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Cook County Circuit Court extends suspension of evictions

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UPDATE: Covid-19 Eviction Moratorium Extended

We knew we would be delayed.  That delay is getting a bit longer.  Yesterday, in a general court order, Chief Judge Tim Evans adjusted the response of the Circuit Court of Cook County by extending the stay of enforcement on eviction case.  Originally, the Sheriff’s enforcement of eviction orders was shuttered until April 14, 2020.  Under the new general order, the Sheriff has been placed on hold until

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Chicago Landlording in the time of Covid-19

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Ways to react to Tenants during the Coronavirus Pandemic

We are living in trying times.  People are sick.  People are out of work.  Tenants are scared.  Landlords are scared.  There is rent to pay.  There are mortgages to pay.  Everything seems uncertain.  We even read reports in the news from radical tenant’s rights activists about “rent strikes” (way to take advantage of an emergency for your own political agenda) or other “anarchist” concepts.   So, what is a Chicago landlord to do?

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