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| AN ACT concerning revenue.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing | 5 |
| Sections 21-260, 22-10, 22-15, 22-20, 22-25, 22-30, 22-40, and | 6 |
| 22-45 as follows:
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| (35 ILCS 200/21-260)
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| Sec. 21-260. Collector's scavenger sale. Upon the county | 9 |
| collector's
application under Section 21-145, to be known as | 10 |
| the Scavenger Sale
Application, the Court shall enter judgment | 11 |
| for the general taxes, special
taxes, special assessments, | 12 |
| interest, penalties and costs as are included in
the | 13 |
| advertisement and appear to be due thereon after allowing an | 14 |
| opportunity to
object and a hearing upon the objections as | 15 |
| provided in Section 21-175, and
order those properties sold by | 16 |
| the County Collector at public sale to the
highest bidder for | 17 |
| cash, notwithstanding the bid may be less than the full
amount | 18 |
| of taxes, special taxes, special assessments, interest, | 19 |
| penalties and
costs for which judgment has been entered.
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| (a) Conducting the sale - Bidding. All properties shall be | 21 |
| offered for
sale in consecutive order as they appear in the | 22 |
| delinquent list. The minimum
bid for any property shall be $250 | 23 |
| or one-half of the tax if the total
liability is less than |
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| $500. The successful bidder shall immediately pay the
amount of | 2 |
| minimum bid to the County Collector in cash, by certified or
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| cashier's check, by money order, or, if the
successful bidder | 4 |
| is a governmental unit, by a check issued by that
governmental | 5 |
| unit. If the bid exceeds the minimum bid, the
successful bidder | 6 |
| shall pay the balance of the bid to the county collector in
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| cash, by certified or cashier's check, by money order, or, if | 8 |
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successful bidder is a governmental unit, by a check issued | 9 |
| by that
governmental unit
by the close of the
next business | 10 |
| day. If the minimum bid is not paid at the time of sale or if
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| the balance is not paid by the close of the next business day, | 12 |
| then the sale is
void and the minimum bid, if paid, is | 13 |
| forfeited to the county general fund. In
that event, the | 14 |
| property shall be reoffered for sale within 30 days of the last
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| offering of property in regular order. The collector shall make | 16 |
| available to
the public a list of all properties to be included | 17 |
| in any reoffering due to the
voiding of the original sale. The | 18 |
| collector is not required to serve or
publish any other notice | 19 |
| of the reoffering of those properties. In the event
that any of | 20 |
| the properties are not sold upon reoffering, or are sold for | 21 |
| less
than the amount of the original voided sale, the original | 22 |
| bidder who failed to
pay the bid amount shall remain liable for | 23 |
| the unpaid balance of the bid in an
action under Section | 24 |
| 21-240. Liability shall not be reduced where the bidder
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| reoffering also fails to pay the bid amount, and in that event | 26 |
| both
bidders shall remain liable for the unpaid balance of |
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| their respective bids. A
sale of properties under this Section | 2 |
| shall not be final until confirmed by the
court.
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| (b) Confirmation of sales. The county collector shall file | 4 |
| his or her
report of sale in the court within 30 days of the | 5 |
| date of sale of each
property. No notice of the county | 6 |
| collector's application to confirm the sales
shall be required | 7 |
| except as prescribed by rule of the court. Upon
confirmation, | 8 |
| except in cases where the sale becomes void under Section | 9 |
| 22-85,
or in cases where the order of confirmation is vacated | 10 |
| by the court, a sale
under this Section shall extinguish the in | 11 |
| rem lien of the general taxes,
special taxes and special | 12 |
| assessments for which judgment has been entered and a
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| redemption shall not revive the lien. Confirmation of the sale | 14 |
| shall in no
event affect the owner's personal liability to pay | 15 |
| the taxes, interest and
penalties as provided in this Code or | 16 |
| prevent institution of a proceeding under
Section 21-440 to | 17 |
| collect any amount that may remain
due after the sale.
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| (c) Issuance of tax sale certificates. Upon confirmation of | 19 |
| the sale the
County Clerk and the County Collector shall issue | 20 |
| to the purchaser a
certificate of purchase in the form | 21 |
| prescribed by Section 21-250 as near as may
be. A certificate | 22 |
| of purchase shall not be issued to any person who is
ineligible | 23 |
| to bid at the sale or to receive a certificate of purchase | 24 |
| under
Section 21-265.
