Weekly Reports on Rental Buildings in Foreclosure

Beginning in the Spring of 2009, the Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing's Tenants in Foreclosure Intervention Project began collecting and reviewing current data related to tenants in foreclosure in Chicago.  We use this data to create weekly reports for 14 community areas in Chicago. These reports are designed to alert our community partners of issues in their neighborhoods and to understand trends and identify patterns that may impact our legal strategy. As the only organization focused on the legal issues related to tenants in foreclosure, TFIP is committed to raising public awareness about the situation facing renters and working with community partners to improve policy concerning tenants in foreclosure. In the 3rd Quarter of 2009 there were nearly 2,000 foreclosures filed on multi-unit buildings in Chicago. Those buildings contain more than 5,000 units. 
 
The Tenants in Foreclosure Intervention Project (TFIP) issues weekly reports for the following New Communities Program (NCP) communities: Auburn Gresham, Chicago Lawn, Douglas, Grand Boulevard, North Kenwood-Oakland, East Garfield Park, Englewood, Humboldt Park, Little Village (South Lawndale), Logan Square, North Lawndale, Pilsen (Lower West Side), South Chicago, Washington Park, West Haven (Near West Side), and Woodlawn.
 
See the reports