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735 ILCS 5/5-126.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article V - Costs

Sec. 5-126.5. Expenses. The plaintiff shall be allowed to recover as costs those expenses required by law or a law enforcement or court officer for the purposes of enforcing a judgment including levy bonds, replevin bonds, certification of court orders, recording certified orders or memoranda of judgment, and expenses for those assisting a sheriff or other court officer in enforcing court orders including, but not limited to, orders for possession, replevin orders, and personal property levies.  (Source: P.A. 95-661, eff. 1-1-08.)
735 ILCS 5/5-127
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article V - Costs

(735 ILCS 5/5-127)Sec. 5-127. Charges relating to electronic filing. All charges relating to the electronic filing of cases and pleadings, imposed by the court, clerk of the court, county, or a person with whom the court, clerk, or county may contract, are taxable as court costs.  (Source: P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)
735 ILCS 5/Art. VI heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 ARTICLE VI  EJECTMENT
735 ILCS 5/6-101
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-101)Sec. 6-101.     Bringing action.     An action of ejectment  may be brought in the cases and manner  heretofore accustomed, subject to the provisions contained in Article VI of this Act.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-102
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-102)Sec. 6-102.     Interest in land.     It may also be brought to recover lands, tenements or  hereditaments, and by any person claiming an estate therein, in fee for  life or for years, whether as heir, legatee or purchaser.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-103
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-103)Sec. 6-103.     Lessee of United States or of this State.     In all cases in which  any person has heretofore entered upon  and occupied or shall hereafter enter upon and occupy, any lands,  tenements or hereditaments within this state, by virtue of any lease or  permit from the United States or this state, such person, his, her or  their legatees, executors, administrators, heirs or assigns, may have  and maintain an action of ejectment  against any person who has or may enter upon such lands, tenements or  hereditaments without the consent of such lessee, his, her or their  legatees, executors, administrators, heirs or assigns, and proof of  the right of possession shall be  sufficient to authorize a recovery.    (Source: P.A. 83-707.)
735 ILCS 5/6-104
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-104)Sec. 6-104.     Interest of plaintiff.     No person shall recover in ejectment  unless he or she has, at the  time of commencing the action, a valid subsisting interest in the  premises claimed, and a right to recover the same, or to recover the  possession thereof, or of some share, interest or portion thereof, to be  proved and established at the trial.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-105
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-105)Sec. 6-105.     Joinder of plaintiffs.     Any two or more persons claiming  the same premises as joint  tenants or tenants in common, may join in an action for the  recovery thereof, or any one may sue alone for his or her share.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-106
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-106)Sec. 6-106.     Joinder of defendants.     If the premises for which the action  is brought are actually  occupied by any person, such actual occupant shall be named defendant in  the action; and all other persons claiming title or interest to or in the  same may also be joined as defendants.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-107
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-107)Sec. 6-107.     Vacant land.     If the premises are not occupied, the action  shall be brought  against some person exercising ownership on the premises claimed,  or claiming title thereto, or some interest therein, at the commencement  of the action.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-108
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-108)Sec. 6-108.     Pleading as in other civil cases.     The time of filing complaints  in actions of ejectment shall  be the same as in other civil cases; and the rules of pleading and  practice in other civil cases shall apply to actions of ejectment, so  far as they are applicable, and except as is otherwise provided by  Article VI of this Act.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-109
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-109)Sec. 6-109.     Allegations in complaint.     It shall be sufficient for the  plaintiff to allege in the  complaint that (on some day therein to be specified, and which shall be  after his or her title accrued), he or she was possessed of the premises involved  (describing them as hereinafter provided), and, being so possessed  thereof, that the defendant afterwards (on some day to be stated)  entered into such premises, and that he or she unlawfully withholds from the  plaintiff the possession thereof, to his or her damage any nominal sum the  plaintiff deems proper to state.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-110
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-110)Sec. 6-110.     Description of premises.     The premises so claimed shall  be described in such complaint  with convenient certainty, so that, from such description, possession of  the premises claimed may be delivered. If the plaintiff claims any  undivided share of interest in any premises, he or she shall state the same  particularly in the complaint; but the plaintiff, in any case, may  recover such part, share or interest in the premises as he or she shall appear  on the trial to be entitled to.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-111
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-111)Sec. 6-111.     Interest claimed.     The plaintiff shall state whether he or she claims in  fee, or whether he or she claims for his or her own life, or the life of another, or  for a term of years, specifying such life or the duration of such term.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-112
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-112)Sec. 6-112.     Limited to matters which are germane.     The complaint may  contain several counts, and several  parties may be named as plaintiffs, jointly in one count and separately  in others. Except as provided in this Article, no matters not germane to the  distinctive purpose of the action shall be introduced by joinder,  counterclaim or otherwise.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-113
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-113)Sec. 6-113.     Summons as in other civil cases.     Summons shall be issued,  tested, served and returned as summons in other civil cases.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-114
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-114)Sec. 6-114.     Notice to landlord.     Every tenant who is sued in ejectment by  any person other than his or her landlord, shall forthwith give notice thereof  to his or her landlord, or to his or her agent or attorney, under the penalty of  forfeiting 2 years' rent of the premises involved, or the value  thereof, to be recovered by such landlord by civil action.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-115
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-115)Sec. 6-115.     Landlord as defendant.     The landlord, whose tenant is sued  in ejectment, may, upon  his or her own motion or that of the plaintiff, be made defendant in such  action, upon such terms as may be ordered by the court.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-116