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| (d) Scavenger Tax Judgment, Sale and Redemption Record - | 26 |
| Sale of
parcels not sold. The county collector shall prepare a |
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| Scavenger Tax Judgment,
Sale and Redemption Record. The county | 2 |
| clerk shall write or stamp on the
scavenger tax judgment, sale, | 3 |
| forfeiture and redemption record opposite the
description of | 4 |
| any property offered for sale and not sold, or not confirmed | 5 |
| for
any reason, the words "offered but not sold". The | 6 |
| properties which are offered
for sale under this Section and | 7 |
| not sold or not confirmed shall be offered for
sale annually | 8 |
| thereafter in the manner provided in this Section until sold,
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| except in the case of mineral rights, which after 10 | 10 |
| consecutive years of
being offered for sale under this Section | 11 |
| and not sold or confirmed shall
no longer be required to be | 12 |
| offered for sale. At
any time between annual sales the County | 13 |
| Collector may advertise for sale any
properties subject to sale | 14 |
| under judgments for sale previously entered under
this Section | 15 |
| and not executed for any reason. The advertisement and sale | 16 |
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be regulated by the provisions of this Code as far as | 17 |
| applicable.
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| (e) Proceeding to tax deed. The owner of the certificate of | 19 |
| purchase shall
give notice as required by Sections 22-5 through | 20 |
| 22-30, and may extend the
period of redemption as provided by | 21 |
| Section 21-385. At any time within 6
5 months
prior to | 22 |
| expiration of the period of redemption from a sale under this | 23 |
| Code,
the owner of a certificate of purchase may file a | 24 |
| petition and may obtain a tax
deed under Sections 22-30 through | 25 |
| 22-55. All proceedings for the issuance of
a tax deed and all | 26 |
| tax deeds for properties sold under this Section shall be
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| subject to Sections 22-30 through 22-55. Deeds issued under | 2 |
| this Section are
subject to Section 22-70. This Section shall | 3 |
| be liberally construed so that the deeds provided for in this | 4 |
| Section convey merchantable title.
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| (f) Redemptions from scavenger sales. Redemptions may be | 6 |
| made from sales
under this Section in the same manner and upon | 7 |
| the same terms and conditions as
redemptions from sales made | 8 |
| under the County Collector's annual application for
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| and order of sale, except that in lieu of penalty the person | 10 |
| redeeming
shall pay interest as follows if the sale occurs | 11 |
| before September 9, 1993:
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| (1) If redeemed within the first 2 months from the date | 13 |
| of the sale, 3%
per month or portion thereof upon the | 14 |
| amount for which the property was sold;
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| (2) If redeemed between 2 and 6 months from the date of | 16 |
| the sale, 12% of
the amount for which the property was | 17 |
| sold;
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| (3) If redeemed between 6 and 12 months from the date | 19 |
| of the sale, 24%
of the amount for which the property was | 20 |
| sold;
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| (4) If redeemed between 12 and 18 months from the date | 22 |
| of the sale, 36% of
the amount for which the property was | 23 |
| sold;
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| (5) If redeemed between 18 and 24 months from the date | 25 |
| of the sale, 48%
of the amount for which the property was | 26 |
| sold;
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| (6) If redeemed after 24 months from the date of sale, | 2 |
| the 48% herein
provided together with interest at 6% per | 3 |
| year thereafter.
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| If the sale occurs on or after September 9,
1993, the | 5 |
| person redeeming shall pay interest on that part of the amount | 6 |
| for
which the property was sold equal to or less than the full | 7 |
| amount of delinquent
taxes, special assessments, penalties, | 8 |
| interest, and costs, included in the
judgment and order of sale | 9 |
| as follows:
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| (1) If redeemed within the first 2 months from the date | 11 |
| of the sale,
3% per month upon the amount of taxes, special | 12 |
| assessments, penalties,
interest, and costs due for each of | 13 |
| the first 2 months, or fraction thereof.
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| (2) If redeemed at any time between 2 and 6 months from | 15 |
| the date of
the sale, 12% of the amount of taxes, special | 16 |
| assessments, penalties, interest,
and costs due.
