Illinois · statute · 210 ILCS 115 · 57 active provisions
The General Assembly of Illinois finds: (1) that there is a serious housing shortage in this State; (2) that rising costs in the building construction field have seriously impeded the building of new housing, particularly for moderate-income and low-income citizens; (3) that the existing housing stock is continuously d…
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the words and phrases set forth in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 3 shall have the meanings set forth in this Act. (Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
"Manufactured home" means a factory-assembled, completely integrated structure designed for permanent habitation, with a permanent chassis, and so constructed as to permit its transport, on wheels temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, and is a movable or portable unit that is (i) 8 body feet or more in widt…
Permanent habitation. "Permanent habitation" means habitation for a period of 2 or more months. (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
"Dependent mobile home" means a mobile home which does not have toilet and bath or shower facilities. (Source: P.A. 77-1472.)
"Independent mobile home" means a mobile home which has self-contained toilet and bath or shower facilities. (Source: P.A. 77-1472.)
"Mobile home park" means a tract of land or 2 or more contiguous tracts of land upon which contain sites with the necessary utilities for 5 or more independent mobile homes for permanent habitation either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or in…
"Department" means the Department of Public Health, unless otherwise indicated. (Source: P.A. 77-1472.)
"Site" means the lot on which the mobile home is located for permanent habitation. (Source: P.A. 78-1170.)
"Individual utilities", as used in this Act, means the provision for each mobile home of; a separate metered connection to electrical service; separately tapped water service from an approved public water supply or a separate private water supply; and a separately tapped connection to an approved public sewer system or…
"Revenue purposes" as used in this Act shall include, but not be limited to, monies or other valuable consideration paid by a tenant or lessee or paid by a contract purchaser pursuant to a contract for deed, sale or purchase prior to the delivery of the deed conveying legal title. (Source: P.A. 78-1170.)
"Immobilized mobile home" means a mobile home served by individual utilities, resting on a permanent perimeter foundation which extends below the established frost depth with the wheels, tongue and hitch removed and the home secured in compliance with the Mobile Home Tiedown Act. (Source: P.A. 85-565.)
Normal maintenance. "Normal maintenance" means servicing or repairing existing devices, equipment, facilities, infrastructure, or supporting utilities, or replacing those items in identical fashion with the same size, make, and model as the existing items and in accordance with applicable codes. (Source: P.A. 101-454,…
No person, firm or corporation shall establish, maintain, conduct, or operate a mobile home park after April 30, 1972, without a license therefor from the Department. Subject to the requirements and limits of this Section, operating a mobile home park without a current license shall result in a late fee of $50 for the…
In order to obtain a permit to construct a new mobile home park the applicant shall file with the Department a written application and plan documents, including the following: (a) The full name and address of the applicant or applicants, or names and addresses of the partners if the applicant is a partnership, or the n…
A mobile home park constructed prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1987 but not licensed by the Department shall not require a construction permit. A written application for an original license shall be submitted to the Department which shall include the information required in paragraphs (a), (b), (c…
An application for a permit to alter a licensed mobile home park shall be submitted to the Department for any changes to the water, sewage, fuel, or electrical systems other than normal maintenance, the relocation of sites or the expansion of the number of sites in the park. Detailed plans and specifications shall be p…
An application to reduce the number of licensed sites shall be submitted to the Department no later than 10 days prior to the proposed date of reduction. The specific sites no longer required to be licensed, and either the method of disconnecting the required utilities or a description of the method of immobilizing the…
A mobile home park whose license has been voided, suspended, denied or revoked may be relicensed after the mobile home park is in substantial compliance, all delinquent licensing fees are paid, all delinquent reinspection fees are paid, and the mobile home park submits an application and application fee. The applicatio…
Upon receipt of an application for a permit to construct a new mobile home park, an application for an original license to operate and maintain the same, or an application for a permit to alter a licensed mobile home park, the Department shall, if the park is, or the proposed park will be, in conformity with this Act a…
Mobile home park annual inspection. (a) The Department shall conduct an annual inspection of each mobile home park. If Type B or Type C violations under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 860.540 are documented during the annual inspection and the Department is required to reinspect the mobile home park to ensure the violations have be…
In addition to the application fees provided for herein, the licensee shall pay to the Department on or before March 31 of each year, an annual license fee. The annual license fee shall be as follows: (1) for 2025, $300 per mobile home park plus $15 for each mobile home site in the park; (2) for 2026, $300 per mobile h…
Any license granted hereunder shall be subject to revocation or suspension by the Department. However, the Department shall first serve or cause to be served upon the licensee a written notice in which shall be specified the way or ways in which such licensee has failed to comply with the statute, or any rules or regul…
No person, firm or corporation shall construct a mobile home park without first obtaining a permit to do so. All permits to construct, all licenses to operate, and all permits to make alterations therein shall be prominently displayed in the park office. All licenses issued under this Act shall be transferable only wit…
Each mobile home park licensed or to be constructed under the provisions of this Act shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the requirements of Sections 9.1 to 9.16, inclusive, of this Act. (Source: P.A. 98-540, eff. 1-1-14.)