Legal Opinion
Village of Franklin Park v. Aragon Management, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 4, 1998No. 1-97-2701PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY
delivered the opinion of the court:
In this case we must construe provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code (the Municipal Code) 65 ILCS 5/1 — 1—1 et seq. (West 1996)) that permit municipalities to recover costs of demolition and related litigation. We hold that the statute requires application of court rules to determine the reasonably necessary costs of litigation.
On July 26, 1995, the Village of Franklin Park served on Aragon Management, Inc., a notice for demolition of a building on property Aragon owned. Aragon sought a hearing before Franklin Park’s building code…
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