Public Act 0852 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Public Act 099-0852

AN ACT concerning civil law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Mechanics Lien Act is amended by changing Section 6 as follows:

(770 ILCS 60/6) (from Ch. 82, par. 6)

Sec. 6. In no event shall it be necessary to fix or stipulate in any contract a time for the completion or a time for payment in order to obtain a lien under this act, provided, that the work is done or material furnished within three years from the commencement of said work or the commencement of furnishing said material in the case of work done or material furnished as to residential property; and within 5 years from the commencement of said work or the commencement of furnishing said material in the case of work done or material furnished as to any other type of property. The changes made by Public Act 97-966 are operative from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2020. The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly become inoperative 3 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 97-966, eff. 1-1-13.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/19/2016