Article 10. Valuation Procedures for Special Properties
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 1 heading)
Division 1. Solar energy systems
(35 ILCS 200/10‑5) Sec. 10‑5. Solar energy systems; definitions. It is the policy of this State that the use of solar energy systems should be encouraged because they conserve nonrenewable resources, reduce pollution and promote the health and well‑being of the people of this State, and should be valued in relation to these benefits. (a) "Solar energy" means radiant energy received from the sun at wave lengths suitable for heat transfer, photosynthetic use, or photovoltaic use. (b) "Solar collector" means (1) An assembly, structure, or design, including
passive elements, used for gathering, concentrating, or absorbing direct and indirect solar energy, specially designed for holding a substantial amount of useful thermal energy and to transfer that energy to a gas, solid, or liquid or to use that energy directly; or
(2) A mechanism that absorbs solar energy and
converts it into electricity; or
(3) A mechanism or process used for gathering solar
energy through wind or thermal gradients; or
(4) A component used to transfer thermal energy to a
gas, solid, or liquid, or to convert it into electricity.
(c) "Solar storage mechanism" means equipment or elements (such as piping and transfer mechanisms, containers, heat exchangers, or controls thereof, and gases, solids, liquids, or combinations thereof) that are utilized for storing solar energy, gathered by a solar collector, for subsequent use. (d) "Solar energy system" means (1)(A) A complete assembly, structure, or design of
solar collector, or a solar storage mechanism, which uses solar energy for generating electricity or for heating or cooling gases, solids, liquids, or other materials;
(B) The design, materials, or elements of a system
and its maintenance, operation, and labor components, and the necessary components, if any, of supplemental conventional energy systems designed or constructed to interface with a solar energy system; and
(C) Any legal, financial, or institutional orders,
certificates, or mechanisms, including easements, leases, and agreements, required to ensure continued access to solar energy, its source, or its use in a solar energy system, and including monitoring and educational elements of a demonstration project.
(2) "Solar energy system" does not include (A) Distribution equipment that is equally
usable in a conventional energy system except for those components of the equipment that are necessary for meeting the requirements of efficient solar energy utilization; and
(B) Components of a solar energy system that
serve structural, insulating, protective, shading, aesthetic, or other non‑solar energy utilization purposes, as defined in the regulations of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(3) The solar energy system shall conform to the
standards for those systems established by regulation of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑10) Sec. 10‑10. Valuation of solar energy systems. When a solar energy system has been installed in improvements on any property, the owner of that property is entitled to claim, by filing with the chief county assessment officer, an alternate valuation of those improvements. When a claim for alternate valuation is filed, the chief county assessment officer shall ascertain the value of the improvements as if equipped with a conventional heating or cooling system and the value of the improvements as equipped with the solar energy system. So long as the solar energy system is used in total or part as the means of utilizing solar energy improvements, the alternate valuation computed as the lesser of the two values ascertained under this paragraph shall be applied. When the solar energy system so valued ceases to be used as the means of heating or cooling those improvements, the owner of that property shall within 30 days notify the chief county assessment officer in writing by certified mail. (Source: P.A. 80‑430; 88‑455.)
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 2 heading)
Division 2. Residential property
(35 ILCS 200/10‑15) Sec. 10‑15. Condominiums and cooperatives. In counties with 200,000 or more inhabitants which classify property, condominiums occupied by the owner as a residence for a minimum of 6 months during the year and created in accordance with the provisions of the "Condominium Property Act", as well as land with improvements owned and operated as a cooperative, shall be assessed on the same basis of assessment as single family residences in such counties. (Source: P.A. 78‑709; 88‑455.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑20) Sec. 10‑20. Repairs and maintenance of residential property. Maintenance and repairs to residential property owned and used exclusively for a residential purpose shall not increase the assessed valuation of the property. For purposes of this Section, work shall be deemed repair and maintenance when it (1) does not increase the square footage of improvements and does not materially alter the existing character and condition of the structure but is limited to work performed to prolong the life of the existing improvements or to keep the existing improvements in a well maintained condition; and (2) employs materials, such as those used for roofing or siding, whose value is not greater than the replacement value of the materials being replaced. Maintenance and repairs, as those terms are used in this Section, to property that enhance the overall exterior and interior appearance and quality of a residence by restoring it from a state of disrepair to a standard state of repair do not "materially alter the existing character and condition" of the residence. (Source: P.A. 90‑788, eff. 8‑14‑98.)
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 3 heading)
Division 3. Residential developments
(35 ILCS 200/10‑25) Sec. 10‑25. Model homes, townhomes, and condominium units. If the construction of a single family dwelling is completed after December 29, 1986 or the construction of a single family townhome or condominium unit is completed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1994, and that dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit is not occupied as a dwelling but is used as a display or demonstration model home, townhome or condominium unit for prospective buyers of the dwelling or of similar homes, townhomes, or condominium units to be built on other property, the assessed value of the property on which the dwelling, townhome, or condominium was constructed shall be the same as the assessed value of the property prior to construction and prior to any change in the zoning classification of the property prior to construction of the dwelling, townhome or condominium unit. The application of this Section shall not be affected if the display or demonstration model home, townhome or condominium unit contains home furnishings, appliances, offices, and office equipment to further sales activities. This Section shall not be applicable if the dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit is occupied as a dwelling or the property on which the dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit is situated is sold or leased for use other than as a display or demonstration model home, townhome, or condominium unit. No property shall be eligible for calculation of its assessed value under this Section for more than a 10‑year period. If the dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit becomes ineligible for the alternate valuation, the owner shall within 60 days file with the chief county assessment officer a certificate giving notice of such ineligibility. For the purposes of this Section, no corporation, individual, sole proprietor or partnership may have more than a total of 3 model homes, townhomes, or condominium units at the same time within a 3 mile radius. The center point of each radius shall be the display or demonstration model that has been used as such for the longest period of time. The person liable for taxes on property eligible for assessment as provided in this Section shall file a verified application with the chief county assessment officer on or before (i) April 30 of each assessment year for which that assessment is desired in counties with a population of 3,000,000 or more and (ii) December 31 of each assessment year for which that assessment is desired in all other counties. Failure to make a timely filing in any assessment year constitutes a waiver of the right to benefit for that assessment year. (Source: P.A. 91‑347, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑30) Sec. 10‑30. Subdivisions; counties of less than 3,000,000. (a) In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the platting and subdivision of property into separate lots and the development of the subdivided property with streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewer, water and utility lines shall not increase the assessed valuation of all or any part of the property, if: (1) The property is platted and subdivided in
accordance with the Plat Act;
(2) The platting occurs after January 1, 1978; (3) At the time of platting the property is in
excess of 5 acres; and
(4) At the time of platting the property is vacant
or used as a farm as defined in Section 1‑60.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, the assessed valuation of property so platted and subdivided shall be determined each year based on the estimated price the property would bring at a fair voluntary sale for use by the buyer for the same purposes for which the property was used when last assessed prior to its platting. (c) Upon completion of a habitable structure on any lot of subdivided property, or upon the use of any lot, either alone or in conjunction with any contiguous property, for any business, commercial or residential purpose, or upon the initial sale of any platted lot, including a platted lot which is vacant: (i) the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section shall no longer apply in determining the assessed valuation of the lot, (ii) each lot shall be assessed without regard to any provision of this Section, and (iii) the assessed valuation of the remaining property, when next determined, shall be reduced proportionately to reflect the exclusion of the property that no longer qualifies for valuation under this Section. Holding or offering a platted lot for initial sale shall not constitute a use of the lot for business, commercial or residential purposes unless a habitable structure is situated on the lot or unless the lot is otherwise used for a business, commercial or residential purpose. (d) This Section applies before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and then applies again beginning January 1, 2012. (Source: P.A. 95‑135, eff. 1‑1‑08; 96‑480, eff. 8‑14‑09.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑31) Sec. 10‑31. Subdivisions; counties of less than 3,000,000. (a) In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the platting and subdivision of property into separate lots and the development of the subdivided property with streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewer, water and utility lines shall not increase the assessed valuation of all or any part of the property, if: (1) The property is platted and subdivided in
accordance with the Plat Act;
(2) The platting occurs after January 1, 1978; (3) At the time of platting the property is in excess
of 5 acres; and
(4) At the time of platting or replatting the
property is vacant or used as a farm as defined in Section 1‑60.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, the assessed valuation of property so platted and subdivided shall be determined based on the assessed value assigned to the property when last assessed prior to its last transfer or conveyance. An initial sale of any platted lot, including a lot that is vacant, or a transfer to a holder of a mortgage, as defined in Section 15‑1207 of the Code of Civil Procedure, pursuant to a mortgage foreclosure proceeding or pursuant to a transfer in lieu of foreclosure, does not disqualify that lot from the provisions of this subsection (b). (c) Upon completion of a habitable structure on any lot of subdivided property, or upon the use of any lot, either alone or in conjunction with any contiguous property, for any business, commercial or residential purpose: (i) the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section shall no longer apply in determining the assessed valuation of the lot, (ii) each lot shall be assessed without regard to any provision of this Section, and (iii) the assessed valuation of the remaining property, when next determined, shall be reduced proportionately to reflect the exclusion of the property that no longer qualifies for valuation under this Section. Holding or offering a platted lot for initial sale shall not constitute a use of the lot for business, commercial or residential purposes unless a habitable structure is situated on the lot or unless the lot is otherwise used for a business, commercial or residential purpose. The replatting of a subdivision or portion of a subdivision does not disqualify the replatted lots from the provisions of subsection (b). (d) This Section applies on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and through December 31, 2011. (Source: P.A. 96‑480, eff. 8‑14‑09.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑35) Sec. 10‑35. Subdivision common areas. (a) Residential property which is part of a development, but which is individually owned and ownership of which includes the right, by easement, covenant, deed or other interest in property, to the use of any common area for recreational or similar residential purposes shall be assessed at a value which includes the proportional share of the value of that common area or areas. Property is used as a "common area or areas" under this Section if it is a lot, parcel, or area, the beneficial use and enjoyment of which is reserved in whole as an appurtenance to the separately owned lots, parcels, or areas within the planned development. The common area or areas which are used for recreational or similar residential purposes and which are assessed to a separate owner and are located on separately identified parcels, shall be listed for assessment purposes at $1 per year. (b) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, any person desiring to establish or to reestablish an assessment of $1 for any parcel on grounds of common area status under this Section shall submit an application for the assessment to the assessor. The application shall be submitted at the time within which other applications for revisions of assessment may be made under Section 14‑35 by taxpayers in the township where the parcel is located, and shall be in the form and accompanied by documentation, as the assessor may require. (c) If a $1 assessment is established pursuant to the application it may be maintained from year to year so long as the ownership or use of the parcel has not changed. When any change in ownership, use or other relevant fact occurs it shall be the duty of the new owner in cases of change in ownership, or of the current owner in all other cases, to notify the assessor in writing within 30 days of the change. The notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall include the name and address of the taxpayer, the legal description of the property, and the permanent index number of the property where such number exists. If the failure to give such notification results in the assessor continuing to assess the property at $1 in subsequent years in error, the property shall be considered omitted property under Section 9‑265. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the assessor's authority to annually revise assessments subject to this Section under the procedures of Section 9‑85. (d) No objection shall be made to the denial of an assessment of $1 under this Section in any court except under Sections 21‑175 and 23‑5. No person may object to or otherwise challenge the failure of any parcel to receive an assessment of $1 under this Section in any proceeding in any court unless an application for the $1 assessment was made under subsection (b) of this Section. (Source: P.A. 85‑1386; 88‑455.)
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 4 heading)
Division 4. Historic residences
(35 ILCS 200/10‑40) Sec. 10‑40. Historic Residence Assessment Freeze Law; definitions. This Section and Sections 10‑45 through 10‑85 may be cited as the Historic Residence Assessment Freeze Law. As used in this Section and Sections 10‑45 through 10‑85: (a) "Director" means the Director of Historic
Preservation.
(b) "Approved county or municipal landmark
ordinance" means a county or municipal ordinance approved by the Director.
