Lawsuit Over Plainfield House Filed By Former Son-In-Law

JOLIET, IL - A number of years ago, Timothy Dinnon married the daughter of Bolingbrook residents John Bloodworth and his Phyllis Bloodworth, but this marriage did not last. The couple divorced on June 15, 2016. Now, their house is at the heart of a new civil lawsuit filed at the Will County Courthouse. Dinnon is suing his former father-in-law and his former mother-in-law. The house in dispute is at 23707 West Andrew Road, Plainfield.

Dinnon is suing the Bolingbrook couple for breach of oral contract. The lawsuit was filed last week by veteran Joliet attorney Michael Lucas of the Lucas Law Firm on Hammes Avenue.

As part of the lawsuit, Lucas has furnished the court with an exhibit, which was a letter sent to his client on Feb. 23 by the Bloodworths. The letter informed Dinnon that "your month to month lease, which started on May 1, 2017 and (continues) to this day, will expire 30 days from this date. Please be advised that we do not intend to renew or extend it."

From there, the letter explained that "since you were not paying the rent directly to us per our agreements, we will now be taking over payments to the mortgage company and the insurance as of May 1, 2018."

The letter advised Dinnon he needed to find a new place to live.

"Since you have been a long time tenant, we will offer you the first opportunity to purchase it at a market value of $283,000, which was the original purchase price. If you are interested, please have either your attorney or realtor present us with a contract to purchase and we will review it."

The Feb. 23 letter warned Dinnon about the repercussions of not vacating the property.

"If you are not out on time, you will agree to pay all court costs and attorney's fees to compensate us for our loses, besides the $100 a day that we would normally receive if we should rent it out," the Bloodworth letter read. "You staying beyond the date mentioned in this letter would be an act of trespassing and would indicate that you are not fulfilling our wishes."

According to Dinnon's suit, his former father-in-law and former mother-in-law "refuse to transfer the property to (him) in exchange for (him) paying off the existing mortgage ... at this time ... approximately $206,000 is owed on Defendants' mortgage/note.

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