City of Chicago v. Johnson

PRESIDING JUSTICE RAKOWSKI

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves a trial court order which directed the Cook County clerk to issue tax deeds for two vacant lots purchased at the 1987 scavenger sale. At issue is the timeliness of certified mail notices to the owner of the lots.

Section 263 of the Revenue Act of 1939 as amended (Act) provides in part:

“A purchaser or assignee shall not be entitled to a tax deed to the premises sold unless not less than 3 months nor more than 5 months prior to the expiration of the period of redemption he gives notice of the sale and the date of…