(c) "Historic building" means an owner‑occupied
single family residence or an owner‑occupied multi‑family residence and the tract, lot or parcel upon which it is located, or a building or buildings owned and operated as a cooperative, if:
(1) individually listed on the National Register
of Historic Places or the Illinois Register of Historic Places;
(2) individually designated pursuant to an
approved county or municipal landmark ordinance; or
(3) within a district listed on the National
Register of Historic Places or designated pursuant to an approved county or municipal landmark ordinance, if the Director determines that the building is of historic significance to the district in which it is located.
Historic building does not mean an individual unit of a
cooperative.
(d) "Assessment officer" means the chief county
assessment officer.
(e) "Certificate of rehabilitation" means the
certificate issued by the Director upon the renovation, restoration, preservation or rehabilitation of an historic building under this Code.
(f) "Rehabilitation period" means the period of time
necessary to renovate, restore, preserve or rehabilitate an historic building as determined by the Director.
(g) "Standards for rehabilitation" means the
Secretary of Interior's standards for rehabilitation as promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
(h) "Fair cash value" means the fair cash value of
the historic building, determined on the basis of the assessment officer's property record card, representing the value of the property prior to the commencement of rehabilitation without consideration of any reduction reflecting value during the rehabilitation work.
(i) "Base year valuation" means the fair cash value
of the historic building for the year in which the rehabilitation period begins but prior to the commencement of the rehabilitation and does not include any reduction in value during the rehabilitation work.
(j) "Adjustment in value" means the difference for
any year between the then current fair cash value and the base year valuation.
(k) "Eight‑year valuation period" means the 8 years
from the date of the issuance of the certificate of rehabilitation.
(l) "Adjustment valuation period" means the 4 years
following the 8 year valuation period.
(m) "Substantial rehabilitation" means interior or
exterior rehabilitation work that preserves the historic building in a manner that significantly improves its condition.
(n) "Approved local government" means a local
government that has been certified by the Director as:
(1) enforcing appropriate legislation for the
designation of historic buildings;
(2) having established an adequate and qualified
historic review commission;
(3) maintaining a system for the survey and
inventory of historic properties;
(4) providing for adequate public participation
in the local historic preservation program; and
(5) maintaining a system for reviewing
applications under this Section in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Director.
(o) "Cooperative" means a building or buildings and
the tract, lot, or parcel on which the building or buildings are located, if the building or buildings are devoted to residential uses by the owners and fee title to the land and building or buildings is owned by a corporation or other legal entity in which the shareholders or other co‑owners each also have a long‑term proprietary lease or other long‑term arrangement of exclusive possession for a specific unit of occupancy space located within the same building or buildings.
(p) "Owner", in the case of a cooperative, means the
Association.
(q) "Association", in the case of a cooperative,
means the entity responsible for the administration of a cooperative, which entity may be incorporated or unincorporated, profit or nonprofit.
(r) "Owner‑occupied single family residence" means a
residence in which the title holder of record (i) holds fee simple ownership and (ii) occupies the property as his, her, or their principal residence.
(s) "Owner‑occupied multi‑family residence" means
residential property comprised of not more than 6 living units in which the title holder of record (i) holds fee simple ownership and (ii) occupies one unit as his, her, or their principal residence. The remaining units may be leased.
The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly are declarative of existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. (Source: P.A. 90‑114, eff. 1‑1‑98; 91‑806, eff. 1‑1‑01.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑45) Sec. 10‑45. Valuation during 8 year valuation period. In furtherance of the policy of encouraging the rehabilitation of historic residences, property certified pursuant to this Historic Residence Assessment Freeze Law shall be eligible for an assessment freeze, as provided in this Section, eliminating from consideration, for assessment purposes, the value added by the rehabilitation and limiting the total valuation to the base year valuation as defined in subsection (i) of Section 10‑40. For all property upon which the Director has issued a certificate of rehabilitation, the valuation for purposes of assessment shall not exceed the base year valuation for the entire 8‑year valuation period, unless a taxing district elects, under Section 10‑85, that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to taxes that are levied by that taxing district. In the event that election is made, the property shall be valued under Section 9‑145 or 9‑150 for the purpose of extending taxes of that taxing district. The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly are declarative of existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. (Source: P.A. 91‑806, eff. 1‑1‑01.)
Article 10. Valuation Procedures for Special Properties
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 1 heading)
Division 1. Solar energy systems
(35 ILCS 200/10‑5) Sec. 10‑5. Solar energy systems; definitions. It is the policy of this State that the use of solar energy systems should be encouraged because they conserve nonrenewable resources, reduce pollution and promote the health and well‑being of the people of this State, and should be valued in relation to these benefits. (a) "Solar energy" means radiant energy received from the sun at wave lengths suitable for heat transfer, photosynthetic use, or photovoltaic use. (b) "Solar collector" means (1) An assembly, structure, or design, including
passive elements, used for gathering, concentrating, or absorbing direct and indirect solar energy, specially designed for holding a substantial amount of useful thermal energy and to transfer that energy to a gas, solid, or liquid or to use that energy directly; or
(2) A mechanism that absorbs solar energy and
converts it into electricity; or
(3) A mechanism or process used for gathering solar
energy through wind or thermal gradients; or
(4) A component used to transfer thermal energy to a
gas, solid, or liquid, or to convert it into electricity.
(c) "Solar storage mechanism" means equipment or elements (such as piping and transfer mechanisms, containers, heat exchangers, or controls thereof, and gases, solids, liquids, or combinations thereof) that are utilized for storing solar energy, gathered by a solar collector, for subsequent use. (d) "Solar energy system" means (1)(A) A complete assembly, structure, or design of
solar collector, or a solar storage mechanism, which uses solar energy for generating electricity or for heating or cooling gases, solids, liquids, or other materials;
(B) The design, materials, or elements of a system
and its maintenance, operation, and labor components, and the necessary components, if any, of supplemental conventional energy systems designed or constructed to interface with a solar energy system; and
(C) Any legal, financial, or institutional orders,
certificates, or mechanisms, including easements, leases, and agreements, required to ensure continued access to solar energy, its source, or its use in a solar energy system, and including monitoring and educational elements of a demonstration project.
