMATION

 
13Name of lawsuit:.............................................
14Number of lawsuit:...........................................
15Address of this property:....................................
 
16
IMPORTANT

 
17This is NOT a notice to vacate the premises. You may wish to
18contact a lawyer or your local legal aid or housing counseling
19agency to discuss any rights that you may have.
 

 

 

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1
WARNING

 
2INTENTIONAL REMOVAL OF THIS NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE AND TIME
3STATED IN THIS NOTICE IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY
4UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS
5LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a).
 
6
NO TRESPASSING

 
7KNOWINGLY ENTERING THIS PROPERTY WITHOUT LAWFUL AUTHORITY IS A
8CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A
9FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a).".
10        (2) The notice set out in this paragraph (2) of this
11    subsection (l) shall be conspicuously posted at the
12    property address at least 14 days before the hearing to
13    confirm the sale of the abandoned residential property and
14    shall be in boldface, in at least 12 point type, and in
15    substantially the following form:
 
16
"NOTICE TO ANY TENANT OR OTHER LAWFUL
17
OCCUPANT OF THIS PROPERTY

 
18A lawsuit has been filed to foreclose on this property, and the
19judge has found that THIS PROPERTY IS ABANDONED. As a result,
20THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN OR WILL BE SOLD.
 

 

 

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1HOWEVER, there still must be a hearing for the judge to approve
2the sale. The judge will NOT APPROVE this sale if the judge
3finds that any person lawfully occupies any part of this
4property.
 
5IF YOU LAWFULLY OCCUPY ANY PART OF THIS PROPERTY, YOU MAY
6CHOOSE TO GO TO THIS HEARING and explain to the judge how you
7are a lawful occupant of this property. You also may appear
8BEFORE this hearing and explain to the judge how you are a
9lawful occupant of this property.
 
10If the judge is satisfied that you are a LAWFUL OCCUPANT of
11this property, the court will find that this property is NOT
12ABANDONED, and there will be no sale of the property at this
13time.
 
14This hearing will be held in the courthouse at the following
15address, date, and time:
 
16Court name:..................................................
17Court address:...............................................
18Court room number where hearing will be held:................
19(There should be a person in this room called a CLERK who can
20help you. Make sure you know THIS PROPERTY'S ADDRESS.)
21Date of hearing:.............................................
22Time of hearing:.............................................
 

 

 

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1
MORE INFORMATION

 
2Name of lawsuit:.............................................
3Number of lawsuit:...........................................
4Address of this property:....................................
 
5
IMPORTANT

 
6This is NOT a notice to vacate the premises. You may wish to
7contact a lawyer or your local legal aid or housing counseling
8agency to discuss any rights that you may have.
 
9
WARNING

 
10INTENTIONAL REMOVAL OF THIS NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE AND TIME
11STATED IN THIS NOTICE IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY
12UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS
13LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a).
 
14
NO TRESPASSING

 
15KNOWINGLY ENTERING THIS PROPERTY WITHOUT LAWFUL AUTHORITY IS A
16CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A
17FINE OF UP TO $1500, UNDER ILLINOIS LAW. 720 ILCS 5/21-3(a)."
18(Source: P.A. 97-1164, eff. 6-1-13.)
 

 

 

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1    (735 ILCS 5/15-1507.1)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on March 2, 2016)
3    Sec. 15-1507.1. Judicial sale fee for Abandoned
4Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund.
5    (a) Upon and at the sale of residential real estate under
6Section 15-1507, the purchaser shall pay to the person
7conducting the sale pursuant to Section 15-1507 a fee for
8deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality
9Relief Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury. The
10fee shall be calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or
11fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the
12person conducting the sale, as reflected in the receipt of sale
13issued to the purchaser, provided that in no event shall the
14fee exceed $300. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee
15acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit
16bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or
17other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights
18in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.
19Upon confirmation of the sale under Section 15-1508, the person
20conducting the sale shall remit the fee to the clerk of the
21court in which the foreclosure case is pending. The clerk shall
22remit the fee to the State Treasurer as provided in this
23Section, to be expended for the purposes set forth in Section
247.31 of the Illinois Housing Development Act.
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1shall be disbursed within 60 days after receipt by the clerk of
2the court as follows: (i) 98% to the State Treasurer for
3deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality
4Relief Fund, and (ii) 2% to the clerk of the court to be
5retained by the clerk for deposit into the Circuit Court Clerk
6Operation and Administrative Fund to defray for administrative
7expenses related to implementation of this Section.
8    (c) Not later than March 1 of each year, the clerk of the
9court shall submit to the Illinois Housing Development
10Authority a report of the funds collected and remitted during
11the preceding year pursuant to this Section.
12    (d) Subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall become
13inoperative on January 1, 2016. This Section is repealed on
14March 2, 2016.
15(Source: P.A. 96-1419, eff. 10-1-10.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1,
172013.".