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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2554 Introduced , by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/22-4 new 35 ILCS 200/22-10 35 ILCS 200/22-15 735 ILCS 5/9-121 735 ILCS 5/9-205 from Ch. 110, par. 9-205 735 ILCS 5/9-207 from Ch. 110, par. 9-207 735 ILCS 5/9-207.6 new735 ILCS 5/9-207.7 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a notice under the Tax Deeds and Procedures Article must contain a notice in 9 non-English languages encouraging the reader to have the notice translated because it contains important information about property taxes and may affect the person's ownership of the property. Requires a statement to be added to the notice of expiration of the period of redemption regarding limited reimbursement rights. Modifies service requirements of the notice. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Adds provisions regarding continuation or termination of bona fide leases in residential real estate in properties conveyed by a tax deed. Effective immediately. LRB103 30844 HLH 57348 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2554 Introduced , by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/22-4 new 35 ILCS 200/22-10 35 ILCS 200/22-15 735 ILCS 5/9-121 735 ILCS 5/9-205 from Ch. 110, par. 9-205 735 ILCS 5/9-207 from Ch. 110, par. 9-207 735 ILCS 5/9-207.6 new735 ILCS 5/9-207.7 new 35 ILCS 200/22-4 new 35 ILCS 200/22-10 35 ILCS 200/22-15 735 ILCS 5/9-121 735 ILCS 5/9-205 from Ch. 110, par. 9-205 735 ILCS 5/9-207 from Ch. 110, par. 9-207 735 ILCS 5/9-207.6 new 735 ILCS 5/9-207.7 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a notice under the Tax Deeds and Procedures Article must contain a notice in 9 non-English languages encouraging the reader to have the notice translated because it contains important information about property taxes and may affect the person's ownership of the property. Requires a statement to be added to the notice of expiration of the period of redemption regarding limited reimbursement rights. Modifies service requirements of the notice. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Adds provisions regarding continuation or termination of bona fide leases in residential real estate in properties conveyed by a tax deed. Effective immediately. LRB103 30844 HLH 57348 b LRB103 30844 HLH 57348 b A BILL FOR
22 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2554 Introduced , by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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1212 Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a notice under the Tax Deeds and Procedures Article must contain a notice in 9 non-English languages encouraging the reader to have the notice translated because it contains important information about property taxes and may affect the person's ownership of the property. Requires a statement to be added to the notice of expiration of the period of redemption regarding limited reimbursement rights. Modifies service requirements of the notice. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Adds provisions regarding continuation or termination of bona fide leases in residential real estate in properties conveyed by a tax deed. Effective immediately.
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1818 1 AN ACT concerning revenue.
1919 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
2020 3 represented in the General Assembly:
2121 4 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
2222 5 Sections 22-10 and 22-15 and by adding Section 22-4 as
2323 6 follows:
2424 7 (35 ILCS 200/22-4 new)
2525 8 Sec. 22-4. Notice languages. Notices under this Article
2626 9 must contain the following statement in Spanish, Polish,
2727 10 Chinese, Tagalog, Arabic, Korean, German, Urdu, and Gujarati:
2828 11 "This notice contains important information about your
2929 12 property taxes and may affect your ownership of property. We
3030 13 encourage you to have this notice translated in full into a
3131 14 language you understand before you make any decisions that may
3232 15 be required under this notice."
3333 16 (35 ILCS 200/22-10)
3434 17 Sec. 22-10. Notice of expiration of period of redemption.
3535 18 A purchaser or assignee shall not be entitled to a tax deed to
3636 19 the property sold unless, not less than 3 months nor more than
3737 20 6 months prior to the expiration of the period of redemption,
3838 21 he or she gives notice of the sale and the date of expiration
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5353 Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a notice under the Tax Deeds and Procedures Article must contain a notice in 9 non-English languages encouraging the reader to have the notice translated because it contains important information about property taxes and may affect the person's ownership of the property. Requires a statement to be added to the notice of expiration of the period of redemption regarding limited reimbursement rights. Modifies service requirements of the notice. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Adds provisions regarding continuation or termination of bona fide leases in residential real estate in properties conveyed by a tax deed. Effective immediately.
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8888 1 parties interested in the property, including any mortgagee of
8989 2 record, as provided below. the
9090 3 The Notice to be given to the parties shall be in at least
9191 4 10-point 10 point type in the following form completely filled
9292 5 in:
9393 6 TAX DEED NO. .................... FILED ....................
9494 7 TAKE NOTICE
9595 8 County of ...............................................
9696 9 Date Premises Sold ......................................
9797 10 Certificate No. ........................................
9898 11 Sold for General Taxes of (year) ........................
