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735 ILCS 5/Art. XV Pt. 14

 
    (735 ILCS 5/Art. XV Pt. 14 heading)
Part 14. Methods of Terminating
Mortgagor's Interest in Real Estate

735 ILCS 5/15-1401

    (735 ILCS 5/15-1401) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1401)
    Sec. 15-1401. Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure. The mortgagor and mortgagee may agree on a termination of the mortgagor's interest in the mortgaged real estate after a default by a mortgagor. Any mortgagee or mortgagee's nominee may accept a deed from the mortgagor in lieu of foreclosure subject to any other claims or liens affecting the real estate. Acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure shall relieve from personal liability all persons who may owe payment or the performance of other obligations secured by the mortgage, including guarantors of such indebtedness or obligations, except to the extent a person agrees not to be relieved in an instrument executed contemporaneously. A deed in lieu of foreclosure, whether to the mortgagee or mortgagee's nominee, shall not effect a merger of the mortgagee's interest as mortgagee and the mortgagee's interest derived from the deed in lieu of foreclosure. The mere tender of an executed deed by the mortgagor or the recording of a deed by the mortgagor to the mortgagee shall not constitute acceptance by the mortgagee of a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
(Source: P.A. 86-974.)

735 ILCS 5/15-1401.1

    (735 ILCS 5/15-1401.1)
    Sec. 15-1401.1. Short sale in foreclosure.
    (a) As used in this Section:
    "Certified community development financial institution" means a community development financial institution that is certified by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund in the U.S. Department of Treasury under 12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.
    "Short sale" means the sale of real estate that is subject to a mortgage for an amount that is less than the amount owed to the mortgagee on the outstanding mortgage note.
    "Residential property" means real property on which there is a dwelling unit with accommodations for 4 or fewer separate households and occupied, or to be occupied, in whole or in part, by the mortgagor; however:
        (i) "residential property" is limited to the primary
    
residence of a person;
        (ii) "residential property" does not include an
    
investment property or residence other than a primary residence; and
        (iii) "residential property" does not include
    
residential property taken in whole or in part as collateral for a commercial loan.
    (b) In a foreclosure of residential real estate, if (i) the mortgagor presents to the mortgagee a bona fide written offer from a third party to purchase the property that is the subject of the foreclosure proceeding, (ii) the written offer to purchase is for an amount which constitutes a short sale of the property, and (iii) the mortgagor makes a written request to the mortgagee to approve the sale on the terms of the offer to purchase, the mortgagee must respond to the mortgagor within 90 days after receipt of the written offer and written request.
    (c) The mortgagee shall determine whether to accept the mortgagor's short sale offer. Failure to accept the offer shall not impair or abrogate in any way the rights of the mortgagee or affect the status of the foreclosure proceedings. The 90-day period shall not operate as a stay of the proceedings.
    (d) If an offer to purchase either a mortgage or residential property is made by an entity with a tax-exempt filing status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the purpose of reselling that mortgage or residential property to the mortgagor, and financing for the repurchase will be provided by a certified community development financial institution, an affidavit, statement, agreement, or addendum limiting ownership or occupancy of the residential property by the mortgagor shall not provide a basis to avoid a sale or transfer, nor is it enforceable against the acquiring entity or any real estate broker, mortgagor, or settlement agent named in the affidavit, statement, agreement, or addendum. At the time of the offer, the following disclosures shall be made to the mortgagee by the mortgagor in connection with any purchase or sale under this subsection: (i) the entity seeking to purchase shall disclose its tax-exempt status; (ii) the entity that will finance the sale following the purchase shall disclose its status as a certified community development financial institution; and (iii) the disclosure shall state whether the residential property is to be sold back to the mortgagor. Upon request by the mortgagee, a certified community development financial institution shall provide documentation evidencing its current certification status. Nothing in this subsection shall impair, abrogate, or abridge in any manner the rights of the mortgagee pursuant to subsection (c) to accept or reject an offer to purchase either a mortgage or residential property, nor shall it give rise to a cause of action.
(Source: P.A. 101-396, eff. 8-16-19.)