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-116)Sec. 6-116.     Pleading by defendant.     The defendant may file any appropriate  motion as in ordinary  civil cases, and may answer as hereinafter provided by way of general  denial, or specific denial or affirmative defense, and such motion or  answer shall constitute an appearance in the case.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-117
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-117)Sec. 6-117.     General denial.     Under a general denial which alleges generally that the  defendant is not guilty of unlawfully withholding the premises claimed  by the plaintiff, the defendant may offer in evidence any matter that may  tend to defeat the plaintiff's action, except that it shall not put in  issue the possession of the premises by the defendant or that he or she claims  title or interest in the premises.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-118
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-118)Sec. 6-118.     Plaintiff's proof.     It is not necessary for the plaintiff to prove that  the defendant was in possession of the premises, or claims title or  interest therein at the time of bringing the action, or that the plaintiff  demanded the possession of the premises, unless the defendant in  his or her answer verified by affidavit specifically denies that he or she was in such  possession, or claims title or interest therein, or that demand of  possession was made.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-119
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-119)Sec. 6-119.     Plaintiff's proof - Continued.     It is not necessary for  the plaintiff to prove an  actual entry under title, nor the actual receipt of any of the profits  of the premises demanded; but it shall be sufficient for the plaintiff to prove a  right to the possession of such premises at the time of the commencement  of the action, as heir, legatee, purchaser or otherwise.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-120
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-120)Sec. 6-120.     Evidence.     It is not necessary on the trial for the defendant to  admit, nor for the plaintiff to prove lease, entry and ouster, or either  of them, except in actions by one or more tenants in common, or joint  tenants against their co-tenants; but this section shall not be  construed to impair, nor in any way to affect, any of the rules of  evidence now in force in regard to the maintenance and defense of the  action.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-121
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-121)Sec. 6-121.     Claim of title through common source.     If the plaintiff,  or his or her agent or attorney, states under  oath that he or she claims title through a common source with the defendant, it  is sufficient for the plaintiff to show title from such common  source, unless the defendant, or his or her agent or attorney, denies,  on oath, that he or she claims title through such source, or  swears that he or she claims title through some other source.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-122
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-122)Sec. 6-122.     Action against co-tenants.     If the action is brought by  one or more tenants in common,  or joint tenants against their co-tenants, the plaintiff, in addition to  all other evidence which he or she may be bound to introduce, shall be required to  prove, on the trial of the cause, that the defendant actually ousted  the plaintiff, or did some other act amounting to a total denial of his  or her right as such co-tenant.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-123
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-123)Sec. 6-123.     Proof of interest.     It is not an objection to a recovery in an action of  ejectment that any one of several plaintiffs do not prove any interest  in the premises claimed, but those entitled shall have judgment,  according to their rights, for the whole or such part or portion as he, she  or they might have recovered if he, she or they had sued in his, her or their name  or names only.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-124
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-124)Sec. 6-124.     Action against several.     If the action is against several,  and the plaintiff is  entitled to recover, he or she shall recover against all who are in joint  possession or claim the title, whether they have pleaded  separately or jointly.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-125
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-125)Sec. 6-125.     Proof of occupancy.     When the action is against several  defendants, if it is proved  on the trial that any of them occupy distinct parcels in severalty or  jointly, the plaintiff shall elect, at the trial, against which he or she will  proceed; and such election shall be made before the evidence in the action  is closed, and the action shall be dismissed as to the  defendants not so proceeded against.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-126
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-126)Sec. 6-126.     Specificity of verdict.     In the following cases, if tried  by a jury, the verdict  shall be rendered as follows:1.  If it is proved on the trial that all the plaintiffs have a  right to recover the possession of the premises, the verdict  shall be for the plaintiffs generally.2.  If it is proved that one or more of the plaintiffs has a right  to the possession of the premises, and that one or more does not have  such right, the verdict shall specify for which plaintiff the jury finds, and  as to which plaintiff the jury finds for the defendant.3.  If the verdict is for any plaintiff, and there are several  defendants, the verdict shall be rendered against such of them as were  in possession of the premises or as claimed title thereto at the  commencement of the action.4. If the verdict is for all the premises claimed, as specified  in the complaint, it shall, in that respect, be for such premises  generally.5. If the verdict is for a part of the premises described in such  complaint, the verdict shall particularly specify such part, as the same  was proved, with the same certainty hereinbefore required in  the description of the premises claimed.6. If the verdict is for an undivided share or interest in the  premises claimed, it shall specify such share or interest; and if for an  undivided share in a part of the premises claimed, it shall specify such  share, and shall describe such part of the premises as hereinbefore  required.The verdict shall also specify the estate which has  been established on the trial, by the plaintiff in whose favor it is  rendered, whether such estate is in fee or for his or her own life or for  the life of another, stating such lives, or whether it is for a term of  years, and specifying the duration of such term.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-127
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-127)Sec. 6-127.         Expiration of plaintiff's right or termination of plaintiff's  title before trial. If the right of a plaintiff in ejectment expires or  the plaintiff's title terminates  after the commencement of the action, but before trial, the verdict, if  tried by a jury, shall be returned according to the fact, and judgment  shall be entered that the plaintiff recover his or her damages by reason of the  withholding of the premises, by the defendant, to be assessed, and that  as to the premises claimed, the action shall be dismissed; and such  damages may be thereupon assessed by the court or jury trying the case.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-128
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-128)Sec. 6-128.     Suggestion of death.     If there are several plaintiffs in an  action of ejectment,  and any of them die before final judgment, the death of such party may  be suggested of record, and the executor, administrator, heir or legatee  of the deceased  party shall be allowed to proceed with the action jointly with the survivor,  in the same manner as if he or she had originally joined with him or her in commencing  the action.    (Source: P.A. 83-707.)
