Rep. Lou Lang
Filed: 3/24/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5336




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5336 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 22-5 as follows:
 


6    (35 ILCS 200/22-5)



7    Sec. 22-5. Notice of sale and redemption rights. In order 
8to be
entitled to a tax deed, within 4 months and 15 days after 
9any
sale held under this Code, the purchaser
or his or her 
10assignee shall deliver to the county clerk a notice
to be given 
11to the party in whose name the taxes are last assessed as
shown 
12by the most recent tax collector's warrant books, in at least 
1310
point type in the following form completely filled in:

14
TAKE NOTICE


15    County of ...............................................

16    Date Premises Sold ......................................

 
 
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1    Certificate No. .........................................

2    Sold for General Taxes of (year) ........................

3    Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)

4    and special assessment number ...........................

5    Warrant No. ...............   Inst. No. .................

6
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR


7
DELINQUENT TAXES


8Property located at .........................................

9Legal Description or Property Index No. .....................

10.............................................................

11.............................................................

12    This notice is to advise you that the above property has  
13been
sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of 
14redemption from
the sale will expire on .....................

15    This notice is also to advise you that a petition will be 
16filed for a
tax deed which will transfer title and the right to 
17possession of this
property if redemption is not made on or 
18before ......................................................

19    At the date of this notice the total amount which you must 
20pay in order
to redeem the above property is ................

21
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO


22
PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY


23    Redemption can be made at any time on or before .... by 
24applying to
the County Clerk of .... County, Illinois at the 
25Office of the County Clerk in
...., Illinois.

26    The above amount is subject to increase at 6 month 
 
 
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1intervals from the
date of sale.  Check with the county clerk as 
2to the exact amount you owe
before redeeming.  Payment must be 
3made by certified check, cashier's check,
money order, or in 
4cash.

5    For further information contact the County Clerk

6ADDRESS:............................

7TELEPHONE:..........................


 
8
...............................


9
Purchaser or Assignee



10
Dated (insert date).


 

11    Within 10 days after receipt of said notice, the county 
12clerk shall mail
to the addresses supplied by the purchaser or 
13assignee, by registered or
certified mail, copies of said 
14notice to the party in whose name the taxes
are last assessed 
15as shown by the most recent tax collector's warrant books.
The 
16purchaser or assignee shall pay to the clerk postage plus the 
17sum of $10.
The clerk shall write or stamp the date of 
18receiving the notices upon the
copies of the notices, and 
19retain one copy.

20    The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of 
21the 97th General Assembly apply only to tax sales that occur on 
22or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th 
23General Assembly. 
24    The court shall insist on substantial compliance with this 
 
 
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1Section. 
2(Source: P.A. 97-557, eff. 7-1-12.)".