Illinois Compiled Statutes 310 ILCS 50 — Abandoned Housing Rehabilitation Act.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Abandoned Housing Rehabilitation Act

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Abandoned Housing Rehabilitation Act. (Source: P.A. 85-862.)

Definitions

Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Property" means any residential real estate which has been continuously unoccupied by persons legally in possession for the preceding 1 year. (b) "Nuisance" means any property which because of its physical condition or use is a public nuisance, or any property which constitutes a…

Petition for temporary possession

Petition for temporary possession. An organization may petition for temporary possession of property if: (a) the property has been continuously unoccupied by persons legally in possession for the preceding year; (b) the property is a nuisance; (c) the organization intends to rehabilitate the property and use the proper…

The proceeding shall be commenced by filing a verified petition in the circuit court in the county in which the property is located

The proceeding shall be commenced by filing a verified petition in the circuit court in the county in which the property is located. The petition shall allege the conditions specified in Section 3. All parties in interest of the property shall be named as defendants in the petition and summons shall be issued and servi…

If the court approves the petition, the court shall enter an order approving the rehabilitation plan and granting temporary possession of the property to the organization

If the court approves the petition, the court shall enter an order approving the rehabilitation plan and granting temporary possession of the property to the organization. The organization may, subject to court approval, enter into leases or other agreements in relation to the property. (Source: P.A. 85-862.)

The organization shall file an annual report in relation to the rehabilitation and use of the property

The organization shall file an annual report in relation to the rehabilitation and use of the property. The court shall require reports and status dates to be filed as it may deem appropriate under the circumstances but no less frequently than one a year. The report shall include statements of all expenditures made by…

The owner shall be entitled to regain possession of the property by petitioning to the circuit court for restoration of possession and, upon due notice to the plaintiff organization, for a hearing on such petition. At the hearing, the court shall determine proper compensation to the organization for its expenditures, i…

If the property under this Act is sold for unpaid taxes, an organization with temporary possession may redeem the property in the same manner as the owner as permitted by the Property Tax Code, and amounts paid to redeem the property shall be included as expenditures in the organization's report to the court. (Source:…

If an owner takes no action to regain possession of the property in the 2-year period following entry of an order granting temporary possession of the property to the organization, the organization may file a petition for judicial deed and upon due notice to the named defendants, an order may be entered granting a quit…