(35 ILCS 515/8) (from Ch. 120, par. 1208)
Sec. 8.
Failure to pay tax; lien.
If any local services tax imposed by
this Act is not paid
when due, the county treasurer of the county in which the mobile home is
located shall have a lien on the mobile home for the amount of the tax,
addition to the tax, penalty and interest due. The treasurer shall
notify the taxpayer in writing of the existence of the lien. Such lien
shall terminate (i) unless the county treasurer files with the county
recorder of the county in which the mobile home is located a notice of
lien within one year of such tax due date or (ii) if the county
treasurer
applies for judgment and order of sale for delinquent taxes on mobile homes
pursuant to the provisions of the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Enforcement
Act and the taxes are sold. From the time of the
filing, the amount set forth in the certificate also constitutes a lien
upon all property of the taxpayer then owned by him or thereafter
acquired by him in the period before the expiration of the lien. Such
liens have the same force, effect and priority as a judgment lien and
continue for 10 years from the date of the recording unless sooner
released or otherwise discharged. The county treasurer may, at any
time, release all or any portion of the property subject to any lien
provided for in this Act or subordinate the lien to other liens if he
determines that the taxes are sufficiently secured by a lien or other
property of the taxpayer or that the release or subordination of the
lien will not endanger or jeopardize the collection of the taxes.
If the owner of a mobile home upon which the tax has not been paid does
not make payment within 6 months after a lien has been filed, civil action
may be instituted by the collector for the amount of the tax, plus interest,
penalties and costs. If sale of the property is ordered, the court may
direct the sale to be made in cash or on such terms as it may deem in the
best interests of all parties. The court may direct that such sale be held
by the sheriff or in open court.
(Source: P.A. 92-807, eff. 1-1-03.)
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