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From: Dave
Date: 08 Oct 2008, 23:33



Illinois sheriff: No foreclosure evictions on my watch


CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Sheriff Thomas J.
Dart said Wednesday he is
suspending foreclosure evictions in Cook County, which had been on track to
reach a record number of evictions, many because of mortgage foreclosures.




He said many of the evictions involve renters who are paying their rent on
time but are being thrown out because the landlord has fallen behind on mortgage
payments.




Mortgage companies are supposed to identify a building's occupants before
asking for an eviction, but sheriff's deputies routinely find that the mortgage
companies have not done so, he said.




"These mortgage companies only see pieces of paper, not people, and don't
care who's in the building," Dart said.
"They simply want their money and don't
care who gets hurt along the way.




"On top of it all, they want taxpayers to fund their investigative work for
them. We're not going to do their jobs for them anymore.
We're just not going to
evict innocent tenants. It stops today.
"



Dart said he wants the judiciary or the state Legislature to establish
protections for those most harmed by the mortgage crisis.




In 1999, Cook County had 12,935 mortgage

foreclosure cases; in 2006, 18,916 cases were filed and last year, 32,269
were filed. This year's total is expected to exceed 43,000.




"The people we're interacting with are, many times, oblivious to the
financial straits their landlord might be in," Dart said.
"They are the innocent
victims here and they are the ones all of us must step up and find some way to
protect.
"



The Illinois Bankers Association opposed the plan, saying that Dart "was
elected to uphold the law and to fulfill the legal duties of his office, which
include serving eviction notices.
"



The association said Dart could be found in contempt of court for ignoring
court eviction orders.




"The reality is that by ignoring the law and his legal
responsibilities, he is carrying out 'vigilantism' at the highest level of an
elected official," it said.
"The
Illinois
banking industry is working hard to help troubled homeowners in many ways, but
Sheriff Dart's declaration of 'marshal law' should not be tolerated.
"