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| (3) If redeemed at any time between 6 and 12 months | 18 |
| from the date of the
sale, 24% of the amount of taxes, | 19 |
| special assessments, penalties, interest, and
costs due.
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| (4) If redeemed at any time between 12 and 18 months | 21 |
| from the date
of the sale, 36% of the amount of taxes, | 22 |
| special assessments, penalties,
interest, and costs due.
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| (5) If redeemed at any time between 18 and 24 months | 24 |
| from the date
of the sale, 48% of the amount of taxes, | 25 |
| special assessments, penalties,
interest, and costs due.
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| (6) If redeemed after 24 months from the date of sale, |
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| the 48%
provided for the 24 months together with interest | 2 |
| at 6% per annum thereafter on
the amount of taxes, special | 3 |
| assessments, penalties, interest, and costs due.
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| The person redeeming shall not be required to pay any | 5 |
| interest on any part
of the amount for which the property was | 6 |
| sold that exceeds the full amount of
delinquent taxes, special | 7 |
| assessments, penalties, interest, and costs included
in the | 8 |
| judgment and order of sale.
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| Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, | 10 |
| except for
owner-occupied single family residential units | 11 |
| which are condominium units,
cooperative units or dwellings, | 12 |
| the amount required to be paid for redemption
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| include an amount equal to all delinquent taxes on the property
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| which taxes were delinquent at the time of sale. The delinquent | 15 |
| taxes shall be
apportioned by the county collector among the | 16 |
| taxing districts in which the
property is situated in | 17 |
| accordance with law. In the event that all moneys
received from | 18 |
| any sale held under this Section exceed an amount equal to all
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| delinquent taxes on the property sold, which taxes were | 20 |
| delinquent at the time
of sale, together with all publication | 21 |
| and other costs associated with the
sale, then, upon | 22 |
| redemption, the County Collector and the County Clerk shall
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| apply the excess amount to the cost of redemption.
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| (g) Bidding by county or other taxing districts. Any taxing | 25 |
| district may
bid at a scavenger sale. The county board of the | 26 |
| county in which properties
offered for sale under this Section |
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| are located may bid as trustee for all
taxing districts having | 2 |
| an interest in the taxes for the nonpayment of which
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| parcels are offered. The County shall apply on the bid the | 4 |
| unpaid taxes due
upon the property and no cash need be paid. | 5 |
| The County or other taxing district
acquiring a tax sale | 6 |
| certificate shall take all steps necessary to acquire
title to | 7 |
| the property and may manage and operate the property so | 8 |
| acquired.
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| When a county, or other taxing district within the county, | 10 |
| is a petitioner
for a tax deed, no filing fee shall be required | 11 |
| on the petition. The county as
a tax creditor and as trustee | 12 |
| for other tax creditors, or other taxing district
within the | 13 |
| county shall not be required to allege and prove that all taxes | 14 |
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special assessments which become due and payable after the | 15 |
| sale to the county
have been paid. The county shall not be | 16 |
| required to pay the subsequently
accruing taxes or special | 17 |
| assessments at any time. Upon the written request of
the county | 18 |
| board or its designee, the county collector shall not offer the
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| property for sale at any tax sale subsequent to the sale of the | 20 |
| property to the
county under this Section. The lien of taxes | 21 |
| and special assessments which
become due and payable after a | 22 |
| sale to a county shall merge in the fee title of
the county, or | 23 |
| other taxing district, on the issuance of a deed. The County | 24 |
| may
sell the properties so acquired, or the certificate of | 25 |
| purchase thereto, and
the proceeds of the sale shall be | 26 |
| distributed to the taxing districts in
proportion to their |
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| respective interests therein. The presiding officer of the
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| county board, with the advice and consent of the County Board, | 3 |
| may appoint some
officer or person to attend scavenger sales | 4 |
| and bid on its behalf.
