No sherrif evictions in Chicago area
October 9th, 2008 | by Brook Durant |
In these troubled financial times it’s nice to see that someone out there has a moral compass that isn’t pointing straight to “greed” all the time.
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said Wednesday he is suspending foreclosure evictions in Cook County, which had been on track to reach a record number of evictions, many because of mortgage foreclosures.
Sheriff Thomas J. Dart of Cook County, Illinois, says proper eviction procedures aren’t always been followed.
He said many of the evictions involve renters who are paying their rent on time but are being thrown out because the landlord has fallen behind on mortgage payments.
Mortgage companies are supposed to identify a building’s occupants before asking for an eviction, but sheriff’s deputies routinely find that the mortgage companies have not done so, he said.
“These mortgage companies only see pieces of paper, not people, and don’t care who’s in the building,” Dart said. “They simply want their money and don’t care who gets hurt along the way. - Source
Of course we can argue night and day about his motives, but from the sounds of it they aren’t half bad. Now the question is will anyone else follow his example?
For those who care here’s the official statement on the Crook County Sheriff’s website concerning this decision.
This will prove very popular with the people facing eviction but I fear the cronies in the mortgage companies will come gunning for this guy’s political head at the first opportunity.
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Tags: chicago, evictions, mortage crisis
By Eugene on Oct 20, 2008
Now everyone is talking about the American economy and eclections, nice to read something different. Eugene