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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Land Trust Fiduciary Duties Act. (Source: P.A. 91-433, eff. 8-6-99.)
Illinois · statute · 765 ILCS 435 · 6 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Land Trust Fiduciary Duties Act. (Source: P.A. 91-433, eff. 8-6-99.)
Legislative finding; purpose. (a) The General Assembly finds that the Illinois judiciary system and the federal judiciary system have unclear court decisions as to whether the holders of the power of direction have fiduciary duties to the holders of the beneficial interest in land trusts. The terms "land trust" and "be…
Holders of the power of direction; definition. "Holders of the power of direction" means the persons or entities having the authority to direct the trustee to convey, execute a mortgage, distribute proceeds of sale or financing, and execute documents incidental to the execution of a land trust. (Source: P.A. 91-433, ef…
Fiduciary duties of holders of the power of direction. The power of direction, unless provided otherwise in the land trust agreement, is conferred upon the holders thereof for the use and benefit of all of the holders of the beneficial interest in the land trust. In exercising the power of direction, the holders are pr…
Application of Act. This Act is declaratory of existing law and is intended to remove any possible conflicts or ambiguities, thereby confirming the existing law pertinent to land trusts and shall apply to all land trusts in effect before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 91-433, eff. 8-6-99.)
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 91-433, eff. 8-6-99.)