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| (h) Miscellaneous provisions. In the event that the tract | 6 |
| of land or lot
sold at any such sale is not redeemed within the | 7 |
| time permitted by law and a
tax deed is issued, all moneys that | 8 |
| may be received from the sale of
properties in excess of the | 9 |
| delinquent taxes, together with all publication
and other costs | 10 |
| associated with the sale,
shall, upon petition of any | 11 |
| interested party to the court that issued the tax
deed, be | 12 |
| distributed by the County Collector pursuant to order of the | 13 |
| court
among the persons having legal or equitable interests in | 14 |
| the property according
to the fair value of their interests in | 15 |
| the tract or lot. Section 21-415 does
not apply to properties | 16 |
| sold under this Section.
Appeals may be taken from the orders | 17 |
| and judgments entered under this Section
as in other civil | 18 |
| cases. The remedy herein provided is in addition to other
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| remedies for the collection of delinquent taxes. | 20 |
| (i) The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act | 21 |
| of
the 95th General Assembly apply only to matters in which a
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| petition for tax deed is filed on or after the effective date
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| of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-514, eff. 8-22-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; | 25 |
| 91-189, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| (35 ILCS 200/22-10)
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| Sec. 22-10. Notice of expiration of period of redemption. A | 3 |
| purchaser or assignee shall not be entitled to a tax deed to | 4 |
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property sold unless, not less than 3 months nor more than | 5 |
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5 months prior to
the expiration of the period of redemption, | 6 |
| he or she gives notice of the
sale and the date of expiration | 7 |
| of the period of redemption to the
owners, occupants, and | 8 |
| parties interested in the property, including any
mortgagee of | 9 |
| record, as provided below.
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| The Notice to be given to the parties shall be in at least | 11 |
| 10 point
type in the following form completely filled in:
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| TAX DEED NO. .................... FILED ....................
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| TAKE NOTICE
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| County of ...............................................
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| Date Premises Sold ......................................
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| Certificate No. ........................................
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| Sold for General Taxes of (year) ........................
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| Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)
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| and special assessment number ...........................
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| Warrant No. ................ Inst. No. .................
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| THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR
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| DELINQUENT TAXES
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| Property located at .........................................
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| Legal Description or Property Index No. .....................
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| This notice is to advise you that the above property has
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| been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of
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| redemption from the sale will expire on .....................
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| The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month | 6 |
| intervals from
the date of sale and may be further increased if | 7 |
| the purchaser at the tax
sale or his or her assignee pays any | 8 |
| subsequently accruing taxes or special
assessments to redeem | 9 |
| the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales.
Check | 10 |
| with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before | 11 |
| redeeming.
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| This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been | 13 |
| filed for
a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to | 14 |
| possession of this
property if redemption is not made on or | 15 |
| before ......................................................
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| This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this | 17 |
| county in
...., Illinois on .....
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| You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem | 19 |
| will
already have expired at that time.
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| YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY
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| TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
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| Redemption can be made at any time on or before .... by | 23 |
| applying to
the County Clerk of ...., County, Illinois at the | 24 |
| County Court House in
...., Illinois.
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| For further information contact the County Clerk
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| ADDRESS:....................
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| TELEPHONE:..................
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| ..........................
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| Purchaser or Assignee.
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| Dated (insert date).
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| In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the notice | 6 |
| shall also state
the address, room number and time at which the | 7 |
| matter is set for hearing.
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| This amendatory Act of 1996 applies only to matters in | 9 |
| which a petition for
tax deed is filed on or after the | 10 |
| effective date of this amendatory Act of
1996.
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| The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of | 12 |
| the 95th General Assembly apply only to matters in which a | 13 |
| petition for tax deed is filed on or after the effective date | 14 |
| of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-380, eff. 7-29-05.)
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| (35 ILCS 200/22-15)
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| Sec. 22-15. Service of notice. The purchaser or his or her | 18 |
| assignee shall
give the notice required by Section 22-10 by | 19 |
| causing it to be published in a
newspaper as set forth in | 20 |
| Section 22-20. In addition, the notice shall be
served by a | 21 |
| sheriff (or if he or she is disqualified, by a coroner) of the
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| county in which the property, or any part thereof, is located | 23 |
| upon owners who
reside on any part of the property sold by |
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| leaving a copy of the notice with
those owners personally.