735 ILCS 5/15-1402

    (735 ILCS 5/15-1402) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1402)
    Sec. 15-1402. Consent Foreclosure.
    (a) No Objection. In a foreclosure, the court shall enter a judgment satisfying the mortgage indebtedness by vesting absolute title to the mortgaged real estate in the mortgagee free and clear of all claims, liens (except liens of the United States of America which cannot be foreclosed without judicial sale) and interest of the mortgagor, including all rights of reinstatement and redemption, and of all rights of all other persons made parties in the foreclosure whose interests are subordinate to that of the mortgagee and all nonrecord claimants given notice in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section 15-1502 if at any time before sale:
        (1) the mortgagee offers, in connection with such a
    
judgment, to waive any and all rights to a personal judgment for deficiency against the mortgagor and against all other persons liable for the indebtedness or other obligations secured by the mortgage;
        (2) such offer is made either in the foreclosure
    
complaint or by motion upon notice to all parties not in default;
        (3) all mortgagors who then have an interest in the
    
mortgaged real estate, by answer to the complaint, response to the motion or stipulation filed with the court expressly consent to the entry of such judgment;
        (4) no other party, by answer or by response to the
    
motion or stipulation, within the time allowed for such answer or response, objects to the entry of such judgment; and
        (5) upon notice to all parties who have not
    
previously been found in default for failure to appear, answer or otherwise plead.
    (b) Objection. If any party other than a mortgagor who then has an interest in the mortgaged real estate objects to the entry of such judgment by consent, the court, after hearing, shall enter an order providing either:
        (1) that for good cause shown, the judgment by
    
consent shall not be allowed; or
        (2) that, good cause not having been shown by the
    
objecting party and the objecting party not having agreed to pay the amount required to redeem in accordance with subsection (d) of Section 15-1603, title to the mortgaged real estate be vested in the mortgagee as requested by the mortgagee and consented to by the mortgagor; or
        (3) determining the amount required to redeem in
    
accordance with subsection (d) of Section 15-1603, finding that the objecting party (or, if more than one party so objects, the objecting party who has the least priority) has agreed to pay such amount and additional interest under the mortgage accrued to the date of payment within 30 days after entry of the order, and declaring that upon payment of such amount within 30 days title to the mortgaged real estate shall be vested in such objecting party. Title so vested shall be free and clear of all claims, liens (except liens of the United States of America which cannot be foreclosed without judicial sale) and interest of the mortgagor and of all rights of other persons made parties in the foreclosure whose interests are subordinate to the interest of the mortgagee and all nonrecord claimants given notice in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section 15-1502. If any objecting party subject to such an order has not paid the amount required to redeem in accordance with that order within the 30-day period, the court (i) shall order that such title to the mortgaged real estate shall vest in the objecting party next higher in priority (and successively with respect to each other objecting party in increasing order of such party's priority), if any, upon that party's agreeing to pay within 30 days after the entry of such further order, such amount as specified in the original order plus additional interest under the terms of the mortgage accrued to the date of payment, provided that such party pays such amount within the 30-day period, and (ii) may order that the non-paying objecting party pay costs, interest accrued between the start of the preceding 30-day period and the later of the date another objecting party makes the payment, if applicable, or the date such period expired, and the reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by all other parties on account of that party's objection.
    (c) Judgment. Any judgment entered pursuant to Section 15-1402 shall recite the mortgagee's waiver of rights to a personal judgment for deficiency and shall bar the mortgagee from obtaining such a deficiency judgment against the mortgagor or any other person liable for the indebtedness or other obligations secured by the mortgage.
(Source: P.A. 86-974.)

735 ILCS 5/15-1403

    (735 ILCS 5/15-1403) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1403)
    Sec. 15-1403. Common Law Strict Foreclosure. Nothing in this Article shall affect the right of a mortgagee to foreclose its mortgage by a common law strict foreclosure as in existence in Illinois on the effective date of this Article.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

735 ILCS 5/15-1404

    (735 ILCS 5/15-1404) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1404)
    Sec. 15-1404. Judicial Foreclosure. Except as provided in subsection (d) of Section 15-1501, the interest in the mortgaged real estate of (i) all persons made a party in such foreclosure and (ii) all nonrecord claimants given notice in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section 15-1502, shall be terminated by the judicial sale of the real estate, pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure, provided the sale is confirmed in accordance with this Article.
(Source: P.A. 85-907.)

735 ILCS 5/15-1405

    (735 ILCS 5/15-1405) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1405)
    Sec. 15-1405. Power of Sale. No real estate within this State may be sold by virtue of any power of sale contained in a mortgage or any other agreement, and all such mortgages may only be foreclosed in accordance with this Article.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)