The selected Respondents shall provide Eviction Services as required for approximately 1,800 Public Housing units located throughout suburban Cook County, Illinois, primarily in the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Municipal Divisions Two through Six. Residential apartments which are under the Housing Authority’s management are NOT located in the City of Chicago, and therefore eviction cases may NOT usually be prosecuted in the First Municipal District. Work may consist of assisting and advising the Housing Authority of Cook County on property management and lease enforcement issues, including, but not limited to: 1.) Rent collection; 2.) Lease terminations and evictions; 3.) Fair housing compliance; 4.) Interacting with tenants; 5.) Representing the Authority in grievance hearings, mediation sessions and in court proceedings, including but not limited to, eviction and bankruptcy cases; 6.) Following through with the vacating of units and execution of Court eviction orders through the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (including disposal of personal property) and, 7.) Collections efforts resulting from terminations and/or evictions. 8.) Periodic reporting to the General Counsel and other officers of the Housing Authority
