Word: evict
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...just not going to evict innocent tenants. It stops today.' THOMAS J. DART, sheriff of Cook County, Ill., on suspending foreclosure evictions in the Chicago area because renters were not being properly notified about their landlords' financial problems...
Last week, Sheriff Tom Dart of Cook County, Illinois issued a press release that quickly became news across the country; he was suspending all foreclosure evictions in the area because banks weren't notifiying tenants about their landlord's problems. "These mortgage companies only see pieces of paper, not people, and don't care who's in the building," Dart said in the release. "We're just not going to evict innocent tenants. It stops today." The Illinois Bankers Association quickly fired back with its own public statement, calling Dart's move "vigilantism." But supporters have been just as vocal...
...with corruption and fled to Britain earlier this summer, claiming he will not receive a fair trial back home.) Last week, Samak declared a state of emergency, giving the army the right to forcibly remove the protesters from his office compound. But the military, so far, has refused to evict the demonstrators...
...Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have occupied Thailand?s halls of power, camping out near the offices of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. In the early morning hours of Aug. 29th, protestors - some armed with bamboo poles, others with sporting gear more often associated with the Scottish highlands - managed to evict hundreds of police offers from the grounds of Government House. After celebrating their victory, the demonstrators snoozed on sleeping mats strewn across once-manicured grounds that usually host foreign dignitaries...
...municipality doesn't understand that if it is going to renovate this area, it needs to do it in a way that allows for the community to continue to live here," says Ozan. "They can't just evict everyone, raze the area and build a suburb. This is a historic community...