(2) "Solar energy system" does not include (A) Distribution equipment that is equally
usable in a conventional energy system except for those components of the equipment that are necessary for meeting the requirements of efficient solar energy utilization; and
(B) Components of a solar energy system that
serve structural, insulating, protective, shading, aesthetic, or other non‑solar energy utilization purposes, as defined in the regulations of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(3) The solar energy system shall conform to the
standards for those systems established by regulation of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑10) Sec. 10‑10. Valuation of solar energy systems. When a solar energy system has been installed in improvements on any property, the owner of that property is entitled to claim, by filing with the chief county assessment officer, an alternate valuation of those improvements. When a claim for alternate valuation is filed, the chief county assessment officer shall ascertain the value of the improvements as if equipped with a conventional heating or cooling system and the value of the improvements as equipped with the solar energy system. So long as the solar energy system is used in total or part as the means of utilizing solar energy improvements, the alternate valuation computed as the lesser of the two values ascertained under this paragraph shall be applied. When the solar energy system so valued ceases to be used as the means of heating or cooling those improvements, the owner of that property shall within 30 days notify the chief county assessment officer in writing by certified mail. (Source: P.A. 80‑430; 88‑455.)
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 2 heading)
Division 2. Residential property
(35 ILCS 200/10‑15) Sec. 10‑15. Condominiums and cooperatives. In counties with 200,000 or more inhabitants which classify property, condominiums occupied by the owner as a residence for a minimum of 6 months during the year and created in accordance with the provisions of the "Condominium Property Act", as well as land with improvements owned and operated as a cooperative, shall be assessed on the same basis of assessment as single family residences in such counties. (Source: P.A. 78‑709; 88‑455.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑20) Sec. 10‑20. Repairs and maintenance of residential property. Maintenance and repairs to residential property owned and used exclusively for a residential purpose shall not increase the assessed valuation of the property. For purposes of this Section, work shall be deemed repair and maintenance when it (1) does not increase the square footage of improvements and does not materially alter the existing character and condition of the structure but is limited to work performed to prolong the life of the existing improvements or to keep the existing improvements in a well maintained condition; and (2) employs materials, such as those used for roofing or siding, whose value is not greater than the replacement value of the materials being replaced. Maintenance and repairs, as those terms are used in this Section, to property that enhance the overall exterior and interior appearance and quality of a residence by restoring it from a state of disrepair to a standard state of repair do not "materially alter the existing character and condition" of the residence. (Source: P.A. 90‑788, eff. 8‑14‑98.)
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 3 heading)
Division 3. Residential developments
(35 ILCS 200/10‑25) Sec. 10‑25. Model homes, townhomes, and condominium units. If the construction of a single family dwelling is completed after December 29, 1986 or the construction of a single family townhome or condominium unit is completed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1994, and that dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit is not occupied as a dwelling but is used as a display or demonstration model home, townhome or condominium unit for prospective buyers of the dwelling or of similar homes, townhomes, or condominium units to be built on other property, the assessed value of the property on which the dwelling, townhome, or condominium was constructed shall be the same as the assessed value of the property prior to construction and prior to any change in the zoning classification of the property prior to construction of the dwelling, townhome or condominium unit. The application of this Section shall not be affected if the display or demonstration model home, townhome or condominium unit contains home furnishings, appliances, offices, and office equipment to further sales activities. This Section shall not be applicable if the dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit is occupied as a dwelling or the property on which the dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit is situated is sold or leased for use other than as a display or demonstration model home, townhome, or condominium unit. No property shall be eligible for calculation of its assessed value under this Section for more than a 10‑year period. If the dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit becomes ineligible for the alternate valuation, the owner shall within 60 days file with the chief county assessment officer a certificate giving notice of such ineligibility. For the purposes of this Section, no corporation, individual, sole proprietor or partnership may have more than a total of 3 model homes, townhomes, or condominium units at the same time within a 3 mile radius. The center point of each radius shall be the display or demonstration model that has been used as such for the longest period of time. The person liable for taxes on property eligible for assessment as provided in this Section shall file a verified application with the chief county assessment officer on or before (i) April 30 of each assessment year for which that assessment is desired in counties with a population of 3,000,000 or more and (ii) December 31 of each assessment year for which that assessment is desired in all other counties. Failure to make a timely filing in any assessment year constitutes a waiver of the right to benefit for that assessment year. (Source: P.A. 91‑347, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑30) Sec. 10‑30. Subdivisions; counties of less than 3,000,000. (a) In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the platting and subdivision of property into separate lots and the development of the subdivided property with streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewer, water and utility lines shall not increase the assessed valuation of all or any part of the property, if: (1) The property is platted and subdivided in
accordance with the Plat Act;
(2) The platting occurs after January 1, 1978; (3) At the time of platting the property is in
excess of 5 acres; and
(4) At the time of platting the property is vacant
or used as a farm as defined in Section 1‑60.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, the assessed valuation of property so platted and subdivided shall be determined each year based on the estimated price the property would bring at a fair voluntary sale for use by the buyer for the same purposes for which the property was used when last assessed prior to its platting. (c) Upon completion of a habitable structure on any lot of subdivided property, or upon the use of any lot, either alone or in conjunction with any contiguous property, for any business, commercial or residential purpose, or upon the initial sale of any platted lot, including a platted lot which is vacant: (i) the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section shall no longer apply in determining the assessed valuation of the lot, (ii) each lot shall be assessed without regard to any provision of this Section, and (iii) the assessed valuation of the remaining property, when next determined, shall be reduced proportionately to reflect the exclusion of the property that no longer qualifies for valuation under this Section. Holding or offering a platted lot for initial sale shall not constitute a use of the lot for business, commercial or residential purposes unless a habitable structure is situated on the lot or unless the lot is otherwise used for a business, commercial or residential purpose. (d) This Section applies before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and then applies again beginning January 1, 2012. (Source: P.A. 95‑135, eff. 1‑1‑08; 96‑480, eff. 8‑14‑09.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑31) Sec. 10‑31. Subdivisions; counties of less than 3,000,000. (a) In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the platting and subdivision of property into separate lots and the development of the subdivided property with streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewer, water and utility lines shall not increase the assessed valuation of all or any part of the property, if: (1) The property is platted and subdivided in
