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| Public Act 100-0233 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning housing.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Abandoned Housing Rehabilitation Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
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(310 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 852)
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Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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(a) "Property" means any residential real estate which has | ||||
been continuously unoccupied by
persons legally in possession | ||||
for the preceding 1 year.
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(b) "Nuisance" means any property which because of its | ||||
physical
condition or use is a public nuisance, or any property
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which constitutes a blight on the surrounding area, or any | ||||
property which
is not fit for human habitation under the | ||||
applicable fire, building and
housing codes.
"Nuisance" also | ||||
means any property on which any illegal activity involving
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controlled substances (as defined in the Illinois Controlled | ||||
Substances Act), methamphetamine (as defined in the | ||||
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act), or
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cannabis (as defined in the Cannabis Control Act) takes place | ||||
or any property
on which any streetgang-related activity (as | ||||
defined in the Illinois Streetgang
Terrorism Omnibus | ||||
Prevention Act) takes place.
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(c) "Organization" means any Illinois corporation, agency, | ||
partnership,
association, firm or other entity consisting of 2 | ||
or more persons organized
and conducted on a not-for-profit | ||
basis with no personal profit inuring to
anyone as a result of | ||
its operation which
has among its purposes the improvement of | ||
housing.
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(d) "Parties in interest" means any owner or owners of | ||
record, judgment
creditor,
tax purchaser, the applicable unit | ||
of local government where the property is located, or other | ||
party having any legal or equitable title or
interest in the | ||
property.
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(e) "Last known address" includes
the address where the | ||
property
is located, or the address as listed in the tax | ||
records or as listed
pursuant to any owner's registration
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ordinance duly adopted by a home rule unit of government.
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(f) "Low or moderate income housing" means housing for | ||
persons and families
with low or moderate incomes, provided | ||
that the income limits for such
persons and families shall be | ||
the same as those established by rule by the
Illinois Housing | ||
Development Authority in accordance with
subsection (g) of | ||
Section 2 of the Illinois Housing Development Act, as
amended.
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(g) "Rehabilitation" means the process of improving the | ||
property,
including, but not limited to, ensuring that the | ||
proposed improvements conform with a local government's | ||
comprehensive plan or other planning policies and bringing | ||
property into compliance with
the applicable unit of local | ||
government's fire, housing, licensing, zoning, and building | ||
codes.
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(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)
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