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92_SB0548 LRB9206053DJmb 1 AN ACT in relation to civil procedure. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by 5 changing Section 9-316 as follows: 6 (735 ILCS 5/9-316) (from Ch. 110, par. 9-316) 7 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 91-893) 8 Sec. 9-316. Lien onuponcrops. Every landlord shall 9 have a lien upon the crops grown or growing upon the demised 10 premises for the rent thereof, whether the same is payable 11 wholly or in part in money or specific articles of property 12 or products of the premises, or labor, and also for the 13 faithful performance of the terms of the lease. Such lien 14 shall continue for the period of 6 months after the 15 expiration of the term for which the premises are demised, 16 and may be enforced by distraint as provided in Part 3 of 17 Article IX of this Act. 18 A good faith purchaser shall, however, take such crops 19 free of any landlord's lien unless, within 6 months prior to 20 the purchase, the landlord provides written notice of his 21 lien to the purchaser by registered or certified mail. Such 22 notice shall contain the names and addresses of the landlord 23 and tenant, and clearly identify the leased property. 24 A landlord may require that, prior to his tenant's 25 selling any crops grown on the demised premises, the tenant 26 disclose the name of the person to whom the tenant intends to 27 sell those crops. Where such a requirement has been imposed, 28 the tenant shall not sell the crops to any person other than 29 a person who has been disclosed to the landlord as a 30 potential buyer of the crops. 31 (Source: P.A. 83-70.) -2- LRB9206053DJmb 1 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 91-893) 2 Sec. 9-316. Lien onuponcrops. Every landlord shall 3 have a lien upon the crops grown or growing upon the demised 4 premises for the rent thereof, whether the same is payable 5 wholly or in part in money or specific articles of property 6 or products of the premises, or labor, and also for the 7 faithful performance of the terms of the lease. Such lien 8 shall continue for the period of 6 months after the 9 expiration of the term for which the premises are demised, 10 and may be enforced by distraint as provided in Part 3 of 11 Article IX of this Act. 12 A good faith purchaser shall, however, take such crops 13 free of any landlord's lien unless, within 6 months prior to 14 the purchase, the landlord provides written notice of his 15 lien to the purchaser by registered or certified mail. Such 16 notice shall contain the names and addresses of the landlord 17 and tenant, and clearly identify the leased property. 18 A landlord may require that, prior to his tenant's 19 selling any crops grown on the demised premises, the tenant 20 disclose the name of the person to whom the tenant intends to 21 sell those crops. Where such a requirement has been imposed, 22 the tenant shall not sell the crops to any person other than 23 a person who has been disclosed to the landlord as a 24 potential buyer of the crops. 25 A lien arising under this Section and duly perfected 26 under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code shall have 27 priority over any other agricultural lien as defined in, and 28 over any security interest arising under, provisions of 29 Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. 30 (Source: P.A. 91-893, eff. 7-1-01.)