In this Act:
     “International Residential Code” means the current edition or the most recent preceding edition of the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings published by the International Code Council, excluding Parts IV and VII.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 670/10

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     “New residential construction” means any original construction of a single-family home or a dwelling containing 2 or fewer apartments, condominiums, or townhouses.
     “Non-building code jurisdiction” means any area of the State in a municipality or county having jurisdiction that: (i) has not adopted a residential building code; or (ii) is required to but has not identified its adopted residential building code to the Board under Section 10.18 of the Capital Development Board Act.
     “Residential building code” means a model code adopted by a municipality or county, with or without local amendments, to regulate the construction of single-family or 2-family residential structures or townhouses within the municipality or county.
     Home builder means any individual, corporation, or partnership that constructs a fixed building or structure for sale or use by another as a residence or that, for a price, commission, fee, wage, or other compensation, undertakes or offers to undertake the construction of any building or structure to be used by another as a residence, if the individual, corporation, or partnership reasonably expects to earn a financial profit from that activity.