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Brief Update on Matters: 1. State of Illinois Eviction Moratorium – Exceptions for Nonpayment of Rent and Substantial Lease Violations.  On January 8, 2021, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-01, which extends the exceptions for limited eviction filings present in Executive Order 2020-74 through February 6, 2021.  To evict a tenant based on the tenant’s failure to pay […]

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On November 20, 2019, the Cook County Commission on Human Rights’ Rules Committee finalized the procedural rules interpreting the Just Housing Ordinance (“JHO”). The Commission’s proposed rules are below and are expected to be approved as currently written. Among other things, the JHO significantly restricts a landlord’s ability to use an applicant’s criminal history when

Pursuant to First Municipal District General Order 2019-01, the Cook County winter moratorium on evictions this year will be from December 18, 2019, through January 1, 2020. During this time, the Cook County Sheriff will not execute any eviction orders relating to residential real estate. The sheriff will resume execution of eviction orders on January

Landlords have no-pet policies.  Tenants want to have pets.  To get around the landlord’s no-pet policies, tenants claim their pet is really an “emotional support animal” necessary to assist the tenant’s purported mental disability.  In reality, the tenant has no disability, the pet isn’t an emotional support animal (it’s just a pet) and the tenant

Effective July 1, 2019, the cost to file an eviction complaint significantly increased statewide.  County clerks have drastically increased the cost to file complaints, in some cases raising the cost by 30%.  In Cook County, for example, the Clerk raised the cost to file an eviction complaint from $268.25 to $379.25–an increase of $111.00.  Below are

Starting on June 10, 2019, eviction proceedings at the Daley Center in Chicago will be audio-recorded.  Audio-recording has been a long-standing request by local legal aid agencies, as they believe it will help them prepare motions and appeals to overturn landlords’ judgments against tenants.  As the leader in landlord-tenant litigation, trials, and appeals, we welcome

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is currently executing eviction orders within four to five weeks after the order is placed with the Sheriff. Because of this delay, it’s important for landlords to ensure everything is correct with their eviction orders. If there is a defect with the eviction order, or if the eviction order fails

The Cook County Board of Commissioners amended the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance on April 25, 2019, to prohibit landlords from asking about current or prospective tenants’ arrest records and conviction histories.  This Ordinance applies to all property owners and landlords in Cook County, Illinois, and is commonly referred to as the “Just Housing Ordinance.”  The Ordinance

Within the past week, three different Sanford Kahn attorneys won three different trials!  Robert Kahn won a significant eviction trial for a commercial lessor and secured a large judgment in the landlord’s favor.  Michael Griffin won an eviction trial for a subsidized housing landlord involving complicated issues under the Code of Federal Regulations.  And, Jonathon