Sen. Mattie Hunter
Filed: 5/12/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4280
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4280, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
3 | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
6 | adding Section 9-2-4.5 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (65 ILCS 5/9-2-4.5 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 9-2-4.5. Special assessment for payment of costs | ||||||
9 | associated with certain ordinance violations. | ||||||
10 | (a) For purposes of this Section, "Code" means any | ||||||
11 | municipal ordinance that requires, after notice, the cutting of | ||||||
12 | grass and weeds, the removal of garbage and debris, the removal | ||||||
13 | of inoperable motor vehicles, and rodent and vermin abatement.
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14 | (b) In addition to any other method authorized by law, if | ||||||
15 | (i) a property owner is cited with a Code violation, (ii) | ||||||
16 | non-compliance is found upon reinspection of the property after | ||||||
17 | the due date for compliance with an order to correct the Code | ||||||
18 | violation or with an order for abatement, (iii) costs for | ||||||
19 | services rendered by the municipality to correct the Code | ||||||
20 | violation remain unpaid at the point in time that they would | ||||||
21 | become a debt due and owing the municipality, as provided in | ||||||
22 | Division 31.1 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code, and | ||||||
23 | (iv) a lien has been filed of record by the municipality in the | ||||||
24 | office of the recorder in the county in which the property is |
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1 | located, then those costs may be collected as a special | ||||||
2 | assessment on the property under this Division. Upon payment of | ||||||
3 | the costs by the owner of record or persons interested in the | ||||||
4 | property, the lien shall be released by the municipality and | ||||||
5 | the release shall be filed of record in the same manner as the | ||||||
6 | filing of notice of the lien. ".
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