Bill Text: IL SB1562 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Abandoned Housing Rehabilitation Act. In a provision concerning a court hearing on an organization's petition for temporary possession of property that the organization intends to rehabilitate, requires the organization to demonstrate to the court that: (i) its rehabilitation plan has been approved by the governing body of the municipality within which the property is located or, if the property is located within an unincorporated area, the county board or board of commissioners of the county within which the property is located; and (ii) any plan commission or planning department of the municipality or county within which the property is located has provided input and advice prior to the municipality's or county's approval of the rehabilitation plan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0233 [SB1562 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB1562-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 100-0233 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning housing.
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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 Abandoned Housing Rehabilitation Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
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(310 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 852)
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Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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(a) "Property" means any residential real estate which has | ||||
been continuously unoccupied by
persons legally in possession | ||||
for the preceding 1 year.
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(b) "Nuisance" means any property which because of its | ||||
physical
condition or use is a public nuisance, or any property
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which constitutes a blight on the surrounding area, or any | ||||
property which
is not fit for human habitation under the | ||||
applicable fire, building and
housing codes.
"Nuisance" also | ||||
means any property on which any illegal activity involving
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controlled substances (as defined in the Illinois Controlled | ||||
Substances Act), methamphetamine (as defined in the | ||||
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act), or
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cannabis (as defined in the Cannabis Control Act) takes place | ||||
or any property
on which any streetgang-related activity (as | ||||
defined in the Illinois Streetgang
Terrorism Omnibus | ||||
Prevention Act) takes place.
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(c) "Organization" means any Illinois corporation, agency, | ||
partnership,
association, firm or other entity consisting of 2 | ||
or more persons organized
and conducted on a not-for-profit | ||
basis with no personal profit inuring to
anyone as a result of | ||
its operation which
has among its purposes the improvement of | ||
housing.
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(d) "Parties in interest" means any owner or owners of | ||
record, judgment
creditor,
tax purchaser , the applicable unit | ||
of local government where the property is located, or other | ||
party having any legal or equitable title or
interest in the | ||
property.
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(e) "Last known address" includes
the address where the | ||
property
is located, or the address as listed in the tax | ||
records or as listed
pursuant to any owner's registration
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ordinance duly adopted by a home rule unit of government.
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(f) "Low or moderate income housing" means housing for | ||
persons and families
with low or moderate incomes, provided | ||
that the income limits for such
persons and families shall be | ||
the same as those established by rule by the
Illinois Housing | ||
Development Authority in accordance with
subsection (g) of | ||
Section 2 of the Illinois Housing Development Act, as
amended.
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(g) "Rehabilitation" means the process of improving the | ||
property,
including , but not limited to , ensuring that the | ||
proposed improvements conform with a local government's | ||
comprehensive plan or other planning policies and bringing | ||
property into compliance with
the applicable unit of local |
government's fire, housing , licensing, zoning, and building | ||
codes.
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(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)
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