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| In counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants where a taxing | 3 |
| district is a
petitioner for tax deed pursuant to Section | 4 |
| 21-90, in lieu of service by the
sheriff or coroner the notice | 5 |
| may be served by a special process server
appointed by the | 6 |
| circuit court as provided in this Section. The taxing
district | 7 |
| may move prior to filing one or more petitions for tax deed for
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| appointment of such a special process server. The court, upon | 9 |
| being satisfied
that the person named in the motion is at least | 10 |
| 18 years of age and is capable
of serving notice as required | 11 |
| under this Code, shall enter an order appointing
such person as | 12 |
| a special process server for a period of one year. The
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| appointment may be renewed for successive periods of one year | 14 |
| each by motion
and order, and a copy of the original and any | 15 |
| subsequent order shall be filed
in each tax deed case in which | 16 |
| a notice is served by the appointed person.
Delivery of the | 17 |
| notice to and service of the notice by the special process
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| server shall have the same force and effect as its delivery to | 19 |
| and service by
the sheriff or coroner.
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| The same form of notice shall also be served , in the manner | 21 |
| set forth under Sections 2-203,
2-204, 2-205, 2-205.1, and | 22 |
| 2-211 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, upon all other owners and
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| parties interested in the property, if upon diligent inquiry | 24 |
| they can be found
in the county, and upon the occupants of the | 25 |
| property .
in the
following manner:
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| (a) as to individuals, by (1) leaving a copy of the |
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| notice with the person
personally or (2) by leaving a copy | 2 |
| at his or her usual place of residence with
a person of the | 3 |
| family, of the age of 13 years or more, and informing that
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| person of its contents. The person making the service shall | 5 |
| cause a copy
of the notice to be sent by registered or | 6 |
| certified mail, return receipt
requested, to
that party at | 7 |
| his or her usual place of residence;
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| (b) as to public and private corporations, municipal, | 9 |
| governmental and
quasi-municipal corporations, | 10 |
| partnerships, receivers and trustees of
corporations, by | 11 |
| leaving a copy of the notice with the person designated by | 12 |
| the
Civil Practice Law.
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| If the property sold has more than 4 dwellings or other | 14 |
| rental units, and
has a managing agent or party who collects | 15 |
| rents, that person
shall be deemed the occupant and shall be | 16 |
| served with notice instead of
the occupants of the individual | 17 |
| units. If the property has no
dwellings or rental units, but | 18 |
| economic or recreational activities are
carried on therein, the | 19 |
| person directing such activities shall be deemed
the occupant. | 20 |
| Holders of rights of entry and possibilities of reverter
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| not be deemed parties interested in the property.
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| When a party interested in the property is a trustee, | 23 |
| notice served upon the
trustee shall be deemed to have been | 24 |
| served upon any beneficiary or note
holder thereunder unless | 25 |
| the holder of the note is disclosed of record.
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| When a judgment is a lien upon the property sold, the |
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| holder
of the lien shall be served with notice if the name of | 2 |
| the judgment debtor as
shown in the transcript, certified copy | 3 |
| or memorandum of judgment
filed of record is identical, as to | 4 |
| given name and surname, with the
name of the party interested | 5 |
| as it appears of record.
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| If any owner or party interested, upon diligent inquiry and | 7 |
| effort,
cannot be found or served with notice in the county as | 8 |
| provided in this
Section, and the person in actual occupancy | 9 |
| and possession is tenant to, or in
possession under the owners | 10 |
| or the parties interested in the property, then
service of | 11 |
| notice upon the tenant, occupant or person in possession
shall | 12 |
| be deemed service upon the owners or parties interested.
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| If any owner or party interested, upon diligent inquiry and | 14 |
| effort
cannot be found or served with notice in the county, | 15 |
| then the person making the
service shall cause a copy of the | 16 |
| notice to be sent by
registered or certified mail, return
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| receipt requested, to that party at his or her residence, if | 18 |
| ascertainable.
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| The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of | 20 |
| the 95th General Assembly apply only to matters in which a | 21 |
| petition for tax deed is filed on or after the effective date | 22 |
| of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-209, eff. 1-1-00; 91-554, eff. 8-14-99.)
