|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | AN ACT concerning revenue.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 21-135, 22-5, and 22-25 and by adding Sections 22-100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | and 22-105 as follows:
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (35 ILCS 200/21-135)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 21-135. Mailed notice of application for judgment and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | sale. Not less
than 15 days before the date of application for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | judgment and sale of delinquent
properties, the county | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | collector shall mail, by registered or certified mail, a
notice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | of the forthcoming application for judgment and sale to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | person shown
by the current collector's warrant book to be the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | party in whose name the taxes
were last assessed or to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | current owner of record and, if applicable, to the party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | specified under Section
15-170. The notice shall include the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | intended dates of application for judgment
and sale and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | commencement of the sale, and a description of the properties. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | The
county collector must present proof of the mailing to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | court along with the
application for judgement.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, a copy of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | this notice shall
also be mailed by the county collector by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | registered or certified mail to any
lienholder of record who |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | annually requests a copy of the notice. The failure of
the | ||||||
2 | county collector to mail a notice or its non-delivery to the | ||||||
3 | lienholder
shall not affect the validity of the judgment.
| ||||||
4 | In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, notice | ||||||
5 | shall not be mailed to
any person when, under Section 14-15, a | ||||||
6 | certificate of error has been executed
by the county assessor | ||||||
7 | or by both the
county assessor and board of
appeals (until the | ||||||
8 | first Monday in December 1998 and the board of
review
beginning
| ||||||
9 | the first Monday in December 1998 and thereafter),
except as | ||||||
10 | provided by court order under Section 21-120.
| ||||||
11 | The collector shall collect $10 from the proceeds of each | ||||||
12 | sale to cover
the costs of registered or certified mailing and | ||||||
13 | the costs of advertisement
and publication.
If a taxpayer pays | ||||||
14 | the taxes on the property after the notice of the
forthcoming | ||||||
15 | application for judgment and sale is mailed but before the sale | ||||||
16 | is
made, then the collector shall collect $10 from the taxpayer | ||||||
17 | to cover the costs
of registered or certified mailing and the | ||||||
18 | costs of advertisement and
publication.
| ||||||
19 | Any mortgagee that receives a copy of the notice under this | ||||||
20 | Section from the county collector must, within 7 business days | ||||||
21 | after the mortgagee receives
the notice, forward, by registered | ||||||
22 | or certified mail, a copy of the notice to each mortgagor of | ||||||
23 | the
property
referred to in the notice
at the last known | ||||||
24 | address of each mortgagor as shown on the records of the
| ||||||
25 | mortgagee. The mortgagee may collect a fee of up to $10 from | ||||||
26 | the mortgagor for the administrative costs of forwarding the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | notice. | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 93-899, eff. 8-10-04.)
| ||||||
3 | (35 ILCS 200/22-5)
| ||||||
4 | Sec. 22-5. Notice of sale and redemption rights. In order | ||||||
5 | to be
entitled to a tax deed, within 4 months and 15 days after | ||||||
6 | any
sale held under this Code, the purchaser
or his or her | ||||||
7 | assignee shall deliver to the county clerk a notice
to be given | ||||||
8 | to the party in whose name the taxes are last assessed as
shown | ||||||
9 | by the most recent tax collector's warrant books, in at least | ||||||
10 | 10
point type in the following form completely filled in:
| ||||||
11 | TAKE NOTICE
| ||||||
12 | County of ...............................................
| ||||||
13 | Date Premises Sold ......................................
| ||||||
14 | Certificate No. .........................................
| ||||||
15 | Sold for General Taxes of (year) ........................
| ||||||
16 | Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)
| ||||||
17 | and special assessment number ...........................
| ||||||
18 | Warrant No. ............... Inst. No. .................
| ||||||
19 | THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR
| ||||||
20 | DELINQUENT TAXES
| ||||||
21 | Property located at .........................................
| ||||||
22 | Legal Description or Permanent Index No. ....................
| ||||||
23 | .............................................................
| ||||||
24 | .............................................................
| ||||||
25 | This notice is to advise you that the above property has |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | been
sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of | ||||||
2 | redemption from
the sale will expire on .....................
| ||||||
3 | This notice is also to advise you that a petition will be | ||||||
4 | filed for a
tax deed which will transfer title and the right to | ||||||
5 | possession of this
property if redemption is not made on or | ||||||
6 | before ......................................................
| ||||||
7 | At the date of this notice the total amount which you must | ||||||
8 | pay in order
to redeem the above property is ................
| ||||||
9 | YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO
| ||||||
10 | PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
| ||||||
11 | Redemption can be made at any time on or before .... by | ||||||
12 | applying to
the County Clerk of .... County, Illinois at the | ||||||
13 | County Court House in
...., Illinois.
| ||||||
14 | The above amount is subject to increase at 6 month | ||||||
15 | intervals from the
date of sale. Check with the county clerk as | ||||||
16 | to the exact amount you owe
before redeeming. Payment must be | ||||||
17 | made by certified check, cashier's check,
money order, or in | ||||||
18 | cash.
| ||||||
19 | For further information contact the County Clerk
| ||||||
20 | ADDRESS:............................
| ||||||
21 | TELEPHONE:..........................
| ||||||
22 | ...............................
| ||||||
23 | Purchaser or Assignee
| ||||||
24 | Dated (insert date).
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Within 10 days after receipt of said notice, the county | ||||||
2 | clerk shall mail
to the addresses supplied by the purchaser or | ||||||
3 | assignee, by registered or
certified mail, copies of said | ||||||
4 | notice to the party in whose name the taxes
are last assessed | ||||||
5 | as shown by the most recent tax collector's warrant books.
The | ||||||
6 | purchaser or assignee shall pay to the clerk postage plus the | ||||||
7 | sum of $10.
