Plambeck v. Greystone Management & Columbia National Trust Co.

This case involves the question whether a tenant’s motive, even if "improper” or unrelated to the tenancy, is relevant in seeking to terminate a lease agreement under provisions of the Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (Ordinance). Chicago Municipal Code § 193.1 et seq. (amended September 8, 1986).

On September 15, 1988, Cynthia Plambeck (plaintiff or tenant) entered into a written lease agreement with Greystone Management & Columbia National Trust Company (defendant or landlord) for lease of an apartment in a seven-unit building in Chicago in which the owners did not reside.…