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| (35 ILCS 200/22-20)
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| Sec. 22-20. Proof of service of notice; publication of |
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| notice. The sheriff or coroner serving notice under Section | 2 |
| 22-15 shall
endorse his or
her return thereon and file it with | 3 |
| the Clerk of the Circuit Court and it shall
be a part of the | 4 |
| court record. A special process server appointed under
Section
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| 22-15 shall make his or her return by affidavit and shall file | 6 |
| it with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, where it shall be a | 7 |
| part of the court record. If
a sheriff, special process server, | 8 |
| or coroner to whom any notice is
delivered for service, | 9 |
| neglects or refuses to make the return, the purchaser or
his or | 10 |
| her assignee may petition the court to enter a rule requiring | 11 |
| the
sheriff, special process server, or coroner to make return | 12 |
| of the notice on
a day to be fixed by the
court, or to show | 13 |
| cause on that day why he or she should not be attached for
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| contempt of the court. The purchaser or assignee shall cause a | 15 |
| written notice
of the rule to be served upon the sheriff, | 16 |
| special process server, or
coroner. If good and sufficient | 17 |
| cause to excuse the sheriff, special process
server, or coroner | 18 |
| is not shown, the court shall adjudge him or her guilty of
a | 19 |
| contempt, and shall proceed to punish him as in other cases of | 20 |
| contempt.
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| If the property is located in a municipality in a county | 22 |
| with less than
3,000,000 inhabitants, the purchaser or his or | 23 |
| her assignee shall also publish
a notice as to the owner or | 24 |
| party interested, in some newspaper published in
the | 25 |
| municipality. If the property is not in a municipality in a | 26 |
| county with
less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, or if no newspaper |
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| is published therein, or
if the property is in a county with | 2 |
| 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the notice
shall be published in | 3 |
| some newspaper in the county. If no newspaper is
published in | 4 |
| the county, then the notice shall be published in the newspaper
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| that is published nearest the county seat of the county in | 6 |
| which the property
is located. If the owners and parties | 7 |
| interested in the property upon diligent
inquiry are unknown to | 8 |
| the purchaser or his or her assignee, the publication as
to | 9 |
| such owner or party interested, may be made to unknown owners | 10 |
| or parties
interested. Any notice by publication given under | 11 |
| this Section shall be given
3 times at any time after filing a | 12 |
| petition for tax deed, but not less than 3
months nor more than | 13 |
| 6
5 months prior to the expiration of the period of
redemption. | 14 |
| The publication shall contain (a) notice of the filing of the
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| petition for tax deed, (b) the date on which the petitioner | 16 |
| intends to make
application for an order on the petition that a | 17 |
| tax deed issue, (c) a
description of the property, (d) the date | 18 |
| upon which the property was sold, (e)
the taxes or special | 19 |
| assessments for which it was sold and (f) the date on
which the | 20 |
| period of redemption will expire. The publication shall not | 21 |
| include
more than one property listed and sold in one | 22 |
| description, except as provided
in Section 21-90, and except | 23 |
| that when
more than one property is owned by one person, all of | 24 |
| the parcels owned by that
person may be included in one notice.
| 25 |
| The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of | 26 |
| the 95th General Assembly apply only to matters in which a |
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| petition for tax deed is filed on or after the effective date | 2 |
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| (Source: P.A. 91-209, eff. 1-1-00; 91-554, eff. 8-14-99.)
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| (35 ILCS 200/22-25)
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| Sec. 22-25. Mailed notice. In addition to the notice | 6 |
| required to be served
not less than 3 months nor more than 6
5
| 7 |
| months prior to the expiration of the
period of redemption, the | 8 |
| purchaser or his or her assignee shall prepare
and deliver to | 9 |
| the clerk of the Circuit Court of the county in which the
| 10 |
| property is located, the notice provided for in this Section, | 11 |
| together with the
statutory costs for mailing the notice by | 12 |
| certified mail, return receipt
requested. The form of notice to | 13 |
| be mailed by the clerk shall be
identical in form to that | 14 |
| provided by Section 22-10 for service upon owners
residing upon | 15 |
| the property sold, except that it shall bear the signature of | 16 |
| the
clerk and shall designate the parties to whom it is to
be | 17 |
| mailed. The clerk may furnish the form. The clerk
shall | 18 |
| promptly mail the notices delivered to him or her by certified | 19 |
| mail,
return receipt requested. The certificate of the clerk | 20 |
| that he or she has
mailed the notices, together with the return | 21 |
| receipts, shall be filed
in and made a part of the court | 22 |
| record. The notices shall be
mailed to the owners of the | 23 |
| property at their last known addresses, and
to those persons | 24 |
| who are entitled to service of notice as occupants.
