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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0242 Introduced 01/25/11, by Rep. David R. Leitch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Township Code. Provides that in townships of less than 200,000, a township board may file suit with respect to a nuisance occurring within the unincorporated area of the township if a township requests that the county board of the county in which the township is located commence specified proceedings and the county board does not commence proceedings to demolish, repair, or enclose the nuisance within 60 days after receiving the request. Sets forth the types of relief a township may seek. Provides that the defendants shall be the owner or owners of the property, and that any legal fees or costs incurred by the township may be assessed by the court against any or all of the defendants. Effective immediately.
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| | HB0242 | | LRB097 06393 KMW 46475 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 Township Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 85-53 as follows:
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| 6 | | (60 ILCS 1/85-53 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 85-53. Nuisances; relief available to townships. In |
| 8 | | townships of less than 200,000, a township board may file suit |
| 9 | | in the township's name with respect to any nuisance occurring |
| 10 | | within the unincorporated area of the township and may seek |
| 11 | | appropriate relief, including but not limited to, abatement, |
| 12 | | injunctive relief, removal or termination of the nuisance, |
| 13 | | razing of nuisance structures of any description or type, and |
| 14 | | damages for injury to the public. The defendants shall be the |
| 15 | | owner or owners of the property where the nuisance exists. |
| 16 | | Following judgment, any legal fees or costs incurred by the |
| 17 | | township in obtaining any non-monetary relief ordered by the |
| 18 | | court may be assessed by the court against any or all of the |
| 19 | | defendants upon petition of the township. Townships are |
| 20 | | authorized to take action under this Section if, after a |
| 21 | | township requests that the county board commence specified |
| 22 | | proceedings as required by Section 85-50, the county board does |
| 23 | | not commence proceedings specified in Section 5-1121 of the |