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90_SB0408
765 ILCS 125/1 from Ch. 30, par. 1051
Amends provisions of the Entry on Adjoining Land to
Accomplish Repairs Act authorizing an action by the owner of
a single family residence to compel the owner of adjoining
land to permit entry to accomplish repairs to the residence.
Provides that "single family residence" includes real estate
that has been submitted to the Condominium Property Act and
contains units used as single family residences.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Entry on Adjoining Land to Accomplish
2 Repairs Act by changing Section 1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Entry on Adjoining Land to Accomplish
6 Repairs Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
7 (765 ILCS 125/1) (from Ch. 30, par. 1051)
8 Sec. 1. If repair and maintenance of a single family
9 residence existing on the date this Act takes effect cannot
10 be reasonably accomplished without entering onto the
11 adjoining land, and if the owner of the adjoining land
12 refuses to permit entry onto that adjoining land for the
13 purpose of repair and maintenance of the single family
14 residence, then the owner of the single family residence may
15 bring an action in the circuit court to compel the owner of
16 the adjoining land to permit entry for the purpose of repair
17 and maintenance. The court shall prescribe the conditions of
18 the entry and shall determine the amount of damages to be
19 paid to the owner of the adjoining land. The court may
20 require the owner of the single family residence to give bond
21 to the owner of the adjoining land to secure performance and
22 payment. As used in this Act, "single family residence"
23 includes real estate submitted to the provisions of the
24 Condominium Property Act and containing units used as single
25 family residences.
26 (Source: P.A. 86-561.)
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