Victory for the Vialdores family

Pretty amazing scene in the courtroom today. The jury in Carol's case found that she had not violated her lease, and that Carol can stay in her apartment. After hearing the litany of lies put out by Northpoint against Carol, they agreed that she had a right to keep her home. As the evidence came out, the company constantly readjusted its petty attack, as though the ground they were walking on was falling out from underneath them.

We'll have a party pretty soon to celebrate, but we have to remember that there are thousands of other folks in Chicago facing this same problem right now. This is a step, and a huge important step at that, but we have a lot more work to do to ensure that everyone can exercise their basic human right to housing.