Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Mortgage Foreclosure
Court properly entered orders granting summary judgment, statutory damages, and attorney fees against purchaser of a foreclosed Chicago apartment, on the existing tenant's claim that new owner failed to comply with ordinance requiring it to offer relocation assistance or to continue the tenancy within 63 days of acquiring the property. Ordinance required that new owner should have made offer by the 63rd day of taking ownership, but it did not make offer until its 187th day of ownership. Tenant did not make an express waiver of her right to damages and fees. Tenant's fee request was supported by affidavits as to tasks performed by her attorney.(ELLIS and HOWSE, concurring.)