A recent ruling by the Circuit Court of Cook County supports the argument that where a condominium’s recorded declarations do not expressly state that the property will be governed by the Illinois Condominium Act, unpaid assessment liens will not be extinguished in a mortgage foreclosure proceeding. The purchaser of the…
Read More »On April 30, 2021, in Rivera v. Bank of New York Mellon et. al., 2021 IL App (1st) 192188, the Illinois Appellate Court held that the City of Chicago Ordinance commonly known as the “Keep Chicago Renting Ordinance” (“KCRO”) § 5-14-010 et. seq. was preempted by the Illinois Rent Control…
Read More »On August 8, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to “consider whether any measures temporarily halting residential evictions of any tenants for failure to pay rent are reasonably necessary…
Read More »Last Updated: April 29, 2020 To Our Friends and Business Partners: Per the Governor’s April 1, 2020 Order, the execution of all eviction orders is suspended through April 30, 2020. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on April 23, 2020 that he will extend Illinois’ stay-home order for another 30 days…
Read More »To Our Friends and Business Partners: We previously mentioned in our March 16, 2020 update that the health and well-being of our attorneys, staff, clients, and their families is of the utmost importance to our firm. As the situation surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve, so does our firm’s…
Read More »To Our Friends and Business Partners: We know that the global spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact local communities in a way that is creating concern and uncertainty at home, at work, and in the economy. The situation is developing by the hour and we are frequently…
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