Chapter 765, PROPERTY

(765 ILCS 1050/7) (from Ch. 140, par. 127) Sec. 7. Penalty for unlawful use. Any person who violates Sections 4 or 5 of this Act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 80-1449.)

(765 ILCS 1055/7) (from Ch. 140, par. 207) Sec. 7. The three-year waiting period set forth in Section 4 shall apply retroactively in the case of dies, molds, and forms in the possession of a molder upon the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 82-206.)

(765 ILCS 515/7) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9207) Sec. 7. The sale of and execution of any mineral lease under the provisions of this Act shall be binding in all respects as to all of the interest in the mineral and the right to mine and remove the same owned by the defendant to the …

(765 ILCS 1065/7) (from Ch. 140, par. 357) Sec. 7. An action for misappropriation must be brought within 5 years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this Act, a continuing misappropri…

(765 ILCS 33/7) Sec. 7. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. This Act modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersed…

(765 ILCS 1090/7) Sec. 7. Disqualification from appointment as receiver; disclosure of interest. (a) Any person, whether or not a resident of this State, may serve as a receiver unless the person is disqualified under this Act. (b) The court may not appoint a person as receiver u…

(765 ILCS 60/7) (from Ch. 6, par. 7) Sec. 7. All noncitizens may acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property in the same manner and to the same extent as natural born citizens of the United States, and the personal estate of a noncitizen dying intestate shall be dist…

(765 ILCS 30/7) (from Ch. 30, par. 227) Sec. 7. Short forms of acknowledgment. (a) The forms of acknowledgment set forth in this Section may be used and are sufficient for their respective purposes under any law of this State, whether executed in this State or any other State. Th…

(765 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 29, par. 7) Sec. 7. A complete record of such petition and proceedings thereon shall be made, and the court shall order payment of costs as shall appear right and equitable. (Source: Laws 1871-2, p. 277.)

(765 ILCS 605/7) (from Ch. 30, par. 307) Sec. 7. Descriptions in deeds, etc. Every deed, lease, mortgage or other instrument may legally describe a unit by its identifying number or symbol as shown on the plat and as set forth in the declaration, and every such description shall …

(765 ILCS 122/7) Sec. 7. Notice. (a) A copy of an environmental covenant shall be provided by the persons and in the manner required by the agency to: (1) Each person that signed the covenant. (2) Each person holding a recorded interest in the real property subject to the covenan…

(765 ILCS 835/7) (from Ch. 21, par. 21) Sec. 7. The trust funds, gifts and bequests mentioned in sections four (4) and five (5) of this act, shall be exempt from taxation and from the operation of all laws of mortmain, and laws against perpetuities and accumulations. (Source: Law…

(765 ILCS 130/7) (from Ch. 54, par. 7) Sec. 7. If disputes arise between the owners of adjoining lands concerning the proportion of fence to be made or maintained by either of them, such dispute may be settled by any two of the fence viewers of the town or precinct, as the case m…

(765 ILCS 330/7) (from Ch. 30, par. 37h) Sec. 7. If any provision of this Act or the application of any provision thereto to any property, person, or circumstances is held to be invalid, such provision as to such property, person or circumstances shall be deemed to be excised fro…

(765 ILCS 505/7) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 157) Sec. 7. When the owner of any land shall convey, by deed or lease, any gas, oil, coal or other minerals therein, such conveyance shall be considered as so separating such gas, oil, coal or other minerals from the land that the same sha…

(765 ILCS 530/7) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9657) Sec. 7. Common law rights and remedies preserved. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the rights of the operator or surface owner as they exist by established common law; provided, however, that any compensation paid pu…

(765 ILCS 5/7) (from Ch. 30, par. 6) Sec. 7. If any person shall sell and convey to another, by deed or conveyance, purporting to convey an estate in fee simple absolute, in any tract of land or real estate, lying and being in this state, not then being possessed of the legal est…