accordance with the Plat Act;
(2) The platting occurs after January 1, 1978; (3) At the time of platting the property is in excess
of 5 acres; and
(4) At the time of platting or replatting the
property is vacant or used as a farm as defined in Section 1‑60.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, the assessed valuation of property so platted and subdivided shall be determined based on the assessed value assigned to the property when last assessed prior to its last transfer or conveyance. An initial sale of any platted lot, including a lot that is vacant, or a transfer to a holder of a mortgage, as defined in Section 15‑1207 of the Code of Civil Procedure, pursuant to a mortgage foreclosure proceeding or pursuant to a transfer in lieu of foreclosure, does not disqualify that lot from the provisions of this subsection (b). (c) Upon completion of a habitable structure on any lot of subdivided property, or upon the use of any lot, either alone or in conjunction with any contiguous property, for any business, commercial or residential purpose: (i) the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section shall no longer apply in determining the assessed valuation of the lot, (ii) each lot shall be assessed without regard to any provision of this Section, and (iii) the assessed valuation of the remaining property, when next determined, shall be reduced proportionately to reflect the exclusion of the property that no longer qualifies for valuation under this Section. Holding or offering a platted lot for initial sale shall not constitute a use of the lot for business, commercial or residential purposes unless a habitable structure is situated on the lot or unless the lot is otherwise used for a business, commercial or residential purpose. The replatting of a subdivision or portion of a subdivision does not disqualify the replatted lots from the provisions of subsection (b). (d) This Section applies on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and through December 31, 2011. (Source: P.A. 96‑480, eff. 8‑14‑09.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑35) Sec. 10‑35. Subdivision common areas. (a) Residential property which is part of a development, but which is individually owned and ownership of which includes the right, by easement, covenant, deed or other interest in property, to the use of any common area for recreational or similar residential purposes shall be assessed at a value which includes the proportional share of the value of that common area or areas. Property is used as a "common area or areas" under this Section if it is a lot, parcel, or area, the beneficial use and enjoyment of which is reserved in whole as an appurtenance to the separately owned lots, parcels, or areas within the planned development. The common area or areas which are used for recreational or similar residential purposes and which are assessed to a separate owner and are located on separately identified parcels, shall be listed for assessment purposes at $1 per year. (b) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, any person desiring to establish or to reestablish an assessment of $1 for any parcel on grounds of common area status under this Section shall submit an application for the assessment to the assessor. The application shall be submitted at the time within which other applications for revisions of assessment may be made under Section 14‑35 by taxpayers in the township where the parcel is located, and shall be in the form and accompanied by documentation, as the assessor may require. (c) If a $1 assessment is established pursuant to the application it may be maintained from year to year so long as the ownership or use of the parcel has not changed. When any change in ownership, use or other relevant fact occurs it shall be the duty of the new owner in cases of change in ownership, or of the current owner in all other cases, to notify the assessor in writing within 30 days of the change. The notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall include the name and address of the taxpayer, the legal description of the property, and the permanent index number of the property where such number exists. If the failure to give such notification results in the assessor continuing to assess the property at $1 in subsequent years in error, the property shall be considered omitted property under Section 9‑265. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the assessor's authority to annually revise assessments subject to this Section under the procedures of Section 9‑85. (d) No objection shall be made to the denial of an assessment of $1 under this Section in any court except under Sections 21‑175 and 23‑5. No person may object to or otherwise challenge the failure of any parcel to receive an assessment of $1 under this Section in any proceeding in any court unless an application for the $1 assessment was made under subsection (b) of this Section. (Source: P.A. 85‑1386; 88‑455.)
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 4 heading)
Division 4. Historic residences
(35 ILCS 200/10‑40) Sec. 10‑40. Historic Residence Assessment Freeze Law; definitions. This Section and Sections 10‑45 through 10‑85 may be cited as the Historic Residence Assessment Freeze Law. As used in this Section and Sections 10‑45 through 10‑85: (a) "Director" means the Director of Historic
Preservation.
(b) "Approved county or municipal landmark
ordinance" means a county or municipal ordinance approved by the Director.
(c) "Historic building" means an owner‑occupied
single family residence or an owner‑occupied multi‑family residence and the tract, lot or parcel upon which it is located, or a building or buildings owned and operated as a cooperative, if:
(1) individually listed on the National Register
of Historic Places or the Illinois Register of Historic Places;
(2) individually designated pursuant to an
approved county or municipal landmark ordinance; or
(3) within a district listed on the National
Register of Historic Places or designated pursuant to an approved county or municipal landmark ordinance, if the Director determines that the building is of historic significance to the district in which it is located.
Historic building does not mean an individual unit of a
cooperative.
(d) "Assessment officer" means the chief county
assessment officer.
(e) "Certificate of rehabilitation" means the
certificate issued by the Director upon the renovation, restoration, preservation or rehabilitation of an historic building under this Code.
(f) "Rehabilitation period" means the period of time
necessary to renovate, restore, preserve or rehabilitate an historic building as determined by the Director.
(g) "Standards for rehabilitation" means the
Secretary of Interior's standards for rehabilitation as promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
(h) "Fair cash value" means the fair cash value of
the historic building, determined on the basis of the assessment officer's property record card, representing the value of the property prior to the commencement of rehabilitation without consideration of any reduction reflecting value during the rehabilitation work.
(i) "Base year valuation" means the fair cash value
of the historic building for the year in which the rehabilitation period begins but prior to the commencement of the rehabilitation and does not include any reduction in value during the rehabilitation work.
(j) "Adjustment in value" means the difference for
any year between the then current fair cash value and the base year valuation.
(k) "Eight‑year valuation period" means the 8 years
from the date of the issuance of the certificate of rehabilitation.
(l) "Adjustment valuation period" means the 4 years
following the 8 year valuation period.
(m) "Substantial rehabilitation" means interior or
exterior rehabilitation work that preserves the historic building in a manner that significantly improves its condition.
(n) "Approved local government" means a local
government that has been certified by the Director as:
(1) enforcing appropriate legislation for the
designation of historic buildings;
(2) having established an adequate and qualified
historic review commission;
(3) maintaining a system for the survey and
inventory of historic properties;
(4) providing for adequate public participation
in the local historic preservation program; and
(5) maintaining a system for reviewing
applications under this Section in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Director.
(o) "Cooperative" means a building or buildings and
the tract, lot, or parcel on which the building or buildings are located, if the building or buildings are devoted to residential uses by the owners and fee title to the land and building or buildings is owned by a corporation or other legal entity in which the shareholders or other co‑owners each also have a long‑term proprietary lease or other long‑term arrangement of exclusive possession for a specific unit of occupancy space located within the same building or buildings.
(p) "Owner", in the case of a cooperative, means the
Association.
(q) "Association", in the case of a cooperative,
means the entity responsible for the administration of a cooperative, which entity may be incorporated or unincorporated, profit or nonprofit.
(r) "Owner‑occupied single family residence" means a
residence in which the title holder of record (i) holds fee simple ownership and (ii) occupies the property as his, her, or their principal residence.
(s) "Owner‑occupied multi‑family residence" means
residential property comprised of not more than 6 living units in which the title holder of record (i) holds fee simple ownership and (ii) occupies one unit as his, her, or their principal residence. The remaining units may be leased.
The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly are declarative of existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. (Source: P.A. 90‑114, eff. 1‑1‑98; 91‑806, eff. 1‑1‑01.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑45) Sec. 10‑45. Valuation during 8 year valuation period. In furtherance of the policy of encouraging the rehabilitation of historic residences, property certified pursuant to this Historic Residence Assessment Freeze Law shall be eligible for an assessment freeze, as provided in this Section, eliminating from consideration, for assessment purposes, the value added by the rehabilitation and limiting the total valuation to the base year valuation as defined in subsection (i) of Section 10‑40. For all property upon which the Director has issued a certificate of rehabilitation, the valuation for purposes of assessment shall not exceed the base year valuation for the entire 8‑year valuation period, unless a taxing district elects, under Section 10‑85, that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to taxes that are levied by that taxing district. In the event that election is made, the property shall be valued under Section 9‑145 or 9‑150 for the purpose of extending taxes of that taxing district. The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly are declarative of existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. (Source: P.A. 91‑806, eff. 1‑1‑01.)
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Article 10. Valuation Procedures for Special Properties
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 1 heading)
Division 1. Solar energy systems
(35 ILCS 200/10‑5) Sec. 10‑5. Solar energy systems; definitions. It is the policy of this State that the use of solar energy systems should be encouraged because they conserve nonrenewable resources, reduce pollution and promote the health and well‑being of the people of this State, and should be valued in relation to these benefits. (a) "Solar energy" means radiant energy received from the sun at wave lengths suitable for heat transfer, photosynthetic use, or photovoltaic use. (b) "Solar collector" means (1) An assembly, structure, or design, including
passive elements, used for gathering, concentrating, or absorbing direct and indirect solar energy, specially designed for holding a substantial amount of useful thermal energy and to transfer that energy to a gas, solid, or liquid or to use that energy directly; or
(2) A mechanism that absorbs solar energy and
converts it into electricity; or
(3) A mechanism or process used for gathering solar
energy through wind or thermal gradients; or
(4) A component used to transfer thermal energy to a
gas, solid, or liquid, or to convert it into electricity.
(c) "Solar storage mechanism" means equipment or elements (such as piping and transfer mechanisms, containers, heat exchangers, or controls thereof, and gases, solids, liquids, or combinations thereof) that are utilized for storing solar energy, gathered by a solar collector, for subsequent use. (d) "Solar energy system" means (1)(A) A complete assembly, structure, or design of
solar collector, or a solar storage mechanism, which uses solar energy for generating electricity or for heating or cooling gases, solids, liquids, or other materials;
(B) The design, materials, or elements of a system
and its maintenance, operation, and labor components, and the necessary components, if any, of supplemental conventional energy systems designed or constructed to interface with a solar energy system; and
(C) Any legal, financial, or institutional orders,
certificates, or mechanisms, including easements, leases, and agreements, required to ensure continued access to solar energy, its source, or its use in a solar energy system, and including monitoring and educational elements of a demonstration project.
(2) "Solar energy system" does not include (A) Distribution equipment that is equally
usable in a conventional energy system except for those components of the equipment that are necessary for meeting the requirements of efficient solar energy utilization; and
(B) Components of a solar energy system that
serve structural, insulating, protective, shading, aesthetic, or other non‑solar energy utilization purposes, as defined in the regulations of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(3) The solar energy system shall conform to the
standards for those systems established by regulation of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑10) Sec. 10‑10. Valuation of solar energy systems. When a solar energy system has been installed in improvements on any property, the owner of that property is entitled to claim, by filing with the chief county assessment officer, an alternate valuation of those improvements. When a claim for alternate valuation is filed, the chief county assessment officer shall ascertain the value of the improvements as if equipped with a conventional heating or cooling system and the value of the improvements as equipped with the solar energy system. So long as the solar energy system is used in total or part as the means of utilizing solar energy improvements, the alternate valuation computed as the lesser of the two values ascertained under this paragraph shall be applied. When the solar energy system so valued ceases to be used as the means of heating or cooling those improvements, the owner of that property shall within 30 days notify the chief county assessment officer in writing by certified mail. (Source: P.A. 80‑430; 88‑455.)
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 2 heading)
Division 2. Residential property
(35 ILCS 200/10‑15) Sec. 10‑15. Condominiums and cooperatives. In counties with 200,000 or more inhabitants which classify property, condominiums occupied by the owner as a residence for a minimum of 6 months during the year and created in accordance with the provisions of the "Condominium Property Act", as well as land with improvements owned and operated as a cooperative, shall be assessed on the same basis of assessment as single family residences in such counties. (Source: P.A. 78‑709; 88‑455.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑20) Sec. 10‑20. Repairs and maintenance of residential property. Maintenance and repairs to residential property owned and used exclusively for a residential purpose shall not increase the assessed valuation of the property. For purposes of this Section, work shall be deemed repair and maintenance when it (1) does not increase the square footage of improvements and does not materially alter the existing character and condition of the structure but is limited to work performed to prolong the life of the existing improvements or to keep the existing improvements in a well maintained condition; and (2) employs materials, such as those used for roofing or siding, whose value is not greater than the replacement value of the materials being replaced. Maintenance and repairs, as those terms are used in this Section, to property that enhance the overall exterior and interior appearance and quality of a residence by restoring it from a state of disrepair to a standard state of repair do not "materially alter the existing character and condition" of the residence. (Source: P.A. 90‑788, eff. 8‑14‑98.)
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 3 heading)
Division 3. Residential developments
(35 ILCS 200/10‑25) Sec. 10‑25. Model homes, townhomes, and condominium units. If the construction of a single family dwelling is completed after December 29, 1986 or the construction of a single family townhome or condominium unit is completed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1994, and that dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit is not occupied as a dwelling but is used as a display or demonstration model home, townhome or condominium unit for prospective buyers of the dwelling or of similar homes, townhomes, or condominium units to be built on other property, the assessed value of the property on which the dwelling, townhome, or condominium was constructed shall be the same as the assessed value of the property prior to construction and prior to any change in the zoning classification of the property prior to construction of the dwelling, townhome or condominium unit. The application of this Section shall not be affected if the display or demonstration model home, townhome or condominium unit contains home furnishings, appliances, offices, and office equipment to further sales activities. This Section shall not be applicable if the dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit is occupied as a dwelling or the property on which the dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit is situated is sold or leased for use other than as a display or demonstration model home, townhome, or condominium unit. No property shall be eligible for calculation of its assessed value under this Section for more than a 10‑year period. If the dwelling, townhome, or condominium unit becomes ineligible for the alternate valuation, the owner shall within 60 days file with the chief county assessment officer a certificate giving notice of such ineligibility. For the purposes of this Section, no corporation, individual, sole proprietor or partnership may have more than a total of 3 model homes, townhomes, or condominium units at the same time within a 3 mile radius. The center point of each radius shall be the display or demonstration model that has been used as such for the longest period of time. The person liable for taxes on property eligible for assessment as provided in this Section shall file a verified application with the chief county assessment officer on or before (i) April 30 of each assessment year for which that assessment is desired in counties with a population of 3,000,000 or more and (ii) December 31 of each assessment year for which that assessment is desired in all other counties. Failure to make a timely filing in any assessment year constitutes a waiver of the right to benefit for that assessment year. (Source: P.A. 91‑347, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑30) Sec. 10‑30. Subdivisions; counties of less than 3,000,000. (a) In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the platting and subdivision of property into separate lots and the development of the subdivided property with streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewer, water and utility lines shall not increase the assessed valuation of all or any part of the property, if: (1) The property is platted and subdivided in
accordance with the Plat Act;
(2) The platting occurs after January 1, 1978; (3) At the time of platting the property is in
excess of 5 acres; and
(4) At the time of platting the property is vacant
or used as a farm as defined in Section 1‑60.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, the assessed valuation of property so platted and subdivided shall be determined each year based on the estimated price the property would bring at a fair voluntary sale for use by the buyer for the same purposes for which the property was used when last assessed prior to its platting. (c) Upon completion of a habitable structure on any lot of subdivided property, or upon the use of any lot, either alone or in conjunction with any contiguous property, for any business, commercial or residential purpose, or upon the initial sale of any platted lot, including a platted lot which is vacant: (i) the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section shall no longer apply in determining the assessed valuation of the lot, (ii) each lot shall be assessed without regard to any provision of this Section, and (iii) the assessed valuation of the remaining property, when next determined, shall be reduced proportionately to reflect the exclusion of the property that no longer qualifies for valuation under this Section. Holding or offering a platted lot for initial sale shall not constitute a use of the lot for business, commercial or residential purposes unless a habitable structure is situated on the lot or unless the lot is otherwise used for a business, commercial or residential purpose. (d) This Section applies before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and then applies again beginning January 1, 2012. (Source: P.A. 95‑135, eff. 1‑1‑08; 96‑480, eff. 8‑14‑09.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑31) Sec. 10‑31. Subdivisions; counties of less than 3,000,000. (a) In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the platting and subdivision of property into separate lots and the development of the subdivided property with streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewer, water and utility lines shall not increase the assessed valuation of all or any part of the property, if: (1) The property is platted and subdivided in
accordance with the Plat Act;
(2) The platting occurs after January 1, 1978; (3) At the time of platting the property is in excess
of 5 acres; and
(4) At the time of platting or replatting the
property is vacant or used as a farm as defined in Section 1‑60.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, the assessed valuation of property so platted and subdivided shall be determined based on the assessed value assigned to the property when last assessed prior to its last transfer or conveyance. An initial sale of any platted lot, including a lot that is vacant, or a transfer to a holder of a mortgage, as defined in Section 15‑1207 of the Code of Civil Procedure, pursuant to a mortgage foreclosure proceeding or pursuant to a transfer in lieu of foreclosure, does not disqualify that lot from the provisions of this subsection (b). (c) Upon completion of a habitable structure on any lot of subdivided property, or upon the use of any lot, either alone or in conjunction with any contiguous property, for any business, commercial or residential purpose: (i) the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section shall no longer apply in determining the assessed valuation of the lot, (ii) each lot shall be assessed without regard to any provision of this Section, and (iii) the assessed valuation of the remaining property, when next determined, shall be reduced proportionately to reflect the exclusion of the property that no longer qualifies for valuation under this Section. Holding or offering a platted lot for initial sale shall not constitute a use of the lot for business, commercial or residential purposes unless a habitable structure is situated on the lot or unless the lot is otherwise used for a business, commercial or residential purpose. The replatting of a subdivision or portion of a subdivision does not disqualify the replatted lots from the provisions of subsection (b). (d) This Section applies on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and through December 31, 2011. (Source: P.A. 96‑480, eff. 8‑14‑09.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑35) Sec. 10‑35. Subdivision common areas. (a) Residential property which is part of a development, but which is individually owned and ownership of which includes the right, by easement, covenant, deed or other interest in property, to the use of any common area for recreational or similar residential purposes shall be assessed at a value which includes the proportional share of the value of that common area or areas. Property is used as a "common area or areas" under this Section if it is a lot, parcel, or area, the beneficial use and enjoyment of which is reserved in whole as an appurtenance to the separately owned lots, parcels, or areas within the planned development. The common area or areas which are used for recreational or similar residential purposes and which are assessed to a separate owner and are located on separately identified parcels, shall be listed for assessment purposes at $1 per year. (b) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, any person desiring to establish or to reestablish an assessment of $1 for any parcel on grounds of common area status under this Section shall submit an application for the assessment to the assessor. The application shall be submitted at the time within which other applications for revisions of assessment may be made under Section 14‑35 by taxpayers in the township where the parcel is located, and shall be in the form and accompanied by documentation, as the assessor may require. (c) If a $1 assessment is established pursuant to the application it may be maintained from year to year so long as the ownership or use of the parcel has not changed. When any change in ownership, use or other relevant fact occurs it shall be the duty of the new owner in cases of change in ownership, or of the current owner in all other cases, to notify the assessor in writing within 30 days of the change. The notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall include the name and address of the taxpayer, the legal description of the property, and the permanent index number of the property where such number exists. If the failure to give such notification results in the assessor continuing to assess the property at $1 in subsequent years in error, the property shall be considered omitted property under Section 9‑265. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the assessor's authority to annually revise assessments subject to this Section under the procedures of Section 9‑85. (d) No objection shall be made to the denial of an assessment of $1 under this Section in any court except under Sections 21‑175 and 23‑5. No person may object to or otherwise challenge the failure of any parcel to receive an assessment of $1 under this Section in any proceeding in any court unless an application for the $1 assessment was made under subsection (b) of this Section. (Source: P.A. 85‑1386; 88‑455.)
