Danielle Cruz explained, "But with Illinois laws, the squatters are more protected than the actual homeowners...(I)n order to get her out, even though she does not have a lease with us, and she’s not an actual tenant, we have to go through the whole eviction process to get her out." Cruz said that process could take anywhere from six to 18 months due to backlogs.
The homeowner’s mistake was calling the police. If you have a problem like this and you call the police, now you have two problems. There are lots of ways to remove one young woman without the police. Trespassers can be removed by the homeowner, but once the squatter shows the police a fake lease, the homeowner is toast.
The Kingfish
3 years ago
Here is what a couple of my clients have done on their own. Wait until she leaves. Throw her crap onto the street. Change the locks. These deadbeats just disappear.
Old Spartan
3 years ago
We gave up on renting houses in Chicago six years ago for the very same reason. Housing Court in Cook County is a joke,, Tenants don’t pay the rent, damage the property, and tell the judge a sob story, and most times the tenant gets six months free to clear out. Oh, and if it is around the holidays, or there is a health problem in the tenant’s family, no problem– how about a few more months free. The landlord gets stiffed every time. In Kane County in contrast, the judges ask one question– “did you pay the rent?.” If… Read more »
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
The homeowner’s mistake was calling the police. If you have a problem like this and you call the police, now you have two problems. There are lots of ways to remove one young woman without the police. Trespassers can be removed by the homeowner, but once the squatter shows the police a fake lease, the homeowner is toast.
Here is what a couple of my clients have done on their own. Wait until she leaves. Throw her crap onto the street. Change the locks. These deadbeats just disappear.
We gave up on renting houses in Chicago six years ago for the very same reason. Housing Court in Cook County is a joke,, Tenants don’t pay the rent, damage the property, and tell the judge a sob story, and most times the tenant gets six months free to clear out. Oh, and if it is around the holidays, or there is a health problem in the tenant’s family, no problem– how about a few more months free. The landlord gets stiffed every time. In Kane County in contrast, the judges ask one question– “did you pay the rent?.” If… Read more »