Illinois Compiled Statutes 765 ILCS 915/1 – No agreement for the mortgage of a single-family residence shall …
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 765 ILCS 915/1
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
No agreement for the mortgage of a single-family residence shall contain any requirement that the mortgagor of the residence shall maintain in any escrow account for the payment of real property taxes or in any escrow-like arrangement for the same purpose any amount of money greater than 150% of the previous year’s assessed real property tax upon the real property in regard to which the account is maintained, except in the first year of the mortgage’s life.