The clerk shall write or stamp the date of | ||||||
8 | receiving the notices upon the
copies of the notices, and | ||||||
9 | retain one copy.
| ||||||
10 | Any mortgagee that receives a copy of the notice under this | ||||||
11 | Section from the county clerk must, within 7 business days | ||||||
12 | after the mortgagee receives
the notice, forward, by registered | ||||||
13 | or certified mail, a copy of the notice to each mortgagor of | ||||||
14 | the
property
referred to in the notice
at the last known | ||||||
15 | address of each mortgagor as shown on the records of the
| ||||||
16 | mortgagee. The mortgagee may collect a fee of up to $10 from | ||||||
17 | the mortgagor for the administrative costs of forwarding the | ||||||
18 | notice. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 94-380, eff. 7-29-05.)
| ||||||
20 | (35 ILCS 200/22-25)
| ||||||
21 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 95-477 )
| ||||||
22 | Sec. 22-25. Mailed notice. In addition to the notice | ||||||
23 | required to be served
not less than 3 months nor more than 5 | ||||||
24 | months prior to the expiration of the
period of redemption, the | ||||||
25 | purchaser or his or her assignee shall prepare
and deliver to |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | the clerk of the Circuit Court of the county in which the
| ||||||
2 | property is located, the notice provided for in this Section, | ||||||
3 | together with the
statutory costs for mailing the notice by | ||||||
4 | certified mail, return receipt
requested. The form of notice to | ||||||
5 | be mailed by the clerk shall be
identical in form to that | ||||||
6 | provided by Section 22-10 for service upon owners
residing upon | ||||||
7 | the property sold, except that it shall bear the signature of | ||||||
8 | the
clerk and shall designate the parties to whom it is to
be | ||||||
9 | mailed. The clerk may furnish the form. The clerk
shall | ||||||
10 | promptly mail the notices delivered to him or her by certified | ||||||
11 | mail,
return receipt requested. The certificate of the clerk | ||||||
12 | that he or she has
mailed the notices, together with the return | ||||||
13 | receipts, shall be filed
in and made a part of the court | ||||||
14 | record. The notices shall be
mailed to the owners of the | ||||||
15 | property at their last known addresses, and
to those persons | ||||||
16 | who are entitled to service of notice as occupants.
| ||||||
17 | (Source: P.A. 86-949; 87-1189; 88-455.)
| ||||||
18 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-477 )
| ||||||
19 | Sec. 22-25. Mailed notice. In addition to the notice | ||||||
20 | required to be served
not less than 3 months nor more than 6
| ||||||
21 | months prior to the expiration of the
period of redemption, the | ||||||
22 | purchaser or his or her assignee shall prepare
and deliver to | ||||||
23 | the clerk of the Circuit Court of the county in which the
| ||||||
24 | property is located, the notice provided for in this Section, | ||||||
25 | together with the
statutory costs for mailing the notice by |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | certified mail, return receipt
requested. The form of notice to | ||||||
2 | be mailed by the clerk shall be
identical in form to that | ||||||
3 | provided by Section 22-10 for service upon owners
residing upon | ||||||
4 | the property sold, except that it shall bear the signature of | ||||||
5 | the
clerk and shall designate the parties to whom it is to
be | ||||||
6 | mailed. The clerk may furnish the form. The clerk
shall | ||||||
7 | promptly mail the notices delivered to him or her by certified | ||||||
8 | mail,
return receipt requested. The certificate of the clerk | ||||||
9 | that he or she has
mailed the notices, together with the return | ||||||
10 | receipts, shall be filed
in and made a part of the court | ||||||
11 | record. The notices shall be
mailed to the owners of the | ||||||
12 | property at their last known addresses, and
to those persons | ||||||
13 | who are entitled to service of notice as occupants.
| ||||||
14 | Any mortgagee that receives a copy of the notice under this | ||||||
15 | Section from the clerk of the Circuit Court must, within 7 | ||||||
16 | business days after the mortgagee receives
the notice, forward, | ||||||
17 | by registered or certified mail, a copy of the notice to each | ||||||
18 | mortgagor of the
property
referred to in the notice
at the last | ||||||
19 | known address of each mortgagor as shown on the records of the
| ||||||
20 | mortgagee. The mortgagee may collect a fee of up to $10 from | ||||||
21 | the mortgagor for the administrative costs of forwarding the | ||||||
22 | notice. | ||||||
23 | The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of | ||||||
24 | the 95th General Assembly apply only to matters in which a | ||||||
25 | petition for tax deed is filed on or after the effective date | ||||||
26 | of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (Source: P.A. 95-477, eff. 6-1-08.)
| ||||||
2 | (35 ILCS 200/22-100 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 22-100. Consultation with mortgagor required before | ||||||
4 | mortgagee may redeem property. | ||||||
5 | (a) Before a mortgagee may incur any redemption cost, the | ||||||
6 | mortgagee must consult in person with each mortgagor. The | ||||||
7 | mortgagor must be given the opportunity to have legal counsel | ||||||
8 | present at the consultation. | ||||||
9 | (b) If a mortgagee fails to consult with the mortgagor | ||||||
10 | before incurring redemption costs or fails to forward any | ||||||
11 | notice as required under Sections 21-135, 22-5, or 22-25, then | ||||||
12 | the mortgagee may not attempt to collect any redemption cost | ||||||
13 | from any mortgagee. | ||||||
14 | (c) As used in this Section, "redemption cost" means any | ||||||
15 | amount of redemption under Section 21-355 or any any fee, fine, | ||||||
16 | interest charge, or other cost associated with redeeming | ||||||
17 | property under this Code.
| ||||||
18 | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||||||
19 | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||||||
20 | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||||||
21 | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||||||
22 | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||||||
23 | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||||||
24 | Public Act.
|