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Eviction Abolition, Larisa G. Bowman

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

This Article contends that today’s eviction crisis in the United States is the civil equivalent of mass incarceration. Eviction, like mass incarceration, is a racialized and gendered system of social control heavily supervised by the state. State court judges order evictions, and law enforcement officers execute them. Eviction’s mechanisms of control are to punish, exploit, and surveil. Some tenants are forcibly removed from their homes as punishment for their poverty, while others pay their last dollar to remain housed. In nuisance and lease violation cases, tenants routinely are subjected to onerous “probationary” terms that place them under heightened surveillance. Low-income, …

All For A Fortnight: Calculating Redemption In Default Residential Foreclosures, Alex S. Moe

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

The Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law (IMFL) is a comprehensive statute laying out a single procedure for the entire foreclosure process. Residential foreclosures are dominated by statutory redemption, a seven-month period during which the borrower can pay off the entire loan balance and retain their property. Few borrowers do so, but the redemption period is independently important, for until it expires, a sale of the property--cornerstone of the foreclosure process--cannot occur.

The statutory redemption period starts to run when the borrower has been served. Normally, service occurs at a point certain in time. If service occurs by publication, however, the …

Illinois Real Estate Brokers: The Duties Of Disclosure And Accuracy, Paul Meyer

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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Real Property And Real Estate Transactions, Crystal Pruess Bush, Lisa O'Keefe

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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Real Property And Real Estate Transactions, Denise L. Berdelle, Nancy M. Hoffman

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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The New Judicial Roles In Illinois Mortgage Foreclosures, Eric T. Freyfogle

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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Real Property And Real Estate Transactions, Fred I. Feinstein, Timothy G. Mcdermott

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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The New Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law And Installment Sales Contracts, Victor Grimm

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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Real Property And Real Estate Transactions, Julie S. Chatz, Kristen E. Hazel

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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Fiduciary Duties Related To Pension Fund Investment In Real Estate, Peter M. Kelly

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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Aba Real Property, Probate And Trust Law Section, Title Insurance And You; B. Schick & I. Plotkin, Torrens In The United States, Christine Godsil Cooper

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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The Future Of Classified Real Property Taxation In Illinois: The Wake Of Hoffman V. Clark, Stephen A. Siegel

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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Ackerman On Property And The Law, David T. Ozar

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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The Abolition Of Dower: An Occasion For Re-Examining The Surviving Spouse's Rights In Illinois, Ann Ellen Acker

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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