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91_HB3485enr HB3485 Enrolled LRB9111620STsb 1 AN ACT to amend the Abandoned Housing Rehabilitation Act. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Abandoned Housing Rehabilitation Act is 5 amended by changing Sections 2 and 3 as follows: 6 (310 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 852) 7 Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: 8 (a) "Property" means any residential real estatefor9which taxes are delinquent for the preceding 2 years and10 which has been continuously unoccupied by persons legally in 11 possession for the preceding 1 year. 12 (b) "Nuisance" means any property which because of its 13 physical condition or use is a public nuisance, or any 14 property which constitutes a blight on the surrounding area, 15 or any property which is not fit for human habitation under 16 the applicable fire, building and housing codes. "Nuisance" 17 also means any property on which any illegal activity 18 involving controlled substances (as defined in the Illinois 19 Controlled Substances Act) or cannabis (as defined in the 20 Cannabis Control Act) takes place or any property on which 21 any streetgang-related activity (as defined in the Illinois 22 Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act) takes place. 23 (c) "Organization" means any Illinois corporation, 24 agency, partnership, association, firm or other entity 25 consisting of 2 or more persons organized and conducted on a 26 not-for-profit basis with no personal profit inuring to 27 anyone as a result of its operation which has among its 28 purposes the improvement of housing. 29 (d) "Parties in interest" means any owner or owners of 30 record, judgment creditor, tax purchaser or other party 31 having any legal or equitable title or interest in the HB3485 Enrolled -2- LRB9111620STsb 1 property. 2 (e) "Last known address" includes the address where the 3 property is located, or the address as listed in the tax 4 records or as listed pursuant to any owner's registration 5 ordinance duly adopted by a home rule unit of government. 6 (f) "Low or moderate income housing" means housing for 7 persons and families with low or moderate incomes, provided 8 that the income limits for such persons and families shall be 9 the same as those established by rule by the Illinois Housing 10 Development Authority in accordance with subsection (g) of 11 Section 2 of the Illinois Housing Development Act, as 12 amended. 13 (g) "Rehabilitation" means the process of improving the 14 property, including but not limited to bringing property into 15 compliance with applicable fire, housing and building codes. 16 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.) 17 (310 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 853) 18 Sec. 3. Petition for temporary possession. An 19 organization may petition for temporary possession of 20 property if: 21 (a) the propertyhas been tax delinquent for the22preceding 2 years andhas been continuously unoccupied by 23 persons legally in possession for the preceding year; 24 (b) the property is a nuisance; 25 (c) the organization intends to rehabilitate the 26 property and use the property as housing for low and 27 moderate income persons and families; and 28 (d) the organization has sent notice to the parties 29 in interest of the property, by certified or registered 30 mail, mailed to their last known address and posted on 31 the property at least 30 days but not more than 60 days 32 before the date the petition is filed, of the 33 organization's intent to file a petition for possession HB3485 Enrolled -3- LRB9111620STsb 1 under this Act. 2 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)