Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said his office will now resume foreclosure evictions after suspending all evictions related to mortgage foreclosures just last week.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said his office will now resume foreclosure evictions after suspending all evictions related to mortgage foreclosures just last week. "After these extensive discussions, we’ve been assured that we’re not going to be asked to evict innocent tenants," Dart said. "But if we find it going on again, we will halt evictions again if necessary." The reversal follows in-depth discussions he had with Cook County Court officials responsible for handling mortgage foreclosures. Dart had pushed for more detailed language that would ensure the rights of good-standing tenants in foreclosed apartment buildings. The new order will require banks to document the names of all tenants in a foreclosed building as well as when they were notified about impending foreclosure proceedings. Foreclosure filings in Cook County have risen since 1999, and the number of foreclosure evictions has almost tripled in just two years. In 1999, there were 12,935 mortgage foreclosure cases filed in Cook County. But in 2006, there were 18,916 foreclosure filings, and last year 32,269 were filed. This year, Dart said he projects more than 43,000 to be filed. ______ Copyright 2008 Chicago Defender. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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