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| the 95th General Assembly apply only to matters in which a | 2 |
| petition for tax deed is filed on or after the effective date | 3 |
| of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
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| (Source: P.A. 86-949; 87-1189; 88-455.)
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| (35 ILCS 200/22-30)
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| Sec. 22-30. Petition for deed. At any time within 6
5
| 7 |
| months but not less
than 3 months prior to the expiration of | 8 |
| the redemption period for property
sold pursuant to judgment | 9 |
| and order of sale under Sections 21-110 through
21-120 or | 10 |
| 21-260, the purchaser or his or her assignee may file a | 11 |
| petition in
the circuit court in the same proceeding in which | 12 |
| the judgment and order of
sale were entered, asking that the | 13 |
| court direct the county clerk to issue a tax
deed if the | 14 |
| property is not redeemed from the sale. The petition shall be
| 15 |
| accompanied by the statutory filing fee.
| 16 |
| Notice of filing the petition and the date on which the | 17 |
| petitioner intends to
apply for an order on the petition that a | 18 |
| deed be issued if the property is not
redeemed shall be given | 19 |
| to occupants, owners and persons interested in the
property as | 20 |
| part of the notice provided in Sections 22-10 through 22-25, | 21 |
| except
that only one publication is required. The county clerk | 22 |
| shall be notified of
the filing of the petition and any person | 23 |
| owning or interested in the property
may, if he or she desires, | 24 |
| appear in the proceeding.
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| petition for tax deed is filed on or after the effective date | 3 |
| of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
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| (Source: P.A. 86-1158; 86-1431; 86-1475; 87-145; 87-669; | 5 |
| 87-671; 87-895;
87-1189; 88-455.)
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| (35 ILCS 200/22-40)
| 7 |
| Sec. 22-40. Issuance of deed; possession.
| 8 |
| (a) If the redemption period expires
and the property has | 9 |
| not been redeemed and all taxes and special assessments
which | 10 |
| became due and payable subsequent to the sale have been paid | 11 |
| and all
forfeitures and sales which occur subsequent to the | 12 |
| sale have been redeemed and
the notices required by law have | 13 |
| been given and all advancements of public
funds under the | 14 |
| police power made by a city, village or town under Section
| 15 |
| 22-35 have been paid and the petitioner has complied with all | 16 |
| the provisions of
law entitling him or her to a deed, the court | 17 |
| shall so find and shall enter an
order directing the county | 18 |
| clerk on the production of the certificate of
purchase and a | 19 |
| certified copy of the order, to issue to the purchaser or his | 20 |
| or
her assignee a tax deed. The court shall insist on strict | 21 |
| compliance with
Section 22-10 through 22-25. Prior to the entry | 22 |
| of an order directing the
issuance of a tax deed, the | 23 |
| petitioner shall furnish the court with a report of
proceedings | 24 |
| of the evidence received on the application for tax deed and | 25 |
| the
report of proceedings shall be filed and made a part of the |
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| court record.
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| (b) If taxes for years prior to the year or years sold are | 3 |
| or become
delinquent subsequent to the date of sale, the court | 4 |
| shall find
that the lien of those delinquent taxes has been or | 5 |
| will be merged into the tax
deed grantee's title if the court | 6 |
| determines that
the tax deed grantee or any prior holder of the | 7 |
| certificate of purchase, or
any
person or entity under common | 8 |
| ownership or control with any such grantee or
prior holder of | 9 |
| the certificate of purchase, was at no time the holder of any
| 10 |
| certificate of purchase for the years sought to be merged.
