Attorneys agree to exchange viewpoints

•March 14, 2018•

By Ellen Ferrera
for the News Progress

The village of Bethany and landlords ongoing issues over who pays utility charges for delinquent renters will wait for attorneys to review a possible compromise.

Andrew W. B. Bequette of Bequette Law Office in Urbana is representing Gary Meritt and other landlords regarding the village of Bethany’s proposed Landlord/Renter Agreement.

He asked the board to table any action they were contemplating until he and the village attorney could meet and discuss concerns. Bequette outlined some of those concerns and advised that some of the items in the agreement could leave the village open to litigation. The two attorneys exchanged viewpoints and agreed to meet.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.