Meyer v. Cohen

Defendant-counterplaintiff Susan Cohen owns and operates an apartment complex, located at 1415 North Astor Street in Chicago, which contains eight units. When plaintiff-counterdefendant Terri Meyer leased one of the units on July 15, 1989, Cohen was also residing in one of the apartments, Cohen’s son Curtiss was living in a third unit, another tenant was leasing a fourth apartment, and a fifth unit was rendered temporarily uninhabitable due to fire damage; the three remaining units were vacant at that time.

The lease between Meyer and Cohen was for a one-year period beginning August 1, 1989;…