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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1623 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Provides that in the event of the sale of abandoned or repossessed property, the park owner shall pay lienholders before paying any remaining balance to the title holder of the abandoned or repossessed property. Provides that an action by a park owner involving an abandoned or repossessed manufactured home and any household goods or other personal property shall comply with the Abandoned Mobile Home Act. Effective immediately.
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| | SB1623 | | LRB101 07776 LNS 52825 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act |
| 5 | | is amended by changing Section 9.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (765 ILCS 745/9.5)
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| 7 | | Sec. 9.5. Abandoned or Repossessed Properties. In the event |
| 8 | | of the sale of abandoned or repossessed property, the park |
| 9 | | owner shall, after payment of all outstanding rent, fees, |
| 10 | | costs, and expenses to the community, and payment in priority |
| 11 | | order to lienholders, including providers of any utility |
| 12 | | services, pay any remaining balance to the title holder of the |
| 13 | | abandoned or repossessed property. If the tenant cannot be |
| 14 | | found through a diligent inquiry after 90 days, then the funds |
| 15 | | shall be forfeited. As used in this Section, "diligent inquiry" |
| 16 | | means sending a notice by certified mail to the last known |
| 17 | | address.
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| 18 | | An action by a park owner involving an abandoned |
| 19 | | manufactured home and any household goods or other personal |
| 20 | | property in the abandoned manufactured home following an |
| 21 | | eviction shall comply with the Abandoned Mobile Home Act. For a |
| 22 | | repossessed manufactured home, a park owner shall comply with |
| 23 | | subsection (g) of Section 10.1 of the Abandoned Mobile Home Act |