Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard's Landlord Tries to Serve Eviction Papers – NBC Chicago

The landlord of a Dolton home rented to embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her boyfriend attempted to serve an eviction notice Tuesday because the couple missed rent payments before a Thornton Township meeting was canceled due to a lack of quorum.

Genetta Hull, Henyard's landlady, appeared at the Thornton township meeting Tuesday to get the money owed to her while serving an eviction notice to Henyard, the Thornton township supervisor.

“Now I have to pay a special process server to have them served, which means more fees for me,” Hull said.

According to Hull, the house was rented to Henyard and her boyfriend Kamal Woods in 2021.

Hull said she last received a payment in August and initially filed eviction papers in September.

Hull said she is now owed $5,000 in past-due rent in addition to late fees, adding that Henyard and Woods did not appear at Tuesday morning's Zoom hearing on the action.

“The sheriff has been here a few times to serve them. For a household making over $350,000 a year, I charge pennies,” Hull said.

Hull said she also was unable to gain access to the home or the home's garage to perform maintenance work.

“I gave them 48 hours notice and texted them. There is a code on the garage and a lock on the front door that have been changed,” Hull said.

An attorney for Henyard told NBC Chicago they would have no comment at this time.

Hull said she regrets renting to Henyard and Woods.

“I don’t think it’s worth the money, the money up front. I would have preferred to rent it to someone who is an honest person and works hard. As mayor, one would think he would maintain positive civic standards. You don't do that. “I don’t see that with these people, they just feel like they can do whatever they want,” Hull said.

The case will be back in court on Tuesday at the Markham Courthouse.

Henyard is also under investigation for her roles as mayor in Dolton and as supervisor in Thornton Township.