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Lawsuit seeks to block CHA from transferring land for new Chicago Fire soccer stadium
The lawsuit asserts the CHA and HUD improperly signed off on the transfer of 24 acres on the Near West Side that they say has been designated for public housing for the neighborhood's low income residents -
Judge: Housing groups must show more to back home repair discrimination claims vs Deutsche Bank, others
A federal judge has halted, for now, a lawsuit in which fair housing advocates accused Deutsche Bank of trying to lower property values in minority neighborhoods. -
Judge OKs $6.6M deal to end class action vs CHA over tenant utility fees; lawyers get $1.3M
A federal judge has signed off on a $6 million deal to end a class action accusing the Chicago Housing Authority of improperly estimating utility fees. -
Lawsuit: Deutsche Bank lets foreclosures in minority areas fall to disrepair, suppressing home values
Nearly 20 fair housing activist organizations are suing Deutsche Bank, alleging it worked to suppress property values in minority neighborhoods across the country by allowing foreclosed homes to fall into disrepair, while maintaining its holdings much better in predominantely white neighborhoods. -
Illinois appellate court rules FedEx shipping label does not prove foreclosure letter was sent
A state appeals court has ordered U.S. Bank to offer more proof it actually notified a couple of its intent to foreclose on their home mortgage, saying a FedEx shipping label is not enough to prove a lender actually sent the notices, as required under federal regulations. -
Divided appeals court says Lake County wrong to deny permit for homeless shelter in public building
A charity seeking to operate a new residence facility in Lake County for the chronically homeless have secured a win in their tussle with county officials over the project, after a divided state appellate panel sided with a trial court's decision to reverse a county board's decision to deny the Lake County PADS group's application to open a new site for its Safe Haven program in a vacant government building. -
Seventh Circuit tosses $10M fine vs lawyer accused by feds of fraud, says case needs second look
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out a $10 million fine levied against an attorney accused of defrauding the government. -
Seattle lawsuit shines light on 'first-come, first-serve' rental housing policy, already followed in Chicago
Chicago could adopt a law that is similar to a recent Seattle ordinance that requires landlords to rent to the first qualified tenant who walks through the door, according to Richard Magnone, an attorney at Reda, Ciprian, Magnone LLC in Chicago who specializes in landlord-tenant law. -
CHA can't collect $4.3 million from architect blamed for renovations running afoul of ADA, appeals panel says
The Chicago Housing Authority should not be allowed to continue with its lawsuit to recover money from an architecture and design firm the CHA blames for causing it to spend an additional $4.3 million to retrofit newly renovated apartments to comply with federal disability access laws, a state appeals panel has ruled. On Dec. 11, a three-justice panel of the Illinois First District Appellate Court upheld the decision of Cook County Circuit Judge Ronald Bartkowicz. -
Local law school clinic helps woman sue over order evicting her from home of 47 years
A woman who claims she was the victim of a predatory lending scheme is suing a California-based corporation with the help of a Chicago law school clinic. -
Chicago housing voucher participants living in luxury
CHICAGO – Information collected from the Chicago Housing Authority shows low-income families who are participating in a rent voucher program are living in some of Chicago’s most luxurious apartment buildings.In August, the CHA announced it was making changes to its Housing Choice Voucher program, two weeks after a Chicago Business article reported that federal funds administered by CHA were being used