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- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, sec. 16
- Issued
- 2021-04-06 Apr. 6, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-04-06
- End
- By its terms, 'until the Governor's moratorium contained in Executive Order 2020-72... and any subsequent Executive Order extending or reissuing Executive Order 2020-72... expires' (Oct. 3, 2021 under EO 2021-23) (read as 2021-10-03)
- In force
- Apr. 6, 2021 to Oct. 3, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- landlords filing eviction complaints
- circuit clerks
- reviewing judges
- Functions reached
- PM property management
- CT courts and clerks
- SV collections
- Collection
- Illinois IL
Operative words
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, until the Governor's moratorium contained in Executive Order 2020-72, as amended by Executive Order 2020-74, Executive Order 2021-05, Executive Order 2021-06, and any subsequent Executive Order extending or reissuing Executive Order 2020-72 (together, the 'Executive Order'), expires: 1. The filing of a complaint in any eviction case must be accompanied by the attached certification form prescribed by this order to demonstrate that the plaintiff/landlord has provided each defendant/tenant with a form declaration made available by the Illinois Housing Development Authority... 2. Under the Executive Order, a person or entity cannot commence an eviction against a 'covered person'... 3. Promptly upon filing, eviction cases are to be referred by the Clerk to a judge designated by the Court to review all such complaints.
Enforcement
Supervisory order; the Court 'taking no position on the legal validity of such executive orders'
Notes
The judiciary's own instrument implementing the Governor's moratorium in every circuit through the third quarter of 2021.
Retrieval noteThe Court's Announcements page capture of Apr. 18, 2021 also lists orders of Feb. 10, 11 and 23 and Mar. 8, 2021 (remote proceedings in criminal matters; eviction early-resolution programs; electronic signatures), read in part and not saved.