9999 12 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)
100100 13 and special assessment number ...........................
101101 14 Warrant No. ................ Inst. No. .................
102102 15 THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR
103103 16 DELINQUENT TAXES
104104 17 Property located at .........................................
105105 18 Legal Description or Property Index No. .....................
106106 19 .............................................................
107107 20 .............................................................
108108 21 This notice is to advise you that the above property has
109109 22 been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of
110110 23 redemption from the sale will expire on .....................
111111 24 .............................................................
112112 25 The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month
113113 26 intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if
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124124 1 the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any
125125 2 subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem
126126 3 the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check
127127 4 with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before
128128 5 redeeming.
129129 6 This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been
130130 7 filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to
131131 8 possession of this property if redemption is not made on or
132132 9 before ......................................................
133133 10 This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this
134134 11 county in ...., Illinois on .....
135135 12 You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem
136136 13 will already have expired at that time.
137137 14 YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY
138138 15 TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
139139 16 Redemption can be made at any time on or before .... by
140140 17 applying to the County Clerk of ...., County, Illinois at the
141141 18 Office of the County Clerk in ...., Illinois.
142142 19 For further information contact the County Clerk
143143 20 ADDRESS:....................
144144 21 TELEPHONE:..................
145145 22 ..........................
146146 23 Purchaser or Assignee.
147147 24 Dated (insert date).
148148 25 LIMITED RIGHT TO REIMBURSEMENT
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165165 1 If you lose your home due to a tax sale and owned more
166166 2 equity in your home than your total overdue property taxes,
167167 3 fees, and interest, you may be able to request a payment from
168168 4 the county's Indemnity Fund.
169169 5 You can request an Indemnity Fund payment by filing a
170170 6 petition in the court where your taxes were sold. The petition
171171 7 must be filed in your name and identify the office of the
172172 8 county treasurer as a defendant.
173173 9 Your right to compensation is limited and defined by State
174174 10 law (35 ILCS 200/21-305). You are encouraged to talk to a
175175 11 lawyer before filing a petition.
176176 12 In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the notice
177177 13 shall also state the address, room number, and time at which
178178 14 the matter is set for hearing.
179179 15 The changes to this Section made by Public Act 97-557
180180 16 apply only to matters in which a petition for tax deed is filed
181181 17 on or after July 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act
182182 18 97-557).
183183 19 The changes to this Section made by Public Act 102-1003
184184 20 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly apply to
185185 21 matters in which a petition for tax deed is filed on or after
186186 22 May 27, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1003) this
187187 23 amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. Failure of any
188188 24 party or any public official to comply with the changes made to
189189 25 this Section by Public Act 102-528 does not invalidate any tax
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200200 1 deed issued prior to May 27, 2022 (the effective date of Public
201201 2 Act 102-1003) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
202202 3 Assembly.
203203 4 (Source: P.A. 102-528, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
204204 5 102-1003, eff. 5-27-22; revised 9-1-22.)
205205 6 (35 ILCS 200/22-15)
206206 7 Sec. 22-15. Service of notice.
207207 8 (a) The purchaser or his or her assignee shall give the
208208 9 notice required by Section 22-10 by causing it to be published
209209 10 in a newspaper as set forth in Section 22-20. In addition, the
210210 11 notice shall be served by a sheriff (or if he or she is
211211 12 disqualified, by a coroner) of the county in which the
212212 13 property, or any part thereof, is located or, except in Cook
213213 14 County, by a person who is licensed or registered as a private
214214 15 detective under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
215215 16 Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 upon
216216 17 owners who reside on any part of the property sold by leaving a
217217 18 copy of the notice with those owners personally and with the
218218 19 occupants as provided in subsection (b).
219219 20 In counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants where a
220220 21 taxing district is a petitioner for tax deed pursuant to
221221 22 Section 21-90, in lieu of service by the sheriff or coroner the
222222 23 notice may be served by a special process server appointed by
223223 24 the circuit court as provided in this Section. The taxing
224224 25 district may move prior to filing one or more petitions for tax
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235235 1 deed for appointment of such a special process server. The
236236 2 court, upon being satisfied that the person named in the
237237 3 motion is at least 18 years of age and is capable of serving
238238 4 notice as required under this Code, shall enter an order
239239 5 appointing such person as a special process server for a
240240 6 period of one year. The appointment may be renewed for
241241 7 successive periods of one year each by motion and order, and a
242242 8 copy of the original and any subsequent order shall be filed in
243243 9 each tax deed case in which a notice is served by the appointed
244244 10 person. Delivery of the notice to and service of the notice by
245245 11 the special process server shall have the same force and
246246 12 effect as its delivery to and service by the sheriff or
247247 13 coroner.
