97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1250

 

Introduced 02/08/11, by Rep. Deborah Mell

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/11-20-17 new

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. 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 to adequately heat the residential building to prevent frozen pipes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding
5Section 11-20-17 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/11-20-17 new)
7    Sec. 11-20-17. Foreclosures; preventing frozen pipes. If
8foreclosure proceedings for a residential building have been
9commenced, it is the responsibility of the mortgagee, judgment
10creditor, or other lien holder to adequately heat the
11residential building to prevent frozen pipes.