Miscellaneous

Let?s say you?re a tenant who pays the rent on time. Unfortunately, your landlord defaults on the mortgage. Result: the bank forecloses and you are evicted.

Or not, if you live in Cook County, Illinois. The Trib reports:

As the nationwide mortgage crisis puts the squeeze on homeowners, the Cook County sheriff's office is on pace to evict more people than ever from foreclosed homes.

At least it was until Wednesday, when Sheriff Tom Dart announced he wouldn't do it anymore.

Dart cited the growing number of evictions that involve rent-paying tenants who suddenly learn their building is in foreclosure because the landlord neglected to pay the mortgage. By refusing to do any foreclosure-related evictions, the hope is that banks will change their policies....

See also the Sun-Times story. Hat tip to God?s Politics.