248248 14 The same form of notice shall also be served, in the manner
249249 15 set forth under Sections 2-203, 2-204, 2-205, 2-205.1, and
250250 16 2-211 of the Code of Civil Procedure, upon all other owners and
251251 17 parties interested in the property, if upon diligent inquiry
252252 18 they can be found in the county, and upon the occupants of the
253253 19 property.
254254 20 (b) No later than 21 days after issuance of an order
255255 21 directing the county clerk to issue a tax deed, the purchaser
256256 22 or the purchaser's assignee shall make a good faith effort to
257257 23 ascertain the identities and addresses of all occupants of the
258258 24 property's dwelling units and, following the conveyance of the
259259 25 tax deed, but no later than 21 days after the conveyance of the
260260 26 tax deed, notify all known occupants of the dwelling units
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271271 1 that the purchaser or the purchaser's assignee has acquired
272272 2 the property. The notice shall be in writing and shall:
273273 3 (1) identify the occupant being served by the name
274274 4 known to the purchaser or the purchaser's assignee;
275275 5 (2) inform the occupant that the mortgaged real estate
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277277 7 tax deed conveyance and that control of the property has
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279279 9 (3) provide the name, address, and telephone number of
280280 10 an individual or entity who the occupants may contact with
281281 11 concerns about the property or to request repairs of that
282282 12 property;
283283 13 (4) include the following statement or a statement
284284 14 that is substantially similar: "This is NOT a notice to
285285 15 vacate the premises. You may wish to contact a lawyer or
286286 16 your local legal aid or housing counseling agency to
287287 17 discuss any rights that you may have.";
288288 18 (5) include the name of the case, the case number, and
289289 19 the court where conveyance of the tax deed has been
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291291 21 (6) provide instructions on the method of payment of
292292 22 future rent, if applicable.
293293 23 The written notice required for occupants shall be served
294294 24 by delivering a copy of the notice to the known occupant, by
295295 25 leaving the notice with a person who is 13 years of age or
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307307 1 or by sending a copy of the notice to the known occupant by
308308 2 first-class mail addressed to the occupant by the name known
309309 3 to purchaser or the purchaser's assignee.
310310 4 If the purchaser or the purchaser's assignee ascertains
311311 5 the identity and address of an occupant of a dwelling unit of
312312 6 the property more than 21 days after the conveyance of the tax
313313 7 deed, the purchaser or the purchaser's assignee shall provide
314314 8 the notice required by paragraph (2) of this subsection within
315315 9 7 days of ascertaining the identity and address of the
316316 10 occupant.
317317 11 A purchaser or the purchaser's assignee may not demand,
318318 12 collect, or terminate a tenancy for nonpayment of rent that
319319 13 accrued prior to the month they issued the notice required by
320320 14 this subsection.
321321 15 An occupant who previously paid rent for the current
322322 16 rental period to the previous owner or to another entity with
323323 17 the authority to operate, manage, and conserve the real estate
324324 18 at the time of payment shall not be held liable for that rent
325325 19 by the purchaser or purchaser's assignee, and the occupant's
326326 20 tenancy shall not be terminated for nonpayment of rent for
327327 21 that rental period.
328328 22 Within 21 days after the conveyance of the tax deed, the
329329 23 purchaser or the purchaser's assignee shall post a written
330330 24 notice on the primary entrance of each dwelling unit subject
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332332 26 (i) inform occupants that the dwelling unit is the
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343343 1 subject of a tax deed conveyance and that control of the
344344 2 property has changed;
345345 3 (ii) include the following language: "This is NOT a
346346 4 notice to vacate the premises.";
347347 5 (iii) provide the name, address, and telephone number
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349349 7 with concerns about the property or to request repairs of
350350 8 the property; and
351351 9 (iv) provide instructions on the method of payment of
352352 10 future rent, if applicable.
353353 11 Subsection (c) of Section 9-207.7 of the Code of Civil
354354 12 Procedure is the exclusive remedy for the failure of the
355355 13 purchaser or the purchaser's assignee to provide notice to a
356356 14 known occupant under this subsection.
357357 15 This Section shall not abrogate any right that a purchaser
358358 16 or the purchaser's assignee may have to possess the property
359359 17 and to maintain a proceeding against an occupant of a dwelling
360360 18 unit for possession.
361361 19 If the property sold has more than 4 dwellings or other
362362 20 rental units, and has a managing agent or party who collects
363363 21 rents, that person shall be deemed the occupant and shall be
364364 22 served with notice instead of the occupants of the individual
365365 23 units. If the property has no dwellings or rental units, but
366366 24 economic or recreational activities are carried on therein,
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379379 1 reverter shall not be deemed parties interested in the
380380 2 property.
