Tag: IDFPR
Is your rental service agent a convicted criminal?
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation ("IDFPR") is responsible for licensing real estate professionals. In our judgment [...]
More enforcement capability for new Illinois Division of Real Estate
Chicago's rental services have a long history of advertising abusively on Craigslist and in other venues in flagrant violation of a number of provisio [...]
Working with these agents is like eating flies
A tipster forwarded me the latest mugshot of Jerome Bressert, a rental services agent who was recently arrested in DuPage County on a domestic bat [...]
Leasing agent works 16 months on 120-day permit
Rent Here Realty's Chardonnee Cunningham has five glowing reviews at Yelp, the most recent from two weeks ago. The earliest of the remaining four, [...]
On Zillow, Trulia and hotpads, almost every rental service ad is illegal
The headline makes a broad but defensible claim, and one that reflects grossly indefensible behavior on the part of Zillow, Trulia and hotpads.
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Apartment Savvy doubles down on dumb law-breaking
The Illinois Real Estate License Act makes it illegal for real estate brokers to run blind ads, i.e. ads that don't include the brokerage name, an [...]
State slaps $10K and $25K fines on Chicago rental agents
The most recent summary of disciplinary actions (pdf) from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) includes the follo [...]
Rental service pirates invading the suburbs
A tipster alerted me to a development that's worrisome to suburban landlords, and ought to concern tenants also.
City-based rental services have b [...]
Is it finally handcuffs time for Exchange Apartment Finders?
As far back as November 2000 Exchange Apartment Finders was fined for practicing real estate without a license and ordered to obtain one. We've found [...]
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