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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
§ 20-5-15. Deposit in court; possession.
(a) If the plaintiff deposits with the county treasurer money in the amount preliminarily found by the court to be just compensation, the court shall enter an order of taking, vesting in the plaintiff the fee simple title (or such lesser estate, interest, or easement, as may be required) to the property, if such vesting has been requested and has been found necessary by the court, at a date the court considers proper, and fixing a date on which the plaintiff is authorized to take possession of and to use the property.
(b) If, at the request of any interested party and upon his or her showing of undue hardship or other good cause, the plaintiff's authority to take possession of the property is postponed for more than 10 days after the date of vesting of title or more than 15 days after the entry of the order of taking when the order does not vest title in the plaintiff, then that party shall pay to the plaintiff a reasonable rental for the property in an amount determined by the court. Injunctive relief or any other appropriate judicial process or procedure shall be available to place the plaintiff in possession of the property on and after the date fixed by the court for the taking of possession and to prevent any unauthorized interference with possession and the plaintiff's proper use of the property. The county treasurer shall refund to the plaintiff the amount deposited prior to October 1, 1973 that is in excess of the amount preliminarily found by the court to be just compensation.
(c) When property is taken by a unit of local government for the purpose of constructing a body of water to be used by a local government-owned “public utility”, as defined in Section 11-117-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code, and the unit of local government intends to sell or lease the property to a non-governmental entity, the defendants holding title before the order that transferred title shall be allowed first opportunity to repurchase the property for a fair market value or first opportunity to lease the property for a fair market value.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 735. Civil Procedure § 30/20-5-15. Deposit in court; possession - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-735-civil-procedure/il-st-sect-735-30-20-5-15/
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