381381 3 (c) When a party interested in the property is a trustee,
382382 4 notice served upon the trustee shall be deemed to have been
383383 5 served upon any beneficiary or note holder thereunder unless
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385385 7 When a judgment is a lien upon the property sold, the
386386 8 holder of the lien shall be served with notice if the name of
387387 9 the judgment debtor as shown in the transcript, certified copy
388388 10 or memorandum of judgment filed of record is identical, as to
389389 11 given name and surname, with the name of the party interested
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391391 13 If any owner or party interested, upon diligent inquiry
392392 14 and effort, cannot be found or served with notice in the county
393393 15 as provided in this Section, and the person in actual
394394 16 occupancy and possession is tenant to, or in possession under
395395 17 the owners or the parties interested in the property, then
396396 18 service of notice upon the tenant, occupant or person in
397397 19 possession shall be deemed service upon the owners or parties
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399399 21 If any owner or party interested, upon diligent inquiry
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401401 23 then the person making the service shall cause a copy of the
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403403 25 receipt requested, to that party at his or her residence, if
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415415 1 The changes to this Section made by Public Act 95-477
416416 2 apply only to matters in which a petition for tax deed is filed
417417 3 on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
418418 4 95-477).
419419 5 (d) This Section does not require a purchaser or his or her
420420 6 assignee to provide the notice required by this Section to the
421421 7 prior owner of the real estate if the court issuing the tax
422422 8 deed order entered an eviction order against that party after
423423 9 proper notice to that party.
424424 10 (Source: P.A. 95-195, eff. 1-1-08; 95-477, eff. 6-1-08;
425425 11 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
426426 12 Section 10. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
427427 13 changing Sections 9-121, 9-205, and 9-207 and by adding
428428 14 Sections 9-207.6 and 9-207.7 as follows:
429429 15 (735 ILCS 5/9-121)
430430 16 Sec. 9-121. Sealing of court file.
431431 17 (a) Definition. As used in this Section, "court file"
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434434 20 (b) Discretionary sealing of court file. The court may
435435 21 order that a court file in an eviction action be placed under
436436 22 seal if the court finds that the plaintiff's action is
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438438 24 a lack of jurisdiction, that placing the court file under seal
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449449 1 is clearly in the interests of justice, and that those
450450 2 interests are not outweighed by the public's interest in
451451 3 knowing about the record.
452452 4 (c) Mandatory sealing of court file. The court file
453453 5 relating to an eviction action brought against a tenant under
454454 6 Section 9-207.5, Section 9-207.6, or of this Code or as set
455455 7 forth in subdivision (h)(6) of Section 15-1701 of this Code
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457457 9 (d) This Section is operative on and after August 1, 2022.
458458 10 (Source: P.A. 102-5, eff. 5-17-21.)
459459 11 (735 ILCS 5/9-205) (from Ch. 110, par. 9-205)
460460 12 Sec. 9-205. Notice to terminate tenancy from year to year.
461461 13 Except as provided in Section 9-206, and Section 9-207.5, and
462462 14 Section 9-207.6 of this Code Act, in all cases of tenancy from
463463 15 year to year, 60 days' notice, in writing, shall be sufficient
464464 16 to terminate the tenancy at the end of the year. The notice may
465465 17 be given at any time within 4 months preceding the last 60 days
466466 18 of the year.
467467 19 (Source: P.A. 98-514, eff. 11-19-13.)
468468 20 (735 ILCS 5/9-207) (from Ch. 110, par. 9-207)
469469 21 Sec. 9-207. Notice to terminate tenancy for less than a
470470 22 year.
471471 23 (a) Except as provided in Section 9-207.5 and Section
472472 24 9-207.6 of this Code, in all cases of tenancy from week to
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484484 2 the landlord may terminate the tenancy by 7 days' notice, in
485485 3 writing, and may maintain an action for eviction or ejectment.
486486 4 (b) Except as provided in Section 9-207.5 and Section
487487 5 9-207.6 of this Code, in all cases of tenancy for any term less
488488 6 than one year, other than tenancy from week to week, where the
489489 7 tenant holds over without special agreement, the landlord may
490490 8 terminate the tenancy by 30 days' notice, in writing, and may
491491 9 maintain an action for eviction or ejectment.
492492 10 (Source: P.A. 100-173, eff. 1-1-18.)
493493 11 (735 ILCS 5/9-207.6 new)
494494 12 Sec. 9-207.6. Bona fide lease.
