Illinois Code § 755 ILCS 75/7

Cotenant buyout.
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(a) If any cotenant requested partition by sale, after the determination of value under Section 6, the court shall order the plaintiff to send notice to the parties that any cotenant except a cotenant that requested partition by sale may buy all the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale.
 
(b) Not later than 45 days after the notice is sent under subsection (a), any cotenant except a cotenant that requested partition by sale may give notice to the court that it elects to buy all the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale.
 
(c) The purchase price for each of the interests of a cotenant that requested partition by sale is the value of the entire parcel determined under Section 6 multiplied by the cotenant's fractional ownership of the entire parcel.
 
(d) After expiration of the period in subsection (b), the following rules apply:
 
 
(1) If only one cotenant elects to buy all the 
 
interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale, the court shall notify all the parties of that fact.
 
 
(2) If more than one cotenant elects to buy all the 
 
interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale, the court shall allocate the right to buy those interests among the electing cotenants based on each electing cotenant's existing fractional ownership of the entire parcel divided by the total existing fractional ownership of all cotenants electing to buy and send notice to all the parties of that fact and of the price to be paid by each electing cotenant.
 
 
(3) If no cotenant elects to buy all the interests of 
 
the cotenants that requested partition by sale, the court shall order the plaintiff to send notice to all the parties of that fact and resolve the partition action under Section 8(a) and (b).
 
(e) If the court sends notice to the parties under subsection (d)(1) or (2), the court shall set a date, not sooner than 60 days after the date the notice was sent, by which electing cotenants must pay their apportioned price to the clerk of court or as otherwise ordered by the court. After this date, the following rules apply:
 
 
(1) If all electing cotenants timely pay their 
 
apportioned price to the clerk of court or as otherwise ordered by the court, the court shall issue an order reallocating all the interests of the cotenants and disburse the amounts held to the persons entitled to them.
 
 
(2) If no electing cotenant timely pays its 
 
apportioned price, the court shall resolve the partition action under Section 8(a) and (b) as if the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale were not purchased.
 
 
(3) If one or more but not all of the electing 
 
cotenants fail to pay their apportioned price on time, the court, on motion, shall order the plaintiff to give notice to the electing cotenants that paid their apportioned price of the interest remaining and the price for all that interest.
 
(f) Not later than 20 days after the court gives notice pursuant to subsection (e)(3), any cotenant that paid may elect to purchase all of the remaining interest by paying the entire price into the court. After the 20-day period, the following rules apply:
 
 
(1) If only one cotenant pays the entire price for 
 
the remaining interest, the court shall issue an order reallocating the remaining interest to that cotenant. The court shall issue promptly an order reallocating the interests of all of the cotenants and disburse the amounts held to the persons entitled to them.
 
 
(2) If no cotenant pays the entire price for the 
 
remaining interest, the court shall resolve the partition action under Section 8(a) and (b) as if the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale were not purchased.
 
 
(3) If more than one cotenant pays the entire price 
 
for the remaining interest, the court shall reapportion the remaining interest among those paying cotenants, based on each paying cotenant's original fractional ownership of the entire parcel divided by the total original fractional ownership of all cotenants that paid the entire price for the remaining interest. The court shall issue promptly an order reallocating all of the cotenants' interests, disburse the amounts held to the persons entitled to them, and promptly refund any excess payment held by the clerk of court or as ordered by the court.
 
(g) Not later than 45 days after notice is sent to the parties pursuant to subsection (a), any cotenant entitled to buy an interest under this section may request the court to authorize the sale as part of the pending action of the interests of cotenants named as defendants and served with the complaint but that did not appear in the action.
 
(h) If the court receives a timely request under subsection (g), the court, after hearing, may deny the request or authorize the requested additional sale on such terms as the court determines are fair and reasonable, subject to the following limitations:
 
 
(1) a sale authorized under this subsection may occur 
 
only after the purchase prices for all interests subject to sale under subsections (a) through (f) have been paid into court and those interests have been reallocated among the cotenants as provided in those subsections; and
 
 
(2) the purchase price for the interest of a 
 
nonappearing cotenant is based on the court's determination of value under Section 6.

interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale, the court shall notify all the parties of that fact.
interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale, the court shall allocate the right to buy those interests among the electing cotenants based on each electing cotenant's existing fractional ownership of the entire parcel divided by the total existing fractional ownership of all cotenants electing to buy and send notice to all the parties of that fact and of the price to be paid by each electing cotenant.
the cotenants that requested partition by sale, the court shall order the plaintiff to send notice to all the parties of that fact and resolve the partition action under Section 8(a) and (b).
apportioned price to the clerk of court or as otherwise ordered by the court, the court shall issue an order reallocating all the interests of the cotenants and disburse the amounts held to the persons entitled to them.
apportioned price, the court shall resolve the partition action under Section 8(a) and (b) as if the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale were not purchased.
cotenants fail to pay their apportioned price on time, the court, on motion, shall order the plaintiff to give notice to the electing cotenants that paid their apportioned price of the interest remaining and the price for all that interest.
the remaining interest, the court shall issue an order reallocating the remaining interest to that cotenant. The court shall issue promptly an order reallocating the interests of all of the cotenants and disburse the amounts held to the persons entitled to them.
remaining interest, the court shall resolve the partition action under Section 8(a) and (b) as if the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale were not purchased.
for the remaining interest, the court shall reapportion the remaining interest among those paying cotenants, based on each paying cotenant's original fractional ownership of the entire parcel divided by the total original fractional ownership of all cotenants that paid the entire price for the remaining interest. The court shall issue promptly an order reallocating all of the cotenants' interests, disburse the amounts held to the persons entitled to them, and promptly refund any excess payment held by the clerk of court or as ordered by the court.
only after the purchase prices for all interests subject to sale under subsections (a) through (f) have been paid into court and those interests have been reallocated among the cotenants as provided in those subsections; and
nonappearing cotenant is based on the court's determination of value under Section 6.

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