If | 11 |
| delinquent taxes are merged into the tax deed pursuant to this | 12 |
| subsection,
the court shall enter an order declaring which | 13 |
| specific taxes have been or
will
be merged into the tax deed | 14 |
| title and directing the county treasurer and county
clerk to | 15 |
| reflect that declaration in the warrant and judgment records;
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| provided,
that no such order shall be effective until a tax | 17 |
| deed has been issued and
timely recorded. Nothing contained in | 18 |
| this Section shall relieve any owner
liable for delinquent | 19 |
| property taxes under this Code from the payment of the
taxes | 20 |
| that have been merged into the title upon issuance of the tax | 21 |
| deed.
| 22 |
| (c) The county clerk is entitled to a fee of $10 in | 23 |
| counties of
3,000,000 or more
inhabitants and $5 in counties | 24 |
| with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants for the
issuance of the | 25 |
| tax deed. The clerk may not include in a tax deed more than
one | 26 |
| property as listed, assessed and sold in one description, |
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| except in cases
where several properties are owned by one | 2 |
| person.
| 3 |
| Upon application the court shall, enter an order to place | 4 |
| the tax deed
grantee or the grantee's successor in interest in | 5 |
| possession of the property and may enter orders and grant | 6 |
| relief as
may be necessary or desirable to maintain the grantee | 7 |
| or the grantee's successor in interest in possession.
| 8 |
| (d) The court shall retain jurisdiction to enter orders | 9 |
| pursuant to
subsections (b) and (c) of this Section. This | 10 |
| amendatory Act of the 92nd
General Assembly and this amendatory | 11 |
| Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be construed as being | 12 |
| declarative of existing law
and not as a new enactment.
| 13 |
| (Source: P.A. 91-564, eff. 8-14-99; 92-223, eff. 1-1-02.)
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| (35 ILCS 200/22-45)
| 15 |
| Sec. 22-45. Tax deed incontestable unless order appealed or | 16 |
| relief
petitioned. Tax deeds issued under Section 22-40 are
| 17 |
| incontestable except by
appeal from the order of the court | 18 |
| directing the county clerk to issue the tax
deed. However, | 19 |
| relief from such order may be had under Sections 2-1203 or
| 20 |
| Section 2-1401
of the Code of Civil Procedure in the same | 21 |
| manner and to the same extent as
may be had under those | 22 |
| Sections
that Section with respect to final orders and | 23 |
| judgments in
other proceedings. The grounds for relief under | 24 |
| Section 2-1401 shall be
limited to:
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| (1) proof that the taxes were paid prior to sale;
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| (2) proof that the property was exempt from taxation;
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| (3) proof by clear and convincing evidence that the tax | 3 |
| deed had been
procured by fraud or deception by the tax | 4 |
| purchaser or his or her assignee; or
| 5 |
| (4) proof by a person or party holding a recorded ownership | 6 |
| or other
recorded interest in the property that he or she was | 7 |
| not named as a
party in the publication notice as set forth in | 8 |
| Section 22-20, and that the tax
purchaser or his or her | 9 |
| assignee did not make a diligent inquiry and effort to
serve | 10 |
| that person or party with the notices required by Sections | 11 |
| 22-10 through
22-30.
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| In cases of the sale of homestead property in counties with | 13 |
| 3,000,000
or more inhabitants, a tax deed may also be voided by | 14 |
| the court upon petition,
filed not more than 3 months after an | 15 |
| order for tax deed was entered, if the
court finds that the | 16 |
| property was owner occupied on the expiration date of the
| 17 |
| period of redemption and that the order for deed was | 18 |
| effectuated pursuant to a
negligent or willful error made by an | 19 |
| employee of the county clerk or county
collector during the | 20 |
| period of redemption from the sale that was reasonably
relied | 21 |
| upon to the detriment of any person having a redeemable | 22 |
| interest. In
such a case, the tax purchaser shall be entitled | 23 |
| to the original amount
required to redeem the property plus | 24 |
| interest from the sale as of the last date
of redemption | 25 |
| together with costs actually expended subsequent to the
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| expiration of the period of redemption and reasonable |
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| attorney's fees, all of
which shall be dispensed from the fund | 2 |
| created by Section 21-295.
In those cases of error where the | 3 |
| court vacates the tax deed, it may award the
petitioner | 4 |
| reasonable attorney's fees and court costs actually expended,
| 5 |
| payable from that fund. The court hearing a petition filed | 6 |
| under this Section
or Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil | 7 |
| Procedure may concurrently hear a
petition filed under Section | 8 |
| 21-295 and may grant relief under any
either Section.
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| This amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be | 10 |
| construed as being declarative of existing law and not as a new | 11 |
| enactment.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-224, eff. 1-1-02.)
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