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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5339 Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. Karen May SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, if foreclosure proceedings for a residential building have been commenced, it is the responsibility of the mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lien holder instituting the proceedings to take adequate steps to prevent frozen pipes and to take reasonable steps to secure the property and protect it against loss or damage due to acts of God or the conduct of third parties. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5339 | | LRB097 18900 AJO 64138 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 15-1707 as follows:
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| 6 | | (735 ILCS 5/15-1707 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 15-1707. Foreclosures; maintaining property. If |
| 8 | | foreclosure proceedings for a residential building have been |
| 9 | | commenced, it is the responsibility of the mortgagee, judgment |
| 10 | | creditor, or other lien holder instituting the proceedings to |
| 11 | | take adequate steps to prevent frozen pipes and to take |
| 12 | | reasonable steps to secure the property and protect it against |
| 13 | | loss or damage due to acts of God or the conduct of third |
| 14 | | parties.
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| 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 16 | | becoming law.
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