Hooray for Cook County Illinois sheriff Thomas J. Dart who is standing up for renters who have been put out on the street because building owners have fallen behind on their mortgage payments. Dart says that the mortgage companies don't care about who is in the building, they just want their money, so he wants the courts to protect the innocent tenants who have paid their bills on time. Dart is suspending foreclosure evictions in Cook County. The Illinois Bankers Assoc. opposes his plan and says he could be found in contempt of court . Cook County includes the city of Chicago.Read the story here:
Read Dart's bio here: Cook County Sheriff Thomas J Dart Biography
Glad to see an elected official with a conscience. Obama must have worked with Dart in Chicago. If elected President, do you think Obama will appoint Dart for some position in Washington?
I think Dart is "right on target!"
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9 comments:
An activist sheriff. Cool.
A sheriff violating contract law on his own volition - that's cool alright. What happens when a sheriff decides other things aren't cool, like public assembly and freedom of the press? Will it be "cool" then?
when have free assembly and free press ever left people who are upholding their contract (paying their rent) without a home.
There are multiple contracts at play here. The sheriff is just making sure the people without high priced lawyers are represented.
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"What happens when a sheriff decides other things aren't cool, like public assembly and freedom of the press? Will it be "cool" then?" -anon 1:54
Heck no, we'd slap Sheriff Dart in the pokey if he tried to pull that.
Do like the stand he's taking on the issue he's standing on, though.
Sometimes, the law is wrong and it needs to be challenged, and changed.
I'm assuming you'd prefer that innocent law-abiding and on time bill-paying people be evicted and possibly end up homeless in this situation?
It's gonna be a tough next 8-24+ years for the historically heartless money men. President Obama will usher in a new era in business where having a conscience will be mandatory and the law of the land.
The mortgage companies are supposed to identify a building's occupants before asking for an eviction, but they were not doing that. And the law should be amended so it povides potection to the innocent victims of this current crisis. According to the article, in 1999 Cook county had 12,935 mortgage foreclosures, This year's total is expected to exceed 43,000.
Dart's in touch with the regular people, like our elected leaders should be.
Maybe he was a community organizer at one time.;D
where'd that cranky neocon anon 1:54 go?
I was once one of those tenants tossed out in the street unexpectedly due to problems with the owner. Luckily I had relatives nearby to take me in until I coudl find my own place. The court in that case did not give any consideration to those of us who were responsible rent-paying tenants. I don't understand how that is legal. I had one week to move out.
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