Q: my wife and i home was forclosed on 10yrs ago now the housing court in chicago is saying that bank took the house
out of forcloser now the city wants us to pay to have it torn down we live in michigan we knew nothing about the forcloser being lifted and besides we have not lived in the house for ten yrs can you help us we are both disable with little income we have to borrow money to go to court june 26th
A: If the property at issue is located in Illinois, try posting your question under the category of "real estate law - Illinois." The primary issue is what responsibility there is under Illinois law for the demolition expenses. A factual question is whether you are the owner of the house for the purpose of liability for demolition expenses. Perhaps an attorney familiar with the issue of demolition-expense liability under Illinois law will be able to help you.
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