Will County, IL Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum notice
- 30 days before ticket issued
- Procedure source
- Adopted IPMC notice-and-cure process
- Record mechanism
- Violation can be recorded on title
- Geographic scope
- Unincorporated Will County only
Summary
Will County Code Enforcement Officers must give property owners at least 30 days' written notice under the IPMC's notice-and-cure process before a property maintenance or building code case heads to administrative adjudication, but only in unincorporated areas.
Prior to a Code Enforcement Officer forwarding any violation notice to administrative adjudication, the Code Enforcement Officer shall follow the notice and right to cure procedure as outlined in the currently adopted International Property Maintenance Code however in no case shall the Code Enforcement Officer give less than 30 days notice of the violation prior to issuing a ticket requiring appearance at an Administrative Adjudication hearing.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-25: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance No. 24-100, passed 4-18-2024 and Res. 23-387, passed 11-16-2023; and State legislation approved through 2024 Pamphlet #2).
Full Breakdown
Before Will County can send a property maintenance or building code case to administrative adjudication, § 43.08 requires the Code Enforcement Officer to follow the notice-and-cure procedure of the currently adopted International Property Maintenance Code and give the owner no less than 30 days' written notice of the violation. Separately, § 150.012 lets the county record an uncorrected notice of violation in the circuit clerk's public records, putting future buyers and lenders on notice. The rule reaches unincorporated Will County only. Joliet, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Plainfield, Lockport and the county's other municipalities enforce their own property maintenance codes.
Violations & Fines
Uncured violations proceed to a Chapter 43 administrative adjudication hearing, where a hearing officer can assess fines and costs, and the notice of violation may be recorded against the property's title in circuit court records until corrected.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this apply inside Joliet or Bolingbrook?
How much notice must the county give before a violation ticket?
Sources & Official References
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