A $10 Million Class-Action Lawsuit was Filed Against Evanston Landlord for Uninhabitable Living Conditions
Three former tenants have filed a $10 million class-action lawsuit against an Evanston landlord and his son, as well as Mayor Daniel Biss, for restitution after living in “crumbling properties.”
Carlene Clarke filed the suit last December — citing infestations, water damage, mold problems and sewage leaks — against Sargon Isaac, the owner of the unit she rented in the 2100 block of Emerson. The lawsuit accuses Isaac of racial discrimination and alleges his actions violated the federal Fair Housing Act.
The suit states that when Clarke and her family moved in last April, they faced “uninhabitable conditions” including a leaking roof, inoperable heating and cracked walls and window frames.
Additionally, the suit alleges the unit had a rodent infestation so severe that the family could hear “mice and rats scratching and clawing in the walls every day.”