(765 ILCS 745/7) (from Ch. 80, par. 207) Sec. 7. Effect of Unsigned Lease. If the tenant shall fail to sign a written lease which has been signed and tendered to him by the owner and shall further provide the owner with a rejection in writing of such offer, the tenant's continuat…

(765 ILCS 205/7) (from Ch. 109, par. 7) Sec. 7. Any part of a plat may be vacated in the manner provided in the preceding section, and subject to the conditions therein prescribed: Provided, such vacation shall not abridge or destroy any of the rights or privileges of other propr…

(765 ILCS 520/7) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4907) Sec. 7. If the court shall find that the material averments of the complaint are true, and that the plaintiffs do in fact own a one-half interest or more in the right to drill for and remove the oil and gas from such lands as joint te…

(765 ILCS 940/7) Sec. 7. Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987 licensees. Licensees of the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987 are exempt from the requirements of Sections 10, 15, 20, 50(a)(4), 50(a)(5), 50(a)(6), and 50(a)(7). Licensees are also exempt from the requireme…

(765 ILCS 910/7) (from Ch. 17, par. 4907) Sec. 7. The borrower shall not have the right to terminate any such arrangement under Section 5 in conjunction with mortgages insured, guaranteed, supplemented, or assisted by the State of Illinois or the federal government that require a…

(765 ILCS 925/7) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 907) Sec. 7. An owner who fails to provide the notice to a tenant as required under Sections 5 and 6 of this Act shall pay a penalty to the tenant in the amount of $1,000. An owner who fails to provide the notice to a unit of local governme…

(765 ILCS 45/7) (from Ch. 116, par. 11) Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the county board of such county, as soon as may be, to procure from the United States authorities at Washington, Springfield, or elsewhere, all maps, tract books or official entries or properly authenticated …

(765 ILCS 50/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 607) Sec. 7. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall prescribe regulations for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 81-187.)

(765 ILCS 220/7) (from Ch. 133, par. 60-7) Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of any land surveyor who conducts a survey which uses as a control corner any public land survey monument, to record with the recorder or Registrar of Titles in the county in which the survey was conducted, a…

(765 ILCS 940/70) Sec. 70. Distressed property consultant compensation. In transactions that reduce the existing payment on a homeowner's mortgage loan for a period of no less than 5 years, a distressed property consultant shall not claim, demand, charge, collect, or receive any …

(765 ILCS 1036/70) Sec. 70. Remedies. Any owner of a mark registered under this Act may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display or sale of any counterfeits or imitations thereof and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant injunctions to restrain such manufac…

(765 ILCS 67/70) Sec. 70. Cooling-off period. (a) The buyer or the seller shall not be bound for 3 full business days after an unexecuted installment sales contract has been accepted by the buyer and the seller in the contract's full and final form. (b) No later than the time the…

(765 ILCS 935/70) Sec. 70. Form of hold-harmless agreement. A hold-harmless agreement in substantially the following form, allowing for alterations to reflect the facts of the transaction and identity of the title insurance companies, complies with this Act. Hold-harmless Agreeme…

(765 ILCS 615/70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 70. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2029. (Source: P.A. 103-563, eff. 11-17-23; 104-377, eff. 8-15-25.)

(765 ILCS 615/75) Sec. 75. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-1135, eff. 7-1-16; text omitted.)

(765 ILCS 67/75) Sec. 75. Installment sales contract disclosures. (a) The Office of the Attorney General shall develop the content and format of an educational document providing independent consumer information regarding installment sales contracts and the availability of indepe…

(765 ILCS 1036/75) Sec. 75. Forum for actions regarding registration; service on out of state registrants. (a) Actions to require cancellation of a mark registered under this Act shall be brought in the circuit court. In an action for cancellation, the Secretary shall not be made…

(765 ILCS 5/7a) (from Ch. 30, par. 6a) Sec. 7a. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any instrument, including a will, which conveys, transfers, encumbers, leases or releases, or by which an agreement is made to convey, transfer, encumber, lease or release, or by virtue of w…

(765 ILCS 1045/8) (from Ch. 140, par. 108) Sec. 8. Paying or accepting of deposit not deemed a sale. For purposes of this Act, the requiring, taking, paying, or accepting of any deposit for any purpose upon any articles or supplies does not constitute a sale of such property, eit…

(765 ILCS 50/8) (from Ch. 5, par. 608) Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, this Act is effective upon its becoming a law. (b) Section 3 shall become effective on the date on which regulations prescribed by the Director under Section 7 become effectiv…

(765 ILCS 745/8) (from Ch. 80, par. 208) Sec. 8. Renewal of Lease. (a) Every lease of a mobile home or lot in a mobile home park shall contain an option which automatically renews the lease; unless: (1) the tenant shall notify the owners 30 days prior to the expiration of the lea…

(765 ILCS 220/8) (from Ch. 133, par. 60-8) Sec. 8. No monument record shall be recorded unless the same is signed by an Illinois Registered Land Surveyor and impressed with his seal. In case of an agency of the United States government, the record may be signed by the Chief of th…

(765 ILCS 910/8) (from Ch. 17, par. 4908) Sec. 8. If after terminating an escrow arrangement under the conditions of this Act, the borrower does not furnish to the lender sufficient evidence of payment of the taxes when due on the residence covered by the mortgage with respect to…

(765 ILCS 520/8) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4908) Sec. 8. In case a person or persons owning a one-half interest or more in the right to drill for and remove oil and gas from such lands has or have executed an oil and gas lease or leases to any person, firm or corporation, such lesse…

(765 ILCS 1040/8) Sec. 8. Sentence. (a) A person who knowingly sells, offers for sale, holds for sale, or uses fewer than 100 counterfeit items or counterfeit items having a retail value in the aggregate of $300 or less is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined at lea…

(765 ILCS 45/8) (from Ch. 116, par. 12) Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the judges of the circuit court of the county to examine into the state of the records in such county, and in case they find any abstracts, copies, minutes or extracts from the records existing after such des…

(765 ILCS 515/8) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9208) Sec. 8. In the event of the death, resignation, refusal or inability of the trustee to act, the court, upon its own motion or upon the motion of the depository, mineral lessee, or surface owner overlying the severed mineral interest i…

(765 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 30, par. 7) Sec. 8. Warranty deed; encumbrances done or suffered from the grantor. (a) In all deeds whereby any estate of inheritance in fee simple shall hereafter be limited to the grantee and his heirs, or other legal representatives, the words "grant,"…

(765 ILCS 40/8) (from Ch. 30, par. 1208) Sec. 8. Recording of a certificate of title or registrar's certification of condition of title under Section 5 or 6 shall not disturb the effect of any proceedings under the registry system where the question of title to the real property …

(765 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 109, par. 8) Sec. 8. When any plat or part thereof is vacated the recorder or registrar of titles in whose office the plat is recorded or filed as aforesaid, shall, upon the recording of such vacation, write in plain letters across the plat or part so v…

(765 ILCS 505/8) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 158) Sec. 8. Every person purchasing lead mineral shall keep a book, in which he shall keep an account of all lead mineral purchased by him, stating clearly the amount, from whom and time when purchased, and the place where it was dug; and …

(765 ILCS 835/8) (from Ch. 21, par. 21.1) Sec. 8. If the cemetery is a privately owned cemetery, as defined in Section 2 of the Cemetery Care Act, or a licensed cemetery authority under the Cemetery Oversight Act, or if the burial lot or grave, vault, tomb, or other such structur…

(765 ILCS 130/8) (from Ch. 54, par. 8) Sec. 8. When any of the above mentioned matters shall be submitted to fence viewers, each party shall choose one; and if either neglect, after eight days' notice in writing, to make such choice, the other party may select both. And for all p…