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Public Act 92-0621

HB3775 Enrolled                                LRB9212638SMdv

    AN ACT concerning taxes.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
Section 18-177 as follows:

    (35 ILCS 200/18-177)
    Sec.  18-177.  Leased  low-rent  housing  abatement.   In
counties  of  3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the county clerk
shall abate property taxes  levied  by  any  taxing  district
under   this  Code  on  property  that  meets  the  following
requirements:
         (1)  Does  not  qualify  as  exempt  property  under
    Section 15-95 of this Code.
         (2)  Is situated in a municipality with 1,000,000 or
    more inhabitants and improved with either  a  multifamily
    dwelling  or a multi-building development that is subject
    to  a  leasing  agreement,   regulatory   and   operating
    agreement,  or  other  similar  instrument with a Housing
    Authority created under the Housing Authorities Act  that
    sets forth the terms for leasing low-rent housing.
         (3)  consisting  of  6  units or more that is leased
    For a period of not less  than  20  years  to  a  housing
    authority  created under the Housing Authorities Act; but
    only if the property and improvements,  or  the  property
    and  improvements  for which the abatement is sought, are
    used solely for low-rent housing and related uses by  the
    housing  authority  as  prescribed  in  a  written  lease
    agreement.
    Property  and portions of property used or intended to be
used  for  commercial  purposes  are  not  eligible  for  the
abatement provided in this Section.  A The housing  authority
created under the Housing Authorities Act shall file annually
with  the  county  clerk  for  any  property  eligible for an
abatement under this Section, on a  form  prescribed  by  the
county  clerk, a certificate of the property's use during the
immediately preceding year.  The  certificate  shall  certify
that  the  property  or  a  portion of the property meets the
requirements  of  this  Section   and   that   the   eligible
residential  units have been inspected within the previous 90
60 days and meet or exceed all housing quality  standards  of
the authority.  If only a portion of the property meets these
requirements,  the certificate shall state the amount of that
portion as a percentage of the total equalized  and  assessed
value  of  the property.  If the property is improved with an
eligible multifamily dwelling or  multi-building  development
containing  residential units that are individually assessed,
no more than 40% one-third of those residential units may  be
certified.   If  the  property  is  improved with an eligible
multifamily dwelling or multi-building development containing
residential units that are  not  individually  assessed,  the
portion  of  the  property  certified shall represent no more
than 40% one-third of those residential units.    The  county
clerk  shall abate the taxes only if a certificate of use has
been timely filed for that year.  If only a  portion  of  the
property  has  been  certified  as eligible, the county clerk
shall  abate  the  taxes  in  the  percentage  so  certified.
Whenever a  housing  authority  is  the  lessee  of  property
receives  that  is  eligible  for  an  abatement  under  this
Section,  the rental rate set under the lease, regulatory and
operating agreement, or other  similar  instrument  for  that
property shall not include property taxes reflect a reduction
in payments due under the lease from the housing authority in
the  full  amount  of  the  abatement.   No property shall be
eligible for abatement under this Section if the owner of the
property  has  any  outstanding  and  overdue  debts  to  the
municipality in which the property is situated.
(Source: P.A. 90-767, eff. 1-1-99.)

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly April 24, 2002.
    Approved July 11, 2002.
    Effective July 11, 2002.

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