495495 13 (a) As used in this Section:
496496 14 "Bona fide lease" includes a lease of a dwelling unit in
497497 15 residential real estate in which:
498498 16 (1) the owner or the child, spouse, or parent of the
499499 17 owner is not the tenant;
500500 18 (2) the lease was the result of an arms-length
501501 19 transaction;
502502 20 (3) the lease requires the receipt of rent that is not
503503 21 substantially less than fair market rent for the property
504504 22 or the rent is reduced or subsidized pursuant to a
505505 23 federal, State, or local subsidy;
506506 24 (4) the lease was entered into or renewed before the
507507 25 date the tax deed of the property conveyed was executed by
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518518 1 the county clerk; and
519519 2 (5) the term of the lease is for one year or less.
520520 3 "Dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms providing
521521 4 complete, independent living facilities for at least one
522522 5 person, including permanent provisions for sanitation,
523523 6 cooking, eating, sleeping, and other activities routinely
524524 7 associated with daily life.
525525 8 "Residential real estate" means any real estate, except a
526526 9 single tract of agricultural real estate, consisting of more
527527 10 than 40 acres, that is improved with a single-family
528528 11 residence, residential condominium units, or a multiple
529529 12 dwelling structure containing single-family dwelling units for
530530 13 one or more families living independently of one another for
531531 14 which an action to foreclose the real estate: (1) has
532532 15 commenced and is pending; (2) was pending when the bona fide
533533 16 lease was entered into or renewed; or (3) was commenced after
534534 17 the bona fide lease was entered into or renewed.
535535 18 (b) A written lease for a term exceeding one year that is
536536 19 entered into or renewed before the end of the redemption
537537 20 period and before the date the tax deed of the property
538538 21 conveyed was executed by the county clerk that otherwise meets
539539 22 the requirements of subsection (a) is a bona fide lease for a
540540 23 term of one year.
541541 24 (c) An oral lease entered into at any time before the date
542542 25 the tax deed of the property conveyed was executed by the
543543 26 county clerk that otherwise meets the requirements of
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554554 1 subsection (a) is a bona fide lease for a month-to-month term,
555555 2 unless the lessee proves by a preponderance of evidence that
556556 3 the oral lease is for a longer term. An oral lease is not a
557557 4 bona fide lease if it has a term of more than one year.
558558 5 (d) A written or oral lease entered into on or after the
559559 6 date the tax deed of the property conveyed was executed by the
560560 7 county clerk or that otherwise meets the requirements of
561561 8 subsection (a) is a bona fide lease for a month-to-month term.
562562 9 (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of the definition of
563563 10 "bona fide lease" in subsection (a), a child, spouse, or
564564 11 parent of the owner may prove by a preponderance of evidence
565565 12 that a written or oral lease that otherwise meets the
566566 13 requirements of subsection (a) is a bona fide lease.
567567 14 (735 ILCS 5/9-207.7 new)
568568 15 Sec. 9-207.7. Continuation or termination of bona fide
569569 16 leases in residential real estate in properties conveyed by
570570 17 tax deed.
571571 18 (a) The purchaser or the purchaser's assignee who assumes
572572 19 control of the residential real estate under Article 22 of the
573573 20 Property Tax Code, may terminate a bona fide lease, as that
574574 21 term is described in Section 9-207.6, only (i) at the end of
575575 22 the term of the bona fide lease with no less than 90 days'
576576 23 written notice or (ii) in the case of a bona fide lease that is
577577 24 for a month-to-month or week-to-week term, with no less than
578578 25 90 days' written notice.
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589589 1 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), an
590590 2 individual who assumes control of a residential property
591591 3 through conveyance of a tax deed and who will occupy a dwelling
592592 4 unit of the residential property as his or her primary
593593 5 residence may terminate the bona fide lease for the dwelling
594594 6 unit subject to the 90-day notice requirement of subsection
595595 7 (a).
596596 8 (c) Nothing in this Section shall abrogate the rights of
597597 9 the purchaser or the purchaser's assignee who assumes control
598598 10 of the residential real estate under Article 22 of the
599599 11 Property Tax Code to terminate, pursuant to Section 9-118,
600600 12 9-119, 9-120, 9-201, 9-202, 9-203, 9-204, 9-209, or 9-210 of
601601 13 this Code, a bona fide lease of a dwelling unit in residential
602602 14 real estate that has been subject to a tax deed sale if the tax
603603 15 deed purchaser or his or her assignee has followed the notice
604604 16 procedures set forth in Section 22-15 of the Property Tax
605605 17 Code.
606606 18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
607607 19 becoming law.
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