Hayward v. Tinervin

Plaintiff, Otha Hayward, appeals a judgment of the circuit court of McLean County entered during a bench trial on June 28, 1983, dismissing the second count of plaintiff’s amended complaint against defendant, Jeff Tinervin, d/b/a Tinervin and Associates. At issue is the interpretation of legislation concerning the rights of certain tenants to the proceeds of deposits made with landlords to secure obligations of the tenants under a lease between the parties.

The legislation states:

“A lessor of residential real property, containing 10 or more units, who has received a security deposit from a…