Renters face eviction, betrayal in landlord foreclosure

More and more renters nationwide are being evicted and displaced, not because of anything they have done wrong, but because of their landlords’ financial woes. As landlords continue to lose properties to foreclosure, renters have become the collateral damage of the foreclosure crisis.

 

Foreclosed and evicted: A tenant tells her story

Early in the morning on July 6, Belinda White got a rude awakening. A real estate agent, armed with a letter, informed her that she had five weeks to vacate the South Side house. Her landlord had been foreclosed. Listen to White's side of the story.

Agencies scramble to help evicted tenants

Advocacy agencies may be able to help renters buy time until they have to move, but these non-profits have their own struggle – keeping up with the hundreds of renters who need help.

Sloppy mortgages, poor planning put rentals on foreclosure fast track

The subprime, adjustable-rate mortgages that have led so many homeowners to foreclosure have also wreaked havoc on landlords of small apartment buildings. Chicago experts explain why.

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