HOUSING AUTHORITY OF JOLIET v. CHAPMAN

No. 3-00-0619.

780 N.E.2d 1106 (2002)

336 Ill. App.3d 347

269 Ill.Dec. 382

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF JOLIET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Delores CHAPMAN, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

May 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Kennedy (argued), Kennedy & Kennedy, Joliet, for Housing Authority of Joliet.

Delores Chapman, Joliet, for Delores Chapman.

Timothy F. Horning, Meyer & Horning, P.C., Rockford, for Rockford Housing Authority.


Justice BRESLIN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Housing Authority of Joliet (Housing Authority) filed this forcible entry and detainer action seeking to eject defendant Delores Chapman from one of its low-income rental units because of a violation of her lease. The trial court found in favor of Delores; the Housing Authority appealed. We reverse and hold that local public housing authorities are given the discretion to terminate the lease of a tenant...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases