{"data":{"id":"us-il/320-ilcs-25-3.12","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"320 ILCS 25/3.12","heading":"Residence.","body":"\"Residence\" means the principal dwelling place occupied in this State by a household and so much of the surrounding land as is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a home, and includes rental property, mobile homes, single family dwellings, and units in multifamily, multidwelling or multipurpose buildings. If the assessor has established a specific legal description for a portion of property constituting the residence, then that portion of property shall be deemed \"residence\" for the purposes of this Act. \"Residence\" also includes that portion of a nursing or sheltered care home occupied as a dwelling by a claimant, determined as prescribed in regulations of the Department on Aging.","path":["CHAPTER 320 AGING","Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1453\u0026ChapterID=31\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:33Z","sha256":"5210c910521c79d87e383efada4db1c16f6949b01e608f953423caabe6435a69","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/320-ilcs-25-3.11","next":"us-il/320-ilcs-25-3.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}