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Dolton trustees review resident-only trial of Dolton United housing program; escrow, fees and rehabs explained
Summary
Trustees during a Committee of the Whole meeting detailed a trial Dolton United Housing program limited to residents for an initial two-month application period, discussed a $10,000 escrow and a $4,500 legal fee, and explained deed transfer, 30-day start and one-year rehab expectations plus a proposed five-year occupancy requirement.
Trustees at a Dolton Committee of the Whole meeting presented final details for a trial Dolton United Housing program intended to return vacant or blighted properties to the tax rolls and place them with local residents.
Trustee Norwood outlined the program as a resident-first, trial initiative with a two-month application window. "We discussed an escrow amount of $10,000," she said, and the board described a separate $4,500 payment to the program's legal representative for the paperwork and court work needed to obtain deed transfers.
Attorney G, the program's counsel, described the legal path for acquiring qualifying properties: filing in the Circuit Court of Cook County…
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