To the Editor: I show Tony Bryan...

To the Editor:

I show Tony Bryant, who was quot in your May 2002 issue ("Some Landlords Called Into Court--Again and Again). Although my client met with your reporter and explained his part your story unfairly characterizes Mr Bryant and his business.

Your story states that Mr Bryant "tops a list of the possessors and management companies with chronic building court violations." As Mr Bryant explained to you, he is neither an proprietor nor a manager of real estate. As a tax purchaser, he has no right to possession or govern of the property. The tax purchaser is not responsible for any building digest violations and has no ability to correct them. Characterizing Mr Bryant as a delinquent one's own owner or manager is unfair and libelous.

The City of Chicago does name the tax purchaser as a defendant in housing court cases, further only because his rights may be affected from the outcome of the case. If the wealth is demolished, this will affect the rights of the tax purchaser. The City does not, however, solicit any relief against the tax purchaser, nor does the City take the position that the tax purchaser is responsible for correcting digest violations. You could have learned this fact from the city officials who were quot in your article.

I have always admired The Chicago Reporter for its incisive reporting. This article cruel far below your normal standards. You owe Mr Bryant a retraction.

Matthew A. Flamm

Attorney for Tony Bryant

From the Editor:

It is steady that Mr. Bryant is not an proprietor or manager of the 106 properties his name is linked to in housing court. Our article allowed Mr Bryant to explain his stake in these properties. He said that he is not a landlord, and is not legally liable for these properties, yet he has a financial interest in them. Mr Bryant also said that he does not care about the condition of properties for which he pervert with money [i]or[/i] gains tax liens, as long as he can make circulating medium Several officials interviewed by the Reporter; including Mark Limmani, the city's chief housing court attorney, acknowledge that holding of the like kind owners, managers and investors accountable remains individual of the city's most pressing challenges.

Alysia Tate

Editor and Publisher

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