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In the spirit of the holiday season (or at least so they don’t look like the Grinch), the Circuit Court of Cook County generally provides tenants with an early Christmas present at this time of year. Presiding Judge E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. has entered General Order 2012-04 ordering the annual Cook County shut down of the Cook County Sheriff’s enforcement of eviction orders. Per the general order, the Sheriff of Cook County has been ordered to cease the execution of orders for possession beginning today, December 17, 2012 and to resume evictions effective January 2, 2013. For landlords, this is a little lump of coal. It means that eviction orders are stayed from enforcement and no tenants will be forcibly evicted or removed from their properties for just over a two week period from now into the new year.
The order goes on to direct that the Sheriff shall not enforce an eviction order or dispossess a tenant of possession of a rental unit (1) whenever the outside temperature is 15 degrees Fahrenheit or colder on the actual day of eviction or (2) whenever, regardless of outside temperature, extreme weather conditions endanger the health and welfare of those to be evicted.
So, there you have it, kids. The enforcement of eviction orders are done for 2012. However, that does not mean that eviction lawsuits stop! Cases will proceed as normal through the end of the year and into the new year subject to the court having a number of days off for court holidays.
This winter has been, obviously, quite mild in Chicagoland. Certainly, the sixteen (16) day shutdown of evictions will add a delay of a few weeks to the Sheriff’s response time, but, where things go from there depends on the weatherman.
well I’m glad there is a delay. My situation is pretty strange. I have a 5 day notice given to me by the MOTHER of my landlord who is not listed as an agent of the corporation which owns my condo. She did pay for the condo but put everything under her daughter’s name on paper. Normally, I would say that she does not have standing to evict me, but the little lawyer in me says that wont mean anything since I have always been giving her the money to give to the daughter to pay my rent.
Oh well. I guess I will find out what will happen on December 31
Does anyone out there know what advantage I would get by requesting a jury trial over a judge trial, if any.
You need to get the help of a tenant’s rights attorney. Evictions are serious business and are very procedural. I don’t know enough facts in order to give you any sort of answer about your situation and we only represent landlords in evictions.
Management entered my apt with key while I was a sleep to serve me court papers for eviction was that legal. Theybrntered with key wothout my permission, is that legal
Audrey, we provide help for landlords on this site. You should contact a tenant’s rights attorney to learn and protect your rights.