Legal Opinion
Habitat Co. v. McClure
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 20, 1998No. 1—96—4145, 1—97—0295, 1—97—1972 consPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Zwick
Plaintiff, The Habitat Company, filed this action against defendant, Michael McClure, for possession of McClure’s apartment following expiration of his lease. McClure filed counterclaims against Habitat under the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/1 — 101 et seq. (West 1996)) (the Act) and the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. (1994)) (FHAA) for Habitat’s alleged discrimination in refusing to renew his lease due to his mental handicap. McClure subsequently vacated the premises and the case proceeded to a bench trial on his counterclaims. The trial court…
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