# Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-22 by adding new Section 2-22-060 establishing registry of properties facing foreclosure

- Record number: **O2026-0028192**
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: In Committee
- Sponsor: [Gilbert Villegas](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/36) (36th Ward)
- Committee: [Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/zoning-landmarks-and-building-standards)
- Submitted Date: Sep 9, 2026
- Introduction Date: Sep 23, 2026
- Official record: [Office of the City Clerk](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=B5380C2F-70AC-F111-AAAB-001DD80AA3CC)

## Impact report

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Lenders that start a foreclosure on a Chicago property would have to register it with the Department of Buildings within five business days and pay a registration fee.

**Who it affects**

- **Mortgage lenders and loan holders (mortgagees)**: They would have to register each property they start foreclosing on, renew every six months, keep the information updated, and pay fees or late fees.
- **Homeowners and property owners facing foreclosure**: Their properties would be listed on a city registry while the foreclosure case is ongoing.
- **Owners of properties that become vacant during foreclosure**: The owner or lender would have to follow the city's separate vacant building registration rules if the property becomes vacant after being registered.
- **Department of Buildings**: It would run the foreclosure registry, create the registration form, set rules, publish fees online, and could hire outside vendors.
- **Owners of structures registered under Section 14X-12-1205**: The fee section for these registrations would be changed, with the text listing a $700 initial fee and renewal fee figures of $700 and $350.

**What changes**

- Lenders must register a property with the Department of Buildings within five business days after starting a foreclosure.
- Registrations last six months and must be renewed until a judgment is entered or the foreclosure case ends.
- Each registration must list the name, street address, and phone number of an authorized agent for the lender.
- Lenders must tell the city within five business days about changes to their information, the end of the case, or a transfer of the property, including who took possession.
- Government agencies, including the City and Sister Agencies, are not counted as lenders under this rule, and properties already registered under certain other city sections are exempt.

**Money**

- Lenders pay the city a $700 initial registration fee for each property in foreclosure, starting January 1, 2027.
- Lenders pay $700 for each six-month renewal of a registration.
- Lenders that register late or pay late are charged a late fee of 10 percent of the registration fee for every 30-day period, or part of one, the property is not registered.
- Starting January 2028, the fees go up each January with inflation (CPI), by up to 2.5 percent a year, or less if the Commissioner decides that is enough to cover costs.
- The fee section for structures registered under Section 14X-12-1205 would be changed, listing a $700 initial registration fee and renewal fee figures of $700 and $350.

**Where**: 36th Ward

**When**: January 1, 2027

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