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735 ILCS 5/15-1105 (2026)

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(735 ILCS 5/15-1105) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1105)
    Sec. 15-1105. Interpretation. (a) "May." The word "may" as used in this Article means permissive and not mandatory.
    (b) "Shall." The word "shall" as used in this Article means mandatory and not permissive.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2021 · leading case: Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. Cortez, 2020 IL App (1st) 192234 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020).
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Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. Cortez, 2020 IL App (1st) 192234 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2018); Lewis, 229 Ill.”
U.S. Bank Trust v. Atchley, 2015 IL App (3d) 150144 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2012). Indeed in any statute, the word “shall” ordinarily imposes an imperative duty.”
Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Compnay v. Iordanov, 2016 IL App (1st) 152656 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2008); Lewis, 229 Ill.”
CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Bermudez, 2014 IL App (1st) 122824 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2012); Lewis, 229 Ill.”
CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Bermudez, 2014 IL App (1st) 122824 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2012); Lewis, 229 Ill.”
U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Sharif, 2020 IL App (1st) 191013 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2018); -4- 1-19-1013 Lewis, 229 Ill.”
U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Sharif, 2020 IL App (1st) 191013 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2018); Lewis, 229 Ill.”
Bank of Am. v. 108 N. State LLC (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “Section 15-1702(a) of the Foreclosure Law provides that “[w]henever a mortgagee entitled to possession so requests, the court shall appoint a receiver” (emphasis added) (735 ILCS 5/15-1702(a) (West 2006)) and according to section 15-1105 of the Foreclosure Law, " 'shall' " means…”
Centerpoint Porperties Trust v. Olde Prairie Block Owner, LLC (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “Section 15-1702(a) of the Act provides that “[w]henever a mortgagee entitled to possession so requests, the court shall appoint a receiver” (emphasis added) (735 ILCS 5/15- 1702(a) (West 2004)) and according to section 15-1105 of the Act, “shall” means “mandatory and not…”
735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b): 9 cases
Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. Cortez, 2020 IL App (1st) 192234 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2018); Lewis, 229 Ill.”
U.S. Bank Trust v. Atchley, 2015 IL App (3d) 150144 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2012). Indeed in any statute, the word “shall” ordinarily imposes an imperative duty.”
Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Compnay v. Iordanov, 2016 IL App (1st) 152656 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2008); Lewis, 229 Ill.”
CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Bermudez, 2014 IL App (1st) 122824 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2012); Lewis, 229 Ill.”
CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Bermudez, 2014 IL App (1st) 122824 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “735 ILCS 5/15-1105(b) (West 2012); Lewis, 229 Ill.”
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