“The Mess That Greenspan Made” is Tim Iacono’s blog which is subtitled, “How Eighteen Years of Easy Money Changed the world”.

His post, “Renters Unite!“, on October 16 describes a phenomenon that has been happening “under the radar.” He writes about renters being kicked out of the homes they rent because of landlords who lose their rentals to foreclosure.

One of the most respectable things he describes is that the sheriffs in Illinois and Michigan are coming down on the side of renters. Tom Dart, Sheriff in Chicago’s Cook County, announced last week he will no longer send deputies on court-ordered foreclosure evictions because many who were being evicted were renters who had faithfully paid their rent.

Perhaps renters should start doing credit checks on landlords!