330 ILCS 65/ Housing for Veterans with Disabilities Act.

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330 ILCS 65/0.01

(330 ILCS 65/0.01) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 57.90)

Sec. 0.01. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Housing for Veterans with Disabilities Act.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

330 ILCS 65/1

(330 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 58)

Sec. 1.

Any veteran of the military or naval service of the United States
who was a resident of this State at the time he entered such service and
who has been approved by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs for
assistance under Chapter 21 of Title 38, United States Code, as now or
hereafter amended, shall be entitled to receive assistance under this
Act for the purpose of acquiring within this State or without this State,
where due to service-connected disabilities and upon the advice or
recommendation of a duly recognized physician of the Veterans
Administration in order to protect the health of the veteran, such veteran
cannot reside in this State, a suitable dwelling unit with special fixtures
or movable facilities made necessary by the veteran's permanent and total
service-connected disability.

(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

330 ILCS 65/2

(330 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 59)

Sec. 2.

The assistance granted shall be in the form of a single
lump-sum payment to the veteran in the following amount, but shall in no
event exceed the sum of $15,000:

(a) Where the veteran elects to construct a housing unit on land to
be acquired by him or acquired after his application for federal
assistance, the amount of State assistance shall be 25% of the total
cost of the housing unit and the necessary land upon which it is to be
located.

(b) Where the veteran elects to construct a housing unit on land
acquired by him prior to his application for federal assistance, the
amount of State assistance shall be 25% of the total cost of the housing
unit and the land necessary for such housing unit; but if the federal
government pays 50% of the total cost of the housing unit plus the full
amount of the unpaid balance, if any, of the cost to the veteran of the
land necessary for such housing unit, or if there is no such unpaid
balance remaining, then the amount of State assistance shall be 25% of
the total cost of the housing unit only.

(c) Where the veteran elects to remodel a dwelling, which is not
adapted to the requirements of his disability, acquired by him prior to
his application for federal assistance, the amount of State assistance
shall be 25% of the cost of such remodeling, plus 25% of the cost of the
dwelling and the necessary land upon which it is situated; but if the
federal government pays 50% of the cost of remodeling plus the full
amount of the unpaid balance, if any, of the cost of such dwelling and
the necessary land upon which it is situated, or if there is no such
unpaid balance remaining, then the amount of State assistance shall be
25% of the cost of remodeling only.

(d) Where the veteran has acquired a suitable housing unit, the
amount of State assistance shall be 25% of the cost of such housing unit
and the necessary land upon which it is located; but if the federal
government pays the full amount of the unpaid balance, if any, of the
cost of such housing unit and the necessary land upon which it is
situated, or if there is no such unpaid balance remaining, no State
assistance shall be granted.

(Source: P.A. 91-216, eff. 1-1-00.)

330 ILCS 65/2.1

(330 ILCS 65/2.1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 59.1)

Sec. 2.1.

(a) The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide
assistance to a veteran who is eligible for and has been approved by the
Administrator of Veterans Affairs for the grant authorized under Section
801(b) of Title 38 of the United States Code for remodeling a dwelling,
which is not adapted to the requirements of the veteran's disability, and
which was acquired by him prior to his application for federal assistance.

(b) The amount of State assistance provided to a veteran under subsection
(a) of this Section shall be equal to the lesser of (1) the difference between
the total cost of remodeling and the amount of assistance provided by the
federal government under Title 38, Section 801(b) of the United States Code
or (2) $3,000.  However, if the amount of the federal assistance
is at least
equal to the total cost of remodeling the dwelling, then no State assistance
shall be granted under this Section.

(c) A veteran eligible for assistance under subsection (a) of this Section
shall not by reason of such eligibility be denied benefits for which such
veteran becomes eligible under Section 2 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

330 ILCS 65/3

(330 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 60)

Sec. 3.

Application for assistance under this Act shall be made by the
veteran to the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs and shall be
accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the
veteran has been approved by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs for
assistance in acquiring a suitable dwelling unit or in remodeling a dwelling
not adapted to the requirements of his disability.  The application shall
contain such information as will enable the Illinois Department of Veterans'
Affairs to determine the amount of assistance
to which the veteran is entitled. The Illinois Department of Veterans'
Affairs shall adopt general rules for determining
the question of whether an applicant was a resident of this State at the
time he entered the service, and shall prescribe by rule the nature of the
proof to be submitted to establish the fact of residence.  The Illinois
Department of Veterans' Affairs shall adopt guidelines for determining types
of remodeling and adaptations which are reasonably necessary because of
a veteran's disability, for a veteran eligible for assistance under
Section 2.1 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

330 ILCS 65/4

(330 ILCS 65/4) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 61)

Sec. 4.

The State of Illinois shall have no liability in connection with
any housing unit, or necessary land therefor, for which assistance is
granted under this Act.

(Source: Laws 1949, p. 1481.)

330 ILCS 65/6

(330 ILCS 65/6) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 61a)

Sec. 6.

If a veteran dies leaving a widow or widower or a minor child
or both after an assistance grant has been approved by the Illinois Department
of Veterans' Affairs under this Act but before payment thereof, then in
case there is an unpaid balance remaining for the
construction or remodeling of or for necessary land for such housing unit
the payment of such assistance grant shall be made to the executor or administrator
of the estate of the deceased veteran; in case there is no such unpaid balance
then such payment shall be made to the widow or widower, or if there is
no widow or widower, then to the minor child or children, if any, of the
deceased veteran.

A grant paid under this Section is not subject to any claim of a creditor
of the decedent except the mortgagee of the property for which the grant is made.

(Source: P.A. 80-1156.)