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Chicago, IL - Sheriff Taking On The Government: To Cure Homelessness We Will Not Evict Residents In Mortgage Foreclosure |
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Dart said the change goes into effect Thursday, and he said the decision comes because many of those being evicted are people who've been faithfully paying rent and didn't even know about the foreclosures.
Dart said he thinks he's the first sheriff in a major metropolitan area to stop such evictions during what's become a major foreclosure crisis around the nation.
He said the number of mortgage foreclosures in Cook County has skyrocketed this year and that he expects that number to climb much higher.
County Board president Todd Stroger applauded the decision.
"This effort will ensure that County residents are afforded every right and courtesy under the law when the building they live in has been foreclosed by a bank," Stroger said in a statement. "Sheriff Dart recognizes that Cook County is in the business of preventing homelessness, not exacerbating it, and this move ensures that literally hundreds of families each month are saved the heartbreak of being evicted from their homes."
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Oct 09, 2008 at 09:59 PM AuthenticSatmar Says:
What we will see in the immediate future, is those that bought homes with mortgages they couldn't afford will get to keep them for free, while those who were conservative and did not buy but chose to rent will be come homeless. Welcome to the Democratic ways, once again rewarding bad behavior!
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Oct 09, 2008 at 10:48 PM Milhouse Says:
What right has the sheriff got to make such a decision? If someone has a squatter living in his house, and he wants vacant possession of it so he can sell it or move someone else in, it's the sheriff's job to get it for him; otherwise what option does the owner have? To go in himself? If he does that he'll be arrested! This amounts to the sheriff becoming an accomplice in theft.
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Oct 09, 2008 at 11:25 PM Anonymous Says:
All you slumlords calm down; I'm sure if it's a home owner who needs his property they will get rid of the guy. What the sheriff is trying to stop is these big banks stepping on the little guy without giving them a chance to work it out!
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Oct 09, 2008 at 11:23 PM Anonymous Says:
Read the article. The sheriff is tired of being called to evictions where the bank is trying to evict a lawful, rent paying tenent. They are entitled to specific treatment that the bank tries to avoid by not mentioning to the sheriff that a tenant is involved.
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Oct 10, 2008 at 02:40 AM awacs Says:
“ What right has the sheriff got to make such a decision? If someone has a squatter living in his house, and he wants vacant possession of it so he can sell it or move someone else in, it's the sheriff's job to get it for him; otherwise what option does the owner have? To go in himself? If he does that he'll be arrested! This amounts to the sheriff becoming an accomplice in theft. ”
Uh, don't forget: this is *Chicago* we're talking about!
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Oct 10, 2008 at 01:14 AM murray Says:
Class warfare, and soon outright Civil War, that is what is in store for the immediate future. Neither candidate has the skills set to avoid this.
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Oct 10, 2008 at 01:12 AM Milhouse Says:
Nu, a bank is not entitled to the same protection of its property as anyone else? What happened to the equal protection of the laws? The Torah says "lo siso penei dol"; an official has no right to favor the poor over the rich. "Betzedek tishpot amisecho", whether he's a pauper or a billionaire. If you're trying to get a mashkon from a poor person, you can't barge into his house and take it, but if he refuses to bring it out voluntarily the sheriff (shliach bes din) goes in and seizes the mashkon for you, with no rachmonus.
No bank is going to evict a rent-paying tenant for no reason. If it's evicting the tenant, it obviously has some need for the property, e.g. it has a customer who wants to buy it.
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Oct 10, 2008 at 12:01 AM Anonymous Says:
“ What we will see in the immediate future, is those that bought homes with mortgages they couldn't afford will get to keep them for free, while those who were conservative and did not buy but chose to rent will be come homeless. Welcome to the Democratic ways, once again rewarding bad behavior! ”
why should the banks be bailed out?
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Oct 10, 2008 at 09:00 AM Anonymous Says:
In New York State,a court hearing must be held prior to a warrant of eviction being granted. The bank must notify the tenants of a change in ownership then proceed with a holdover eviction case. This may be found in the NYS Real Property Law and Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law. I do not know the law in Illinois.
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Oct 10, 2008 at 10:19 AM Anonymous Says:
One of the best things coming out of this "crisis" is the availability of affordable housing coming out of foreclosure. Families previously unable to buy homes (b/c they didn't make bad deals) may now be able to get decent homes to live in. That would be nice.
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Oct 10, 2008 at 12:55 PM Ah Yiddish Kinde Says:
The Sheriff is right. I have no rachmoness for the banks. People come first way before cruel monetary decisions taken by the banks. Check the small type on your credit card bill. Last month many have read the news that their interest rate was raised another 5 percent. If they give you the option, then close those cards and freeze in the lower interest rate.