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90_HB3457

      35 ILCS 200/10-20
          Amends the Property Tax Code.  Provides that for purposes
      of the  repair  and  maintenance  exemption  for  residential
      property,  maintenance  and  repairs to property that enhance
      the exterior and  interior  appearance  and  quality  of  the
      residence  by restoring or renovating it after having been in
      a state of disrepair do not "materially  alter  the  existing
      character and condition of the residence".
                                                     LRB9010001KDks
                                               LRB9010001KDks
 1        AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section
 2    10-20.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Property Tax Code is amended by  changing
 6    Section 10-20 as follows:
 7        (35 ILCS 200/10-20)
 8        Sec.  10-20.   Repairs  and  maintenance  of  residential
 9    property.  Maintenance  and  repairs  to residential property
10    owned and used exclusively for a  residential  purpose  shall
11    not  increase  the  assessed  valuation  of the property. For
12    purposes of this Section, work shall  be  deemed  repair  and
13    maintenance  when it (1) does not increase the square footage
14    of improvements and does not materially  alter  the  existing
15    character  and  condition  of the structure but is limited to
16    work  performed  to  prolong  the  life   of   the   existing
17    improvements  or  to keep the existing improvements in a well
18    maintained condition; and  (2)  employs  materials,  such  as
19    those  used for roofing or siding, whose value is not greater
20    than the replacement value of the materials  being  replaced.
21    Maintenance  and  repairs,  as  those  terms are used in this
22    Section, to property that enhance the  overall  exterior  and
23    interior  appearance  and quality of a residence by restoring
24    or renovating it after having been in a state of disrepair do
25    not "materially alter the existing character  and  condition"
26    of the residence.
27    (Source: P.A. 80-1289; 80-1364; 88-455.)

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