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 4 heading)
Division 4. Historic residences
(35 ILCS 200/10‑40) Sec. 10‑40. Historic Residence Assessment Freeze Law; definitions. This Section and Sections 10‑45 through 10‑85 may be cited as the Historic Residence Assessment Freeze Law. As used in this Section and Sections 10‑45 through 10‑85: (a) "Director" means the Director of Historic
Preservation.
(b) "Approved county or municipal landmark
ordinance" means a county or municipal ordinance approved by the Director.
(c) "Historic building" means an owner‑occupied
single family residence or an owner‑occupied multi‑family residence and the tract, lot or parcel upon which it is located, or a building or buildings owned and operated as a cooperative, if:
(1) individually listed on the National Register
of Historic Places or the Illinois Register of Historic Places;
(2) individually designated pursuant to an
approved county or municipal landmark ordinance; or
(3) within a district listed on the National
Register of Historic Places or designated pursuant to an approved county or municipal landmark ordinance, if the Director determines that the building is of historic significance to the district in which it is located.
Historic building does not mean an individual unit of a
cooperative.
(d) "Assessment officer" means the chief county
assessment officer.
(e) "Certificate of rehabilitation" means the
certificate issued by the Director upon the renovation, restoration, preservation or rehabilitation of an historic building under this Code.
(f) "Rehabilitation period" means the period of time
necessary to renovate, restore, preserve or rehabilitate an historic building as determined by the Director.
(g) "Standards for rehabilitation" means the
Secretary of Interior's standards for rehabilitation as promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
(h) "Fair cash value" means the fair cash value of
the historic building, determined on the basis of the assessment officer's property record card, representing the value of the property prior to the commencement of rehabilitation without consideration of any reduction reflecting value during the rehabilitation work.
(i) "Base year valuation" means the fair cash value
of the historic building for the year in which the rehabilitation period begins but prior to the commencement of the rehabilitation and does not include any reduction in value during the rehabilitation work.
(j) "Adjustment in value" means the difference for
any year between the then current fair cash value and the base year valuation.
(k) "Eight‑year valuation period" means the 8 years
from the date of the issuance of the certificate of rehabilitation.
(l) "Adjustment valuation period" means the 4 years
following the 8 year valuation period.
(m) "Substantial rehabilitation" means interior or
exterior rehabilitation work that preserves the historic building in a manner that significantly improves its condition.
(n) "Approved local government" means a local
government that has been certified by the Director as:
(1) enforcing appropriate legislation for the
designation of historic buildings;
(2) having established an adequate and qualified
historic review commission;
(3) maintaining a system for the survey and
inventory of historic properties;
(4) providing for adequate public participation
in the local historic preservation program; and
(5) maintaining a system for reviewing
applications under this Section in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Director.
(o) "Cooperative" means a building or buildings and
the tract, lot, or parcel on which the building or buildings are located, if the building or buildings are devoted to residential uses by the owners and fee title to the land and building or buildings is owned by a corporation or other legal entity in which the shareholders or other co‑owners each also have a long‑term proprietary lease or other long‑term arrangement of exclusive possession for a specific unit of occupancy space located within the same building or buildings.
(p) "Owner", in the case of a cooperative, means the
Association.
(q) "Association", in the case of a cooperative,
means the entity responsible for the administration of a cooperative, which entity may be incorporated or unincorporated, profit or nonprofit.
(r) "Owner‑occupied single family residence" means a
residence in which the title holder of record (i) holds fee simple ownership and (ii) occupies the property as his, her, or their principal residence.
(s) "Owner‑occupied multi‑family residence" means
residential property comprised of not more than 6 living units in which the title holder of record (i) holds fee simple ownership and (ii) occupies one unit as his, her, or their principal residence. The remaining units may be leased.
The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly are declarative of existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. (Source: P.A. 90‑114, eff. 1‑1‑98; 91‑806, eff. 1‑1‑01.)
(35 ILCS 200/10‑45) Sec. 10‑45. Valuation during 8 year valuation period. In furtherance of the policy of encouraging the rehabilitation of historic residences, property certified pursuant to this Historic Residence Assessment Freeze Law shall be eligible for an assessment freeze, as provided in this Section, eliminating from consideration, for assessment purposes, the value added by the rehabilitation and limiting the total valuation to the base year valuation as defined in subsection (i) of Section 10‑40. For all property upon which the Director has issued a certificate of rehabilitation, the valuation for purposes of assessment shall not exceed the base year valuation for the entire 8‑year valuation period, unless a taxing district elects, under Section 10‑85, that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to taxes that are levied by that taxing district. In the event that election is made, the property shall be valued under Section 9‑145 or 9‑150 for the purpose of extending taxes of that taxing district. The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly are declarative of existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. (Source: P.A. 91‑806, eff. 1‑1‑01.)
