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Logan Square Tenants Who Went Without Consistent Heat In Winter Sue Landlord M. Fishman Over Rent Dispute

Tenants withheld rent this winter after the heat problems. Fishman won't acknowledge the rent strike and is wrongly charging late fees for unpaid rent, the tenants' lawyer said.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Logan Square Tenants Say They Went Without Consistent Heat During Bitter Cold — And It Took Landlord 2 Weeks To Fix It

Tenants of a Spaulding Avenue apartment building are on a rent strike after they said indoor temperatures got as cold as 50 degrees, and they had to sleep in coats and buy heated blankets.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Tenants Booted From Startwork Studios As Landlord M. Fishman Closes Low-Cost Artist Hub In Logan Square

Startwork Studios tenants were recently given 30 days to vacate the premises. "It's kicking out the little people who made the neighborhood what it is," one said.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Milshire Hotel Sign Will Stay In Logan Square After Owner Cancels Auction

Property investor Mark Fishman reversed his plans to sell the historical neon sign after community pushback. Now, he's working with community leaders to make sure it stays in Logan Square.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Mark Fishman Is Selling Logan Square’s Iconic Milshire Hotel Sign. What’s Next For The Building?

Preservationists are rushing to save the neon sign, believed to be about 80 years old, after it listed on Live Auctioneers with a starting bid of $5,000.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

After Two-Year Legal Battle Over Rent, Ald. Ramirez-Rosa Pays Mark Fishman $60K, Records Show

The lawsuit between the longtime adversaries stemmed from a years-old rent dispute over the office the alderman once rented from Fishman.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Logan Square ‘Downzoning’ Efforts Approved By City Panel Despite Prominent Landlord’s Threats To Sue

The measures were dropped at the city's last Zoning Committee hearing, but they were resurrected at Tuesday's hearing and approved.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Prominent Logan Square Landlord Threatens To Sue City Over Zoning Change And Gets His Way — Again

The move involving the Parson's site in Logan Square raises broader questions about whether threats of lawsuits should dictate if city legislation moves forward, an alderman said.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Mark Fishman’s Buildings Dropped From Milwaukee Avenue ‘Downzoning’ Plan After Landlord Threatens To Sue

It's the latest in a long-running battle between the prominent landlord and Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th), who after years of gathering community input sent the measure to City Council.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Would Logan Square Affordable Housing Complex Create Parking ‘Nightmare’ As Opponents Claim In Lawsuit? Not At All, Report Finds

The lawsuit is "another example of a kitchen sink attempt to block affordable housing by any means necessary," the researcher wrote in his data-driven report.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

New Lawsuit From Logan Square Landlords Aims To Stop Affordable Development — But It Won’t Work, Officials Say

While the all-affordable housing complex on Emmett Street will eliminate a parking lot, most residents support making the area more affordable.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Mark Fishman And Logan Square Landlords Sue To Block Affordable Housing Project Near Blue Line

The lawsuit argues replacing a surface parking lot with 100 subsidized apartments would cause them “irreparable injury.”

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Controversial Landlord Mark Fishman Gave At Least $100,000 To Ald. Ramirez-Rosa’s Opponent, Records Show

An expert said the move appears to be a "blatant" example of campaign finance law exploitation.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

How Many Of Chicago’s 77,000 Big Buildings Recycle? Nobody Knows.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to take recycling to Chicago's high rises and commercial buildings has fallen short because of lax enforcement and a series of bureaucratic snafus.

Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park

‘He Dined And Ditched’: Landlord Accuses Ramirez-Rosa Of Running Out On His Office Lease; Alderman Says It’s Politics

A corporation associated with M. Fishman Co. made a $5,000 donation to Rosa's opponent Yu Dieterich last month.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Landlord Mark Fishman Kicked Me Out Of My Ward Office, Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Says

Ramirez-Rosa contends the landlord manufactured a lease dispute to "bully and buy him." Fishman alleges the alderman owed $42,000 in back rent.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale