Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Residential Building Code Act. (Source: P.A. 93-778, eff. 1-1-05.)
Illinois · statute · 815 ILCS 670 · 6 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Residential Building Code Act. (Source: P.A. 93-778, eff. 1-1-05.)
Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide minimum requirements for safety and to safeguard property and the public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, installation, and quality of materials of new residential construction as regulated by this Act. (Source: P.A. 93-778, eff. 1-1-05.)
Definitions. In this Act: "International Residential Code" means the current edition or the most recent preceding edition of the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings published by the International Code Council, excluding Parts IV and VII. "New residential construction" means any original con…
Adoption of residential building code. A contract to build new residential construction in any non-building code jurisdiction must adopt as part of the construction contract the applicability of a residential building code that is agreed to by the home builder and the home purchaser as provided in this Section. The hom…
Homes constructed for resale. If a builder constructs a home for resale, the builder must certify to the buyer that the builder has constructed the home in compliance with a code authorized under Section 15 and must identify that code. (Source: P.A. 93-778, eff. 1-1-05.)
Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2005. (Source: P.A. 93-778, eff. 1-1-05.)