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Oct 15, 2008 10:57 am US/Central

Sheriff A Step Closer To Resuming Evictions

New Court Document Gives More Rights To Tenants On Foreclosed Property

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said he's a step closer to ending his prohibition on foreclosure evictions, a move that grabbed national media attention last week.

Cook County judges on Tuesday began using a new court document for foreclosure evictions that specifically names tenants living at the foreclosed property and states how long they are allowed to remain in units -- the length of their lease or 120 days, which ever is shorter -- before deputies haul out their belongings.

The new language in court eviction orders aims to quell Dart's concern that renters might not get proper notice their landlord had lost the property in foreclosure.

But Dart isn't backing off his no-eviction pledge just yet.

"We applaud Judge Kinnaird for taking this step and believe it brings us much closer to a resolution," Dart spokesman Steve Patterson said.

"We're continuing to meet with the judge and state's attorneys, addressing logistical changes that will have to take place before the plan can be finalized. But we're confident things are moving in that direction."

Sources said Dart's office may consider "erring on the side of caution" when conducting future foreclosure evictions by giving deputies authority to call off evictions if there's doubt a tenant wasn't given enough notice that they would have to move.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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