Legal Opinion
HOUSING AUTHORITY CHAMPAIGN COUNTY v. Lyles
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 20, 2009No. 4-09-0106PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a bench trial in this tenant-landlord dispute, judgment was entered in favor of the tenant, defendant Elaine Lyles. Thereafter, the court awarded $5,089.50 in attorney fees to defendant and $145 in court costs.
On appeal, landlord plaintiff Housing Authority of Champaign County, an Illinois municipal corporation, challenges the award of attorney fees and court costs to defendant. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The record shows that plaintiff and defendant entered into a written lease agreement on April 24, 2003,…
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