Plaintiff filed forcible entry and detainer action seeking possession of condo unit and damages for withholding possession. Cause was continued several times, and Defendant Fannie Mae filed emergency motion for continuance of trial date but failed to appear for presentment of motion. Court ordered that original trial date would stand, and after bench trial entered judgment for Condo Association. Court properly denied motion for continuance as Defendant failed to show diligence in preparation for trial. Court properly found Defendant responsible for preforeclosure assessments, including delinquent late charges, by virtue of the fact that it failed to pay any postsale assessments so as to confirm extinguishment of condo association's lien on unit. (COBBS and PUCINSKI, concurring.)
Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Condominiums