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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 9-2-4.5 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/9-2-4.5)
7    Sec. 9-2-4.5. Special assessment for payment of costs 
8associated with certain ordinance violations.
9    (a) For purposes of this Section, "Code" means any 
10municipal ordinance that requires, after notice, the cutting of 
11grass, trees, bushes, and weeds, the removal of garbage and 
12debris, the removal of inoperable motor vehicles, and rodent 
13and vermin abatement.

14    (b) In addition to any other method authorized by law, if 
15(i) a property owner is cited with a Code violation, (ii) 
16non-compliance is found upon reinspection of the property after 
17the due date for compliance with an order to correct the Code 
18violation or with an order for abatement, (iii) costs for 
19services rendered by the municipality to correct the Code 
20violation remain unpaid at the point in time that they would 
21become a debt due and owing the municipality, as provided in 
22Division 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 
 
 
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1office of the recorder in the county in which the property is 
2located, then those costs may be collected as a special 
3assessment on the property under this Division. Upon payment of 
4the costs  by the owner of record or persons interested in the 
5property, the lien shall be released by the municipality and 
6the release shall be filed of record in the same manner as the 
7filing of notice of the lien.

8(Source: P.A. 93-993, eff. 1-1-05.)