GARDNER v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 11 C 7792.

SCOTT GARDNER, SARAH GARDNER, JOELLEN OESTER, JAMES FRIEDKIN, MARK HELLICKSON, VACATION RENT CHICAGO, LLC, JESS MARTIN, MARY MARTIN, JJB PRIME PROPERTIES, OUT WAY OUT, LLC, PETER RODA, DAVID SCHUBLAK, ALYN TRATT, MARIA ZEHAK, GEORGE ZEHAK, JANE NASH, JOHN RUCKDAESCHEL, DARRYL PHILLIPS, and BQ MANAGEMENT, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

March 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Gardner, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

Sarah Gardner, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

Joellen Oster, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

James Friedkin, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

Mark Hellickson, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

Vaction Rent Chicago, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

Jess Martin, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

Mary Martin, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

JJB Prime Properties, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

One Way Out, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

Peter Roda, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

David Schublak, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

Arlyn Tratt, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

Maria Zehak, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

George Zehak, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

Jane Nash, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

John Ruckdaeschel, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

Darryl Phillips, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

BQ Management, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by James Roland Griffin, Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. & Marty Jay Schwartz, Marty J. Schwartz, Esq..

City Of Chicago, Defendant, represented by Karen M. Dorff, City of Chicago, Department of Law & Rebecca Alfert Hirsch, City of chicago.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT W. GETTLEMAN, District Judge.

A recently enacted Chicago ordinance creates zoning restrictions and licensing requirements for short-term vacation rental properties. Plaintiffs own residential units in a condominium building in downtown Chicago and, for a number of years, have rented the units as short-term vacation properties. According to plaintiffs, the new ordinance prevents them from continuing...

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