HB5045 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5045

Introduced 1/25/2010, by Rep. Deborah Mell

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

65 ILCS 5/11-20-17 new

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that if foreclosure proceedings for a residential building have been commenced, it is the responsibility of the mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lien holder to adequately heat the residential building to prevent frozen pipes.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 11-20-17 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/11-20-17 new)

Sec. 11-20-17. Foreclosures; preventing frozen pipes. If foreclosure proceedings for a residential building have been commenced, it is the responsibility of the mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lien holder to adequately heat the residential building to prevent frozen pipes.