Legal Opinion
McGee, Bertha v. Nelson, Gloria
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 23, 2003No. 03-2297PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Gloria Nelson and her mother Linda Mitchell rented a single-family house in Chicago from Bertha McGee. The lease called for a security deposit of $2,500, which Nelson and Mitchell (collectively “the tenants”) paid in cash. McGee put the money in a strongbox — a misstep, as an ordinance requires landlords to invest security deposits in segregated, interest-bearing accounts. When a dispute arose about the condition of the premises, McGee launched an eviction proceeding in state court; the tenants moved out and filed a counterclaim seeking return of the security…
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