Englewood tenants facing evictions despite rental assistance 

Several tenants at an Englewood apartment building found themselves facing eviction despite receiving substantial rental assistance from the state. Six residents of the 10-unit complex at 1150-1158 West 64th Street were dragged into court over alleged unpaid rent, prompting accusations of harassment and intimidation against the property manager, Legacy Red, Illinois Answers reported.  The saga […]

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LA tenants approved for assistance spared eviction until help arrives

Thousands of Los Angeles tenants who haven’t paid their rent won’t face eviction before they’ve received their approved government assistance checks. The City Council has voted to prohibit the eviction of tenants who were approved for monetary rental assistance but haven’t received it, Bisnow reported. The decision could impact landlords and 3,200 tenant applicants approved […]

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Evanston proposes “just cause” evictions, tenant protections 

A proposed ordinance in Evanston would require residential landlords to demonstrate “just cause” for evictions and implement other tenant protections.  Spearheaded by 8th ward Alderman Devon Reid, who experienced eviction himself for rent non-payment, the ordinance proposes to transform one-year leases into effective lifetime occupancy rights, with exceptions for justifiable causes like non-payment, Evanston Now […]

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Bill to bring back tax lien sale would make it “gentler”

The city is zeroing in on a plan to reinstate tax lien sales but with more protections so property owners don’t end up in foreclosure. City Council member Justin Brannan plans to introduce a bill “soon” to bring back the annual sale, Bloomberg Tax reported. The Adams administration has been pushing for the return of […]

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As evictions tick up, Johnson pushes permanent rental assistance program

Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Housing want to make the Right to Counsel Pilot Program permanent to provide rental assistance and curb evictions. The program, launched in July 2022 and funded with $8 million through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, was created with federal stimulus money during the early years of the […]

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Eviction suit mutes Back Room jazz club’s Fulton Market encore

The Back Room jazz club’s final act may not make it to the stage as the musician and entrepreneur leading its comeback struggles to harmonize with his Fulton Market landlord. Vocalist and record producer Rickey Rainbow spent nearly eight years trying to revive the Back Room, the famous jazz club popular with tourists that operated […]

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LA judge sanctions eviction lawyer for faking legal citations

A Burbank attorney who claims to have “evicted more tenants than any other human being on the planet” can add one more accomplishment to his list — fake legal citations. Dennis Block, who runs Dennis P. Block and Associates, was sanctioned by a Los Angeles  Superior Court judge for a court filing that contained fake […]

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Connecticut man convicted for decapitating landlord

A Hartford man was found guilty last week in the gruesome 2020 murder of his landlord. Jerry Thompson, 45, decapitated his landlord, Victor King, with a samurai-style sword after King tried to evict Thompson from their shared residence on Asylum Avenue due to unpaid rent, CTInsider reported.   King contacted Hartford police on July 15, 2020, […]

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