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IN RE McGEE

No. 03-2297.

353 F.3d 538 (2003)

In the Matter of: Bertha McGEE, Debtor-Appellant. Gloria Nelson and Linda Mitchell, Creditors-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 23, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Yen (submitted a brief), Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, IL, for Appellee.

Bertha McGee (submitted a brief), pro se, Glendale Heights, IL, for Debtor-Appellant.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Gloria Nelson and her mother Linda Mitchell rented a single-family house in Chicago from Bertha McGee. The lease called for a security deposit of $2,500, which Nelson and Mitchell (collectively "the tenants") paid in cash. McGee put the money in a strongbox — a misstep, as an ordinance requires landlords to invest security deposits in segregated, interest-bearing accounts. When a dispute arose about the condition of the premises...

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