August
19, 2014
To
the Honorable Members of the
Illinois
House of Representatives, 98th General
Assembly:
I
hereby return Senate Bill 2664 with specific recommendations for change.
As Governor, it is my duty to ensure that people can stay in their
homes. Any changes to the foreclosure process must ensure that the interests
of homeowners are protected and that the proper entity bears the cost when
someone loses their home.
SB 2664 limits condominium associations from collecting more than
the sum of nine months of regular monthly assessments from the purchaser of a
foreclosed condominium. Following the procedure in SB 2664 would force the
rest of the homeowners in the condominium association to bear the costs of a
foreclosure. While it is reasonable for a new homeowner to pay up to nine
months of regular assessments when they purchase a property coming out of
foreclosure, the lender who owns the mortgage should also contribute to the
costs that the homeowners in a condominium association incur when a lender
forecloses on a property.
Therefore, pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois
Constitution of 1970, I return Senate Bill 2664, entitled “AN ACT concerning
civil law.” with the following specific recommendations for change:
on page 10, line 20,
by replacing “The” with “Following a foreclosure sale, a consent foreclosure,
common law strict foreclosure or the delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure,
the mortgagee shall have the duty to pay to the association those amounts
required by subdivision (g)(1) of Section 9 of this Act, except that, the”; and
on page 12, line 9,
by replacing “subdivision subdivisions (g)(1) and” with “subdivisions
(g)(1) and”.
With
these changes, Senate Bill 2664 will have my approval. I respectfully request
your concurrence.
Sincerely,
PAT
QUINN
Governor