735 ILCS 5/6-129
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-129)Sec. 6-129.     Judgment.     In cases where no other provision is made, the judgment in  the action, if the plaintiff prevails, shall be that the plaintiff  recover the possession of the premises, according to the verdict of the  jury, if there was such a verdict, or the finding of the court, if the  case is tried without a jury, or  according to the description thereof in the complaint, with costs to be  taxed, if the judgment is by default.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-130
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-130)Sec. 6-130.     Recovery of rents and profits.     The plaintiff recovering  judgment in ejectment in any of the  cases in which such action may be maintained, shall also be entitled to  recover damages against the defendant for the rents and profits of the  premises recovered.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-131
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-131)Sec. 6-131.     Conclusiveness of judgment.     Every judgment in the action  of ejectment shall be  conclusive as to the title established in such action upon the party  against whom the same is rendered, and against all persons claiming  from, through or under such party, by title accruing after the  commencement of such action, subject to the exceptions hereinafter  named.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-132
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-132)Sec. 6-132.     New trial as in other civil cases.     The court may grant  a new trial before or after final  judgment, as in other civil cases.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-133
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-133)Sec. 6-133.     Petition for damages.     Instead of a separate action for  the recovery of mesne  profits, the plaintiff seeking to recover such damages shall, within one  year after the entering of the judgment, file a petition in the  ejectment action.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-134
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-134)Sec. 6-134.     Petition stands as complaint.     Such petition shall be substantially  in the same form as  is now in use in other civil cases for complaints and the same rules of  pleading  shall be observed as in other civil cases.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-135
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-135)Sec. 6-135.     Service of copy of petition.     Upon the filing of such petition,  the defendant shall be  served with a copy thereof.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-136
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-136)Sec. 6-136.     Pleadings.     The pleadings following the filing of the petition and  the proceedings thereon shall be the same as in ordinary civil actions,  but no matters shall be pleaded or presented which were or might have  been denied in such action of ejectment.  The defendant may plead  a recovery by such defendant, or any other person, of the same premises,  or of part thereof, subsequent to the verdict of the jury if tried by a  jury, or to the finding of the court if tried without a jury, in such  action of ejectment, in bar or in mitigation of the damages claimed by  the plaintiff.    (Source: P.A. 82-280.)
735 ILCS 5/6-137
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-137)Sec. 6-137.     Issue of fact on petition.     If any issue of fact is presented  on such petition, it shall  be tried as in other civil cases; and if such issue is found for the  plaintiff, or if demand for trial by jury has been made in accordance with  law, a jury may assess damages in the amount of the mesne profits  received by the defendant since he or she entered into possession of the  premises, subject to the restrictions  contained in Article VI of this Act.    (Source: P.A. 84-1043.)
735 ILCS 5/6-138
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VI - Ejectment

 (from Ch. 110, par. 6-138)Sec. 6-138.     Extent of recovery.     On the trial of such issue, the plaintiff  is required  to establish and the defendant may deny, the time when such  defendant entered into the possession of the premises, the time during  which he or she enjoyed the mesne profits thereof, and the value of such  profits; and the record of the recovery in the action of ejectment shall  not be evidence of such time. On such trial, the defendant shall have  the same right to set off any improvements made on the premises, to the  amount of the plaintiff's claim, as is now or shall hereafter be judicially allowed;  and in estimating the plaintiff's damages, the value of the use  by the defendant of any improvements made by him or her shall not be allowed to  the plaintiff.    (Source: P.A. 83-707.)