Sen. Dave Syverson

Filed: 3/11/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 118

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 118 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5Section 5-1099 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1099)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1099)
7    Sec. 5-1099. Regulation of property within residential
8subdivision Weed cutting on residential subdivision lots. In
9counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, a county board may
10regulate vacant property within a residential subdivision
11outside the corporate limits of any municipality. A a county
12board also may provide for the cutting of weeds on any lot lots
13in subdivisions in residential areas in the unincorporated area
14of the county or any part thereof, when the owners of the
15subdivision lot refuse or neglect to cut them, and may collect
16from the owners the reasonable cost thereof. Notice of

 

 

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1intention to cut weeds shall be given to the owners of
2subdivision lot involved at least 15 days before such action is
3intended to be taken, by mailing a written copy of such notice
4to the last known address of each such owner or owners. This
5cost is a lien upon the subdivision lot affected, superior to
6all other liens and encumbrances, except tax liens; provided
7that within 60 days after such cost and expense is incurred the
8county, or person performing the service by authority of the
9county in his or its own name, files notice of lien in the
10office of the recorder in the county in which such subdivision
11lot is located or in the office of the Registrar of Titles of
12the county if the subdivision lot affected is registered under
13the Torrens system. The notice shall consist of a sworn
14statement setting out (1) a description of the subdivision lot
15sufficient for identification thereof, (2) the amount of money
16representing the cost and expense incurred or payable for the
17service, and (3) the date or dates when such cost and expense
18was incurred by the county. However, the lien of such county
19shall not be valid as to any purchaser whose rights in and to
20such subdivision lot have arisen subsequent to the weed-cutting
21and prior to the filing of such notice, and the lien of the
22county shall not be valid as to any mortgagee, judgment
23creditor or other lienor whose rights in and to such
24subdivision lot arise prior to the filing of such notice. Upon
25payment of the cost and expense by the owner of or persons
26interested in such property after notice of lien has been

 

 

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1filed, the lien shall be released by the county or person in
2whose name this lien has been filed and the release may be
3filed of record as in the case of filing notice of lien.
4(Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1028.)
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.".