UPDATE: Order 30 has been extended to June 27, 2020. In addition to locking all of Illinois down for another month, yesterday, Governor Pritzker signed another executive order (number 2020-30) that affects all Illinois landlords and puts a stop to evictions for the time being. The order basically rips the guts out of any reasonable ability to enforce a lease and paves the way for tenants to stop paying rent. The original stay at home order issued by the governor had put a state-wide stop to the enforcement of residential evictions for the duration of the order. This order goes further.
UPDATE: Covid-19 Eviction Moratorium ExtendedWe knew we would be delayed. That delay is getting a bit longer. Yesterday, in a general court order, Chief Judge Tim Evans adjusted the response of the Circuit Court of Cook County by extending the stay of enforcement on eviction case. Originally, the Sheriff’s enforcement of eviction orders was shuttered until April 14, 2020. Under the new general order, the Sheriff has been placed on hold until
Circuit Court General Order Halts Sheriff EvictionsOn Friday, March 13, 2020, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans entered general order 2020-01 which suspended certain operations of the Circuit Court of Cook County. We blogged about some of the suspended operations yesterday. We’ve now obtained a copy of the general order. In response to the general order, the Sheriff of Cook County has been ordered by the Circuit Court of Cook County to
Blinded by the LawIllinois State Senator Patricia Van Pelt, a Democrat representing Chicago’s in the 5th District, has proposed SB0077 which is a new attempt to pass legislation to seal eviction records. This concept has popped up in the past and hasn’t gone anywhere, but, as demonstrated by the current fight over rent control, the more progressive members of the legislature have targeted landlords and we seem to be in the middle of an all out effort to overpower landlords in Illinois.
Back in 2011 (wow, we have been blogging here for a long time!), I posted about the Cook County Sheriff’s eviction procedure page and how a landlord can know if an eviction is coming up. Back then (and until recently), the Sheriff used to post a Sheriff Number and a District Number. That has changed on the Sheriff’s website, so I thought it was worth providing a small update to that information. Let’s take a look at the Cook County Sheriff’s eviction schedule website.
I have it on good authority that Alderman Moreno’s office has expressed that it is no longer the Alderman’s intention to present the Good Cause ordinance to the City Council this month. Instead, his office will seek to have a task force formed to review the proposal. So, landlord advocates have been heard for now, … Read more
Here we are in the week that the so called “Good Cause for Eviction Ordinance” is expected to be presented to the Chicago City Council possibly to introduce the most sweeping anti-landlord change to landlord-tenant law in Chicago since 1986. So, remember where we left off. The not-yet-proposed draft of the ordinance indicates that no landlord shall recover possession of a rental unit by not renewing or bringing an eviction unless the landlord brings the eviction or initiates the non-renewal for one of eight reasons. We talked about the first two reasons in earlier bog posts. Let’s take a look at the third reason which is entitled “Material non-compliance”:
Chicago landlords, Act Now! You’ve probably been reading over the past 24 hours about an ordinance affecting landlord-tenant law that a Chicago Alderman is allegedly threatening to introduce to the City Council next week. I have been in contact with a source who is close to the situation who has informed me that this is … Read more
Yesterday, I went through the provision of the allegedly proposed Good Cause for Eviction ordinance provision allowing for eviction based on non-payment of rent (provided the tenant doesn’t make good before an eviction order is entered). Today, I’ll examine the second reason that a Chicago landlord will be able to non-renew: habitual late payments.
