(320 ILCS 25/3.12) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.12)
Sec. 3.12. Residence. "Residence" means the principal dwelling place occupied in this State by
a household and so much of the surrounding land as is reasonably necessary
for use of the dwelling as a home, and includes rental property, mobile
homes, single family dwellings, and units in multifamily, multidwelling or
multipurpose buildings. If the assessor has established a specific legal
description for a portion of property constituting the residence, then that
portion of property shall be deemed "residence" for the purposes of this
Act. "Residence" also includes that portion of a nursing or sheltered care
home occupied as a dwelling by a claimant, determined as prescribed in
regulations of the Department on Aging.
(Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10.)
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