Brandzel v. Koretzky

Plaintiff Harold Brandzel, who is over 65, owns an apartment in a four-unit cooperative building. He claimed and was granted a homestead exemption under section 19.23 of the Revenue Act of 1939 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 120, par. 500.23 — 1), which resulted in a lowering of the building’s real estate taxes for the years 1972,1973 and 1974. He filed a pro se complaint against defendant Jennie Koretzky, another over-65 owner of an apartment in the building, to recover *94.01 as his share of the tax savings. Defendant’s answer and counterclaim alleged that the building was not a cooperative; that…