A federal employment discrimination lawsuit against CYM Living, LLC was filed on December 23, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The case, Coe v. CYM Living, LLC (No. 1:25-cv-15641), is assigned to Judge Manish S. Shah and brought under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, the federal job discrimination statute.1PACER Monitor. Coe v. CYM Living, LLC CYM Living is a Chicago-based property management company and, according to tenant complaints and BBB records, a rebrand of Pangea Real Estate, the landlord identified in a Chicago Reader analysis as the most prolific eviction filer in Cook County.2Chicago Reader. Pangea Has Taken Thousands to Eviction Court
What Is Known About the Coe Case
The plaintiff is Danniel Coe. Atlas Consumer Law represents Coe, and Pretzel & Stouffer represents CYM Living.3Law360. Coe v. CYM Living, LLC The docket classifies the matter as a civil rights employment case, meaning it falls under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which covers workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Publicly available docket information does not yet detail the specific allegations Coe has raised or any rulings by Judge Shah. As of early 2026, the case remains active and in its early stages.1PACER Monitor. Coe v. CYM Living, LLC
Who CYM Living Is
CYM Living was incorporated on April 11, 2008, and is headquartered at 433 W. Van Buren Street in Chicago.4BBB. CYM Living LLC BBB Business Profile5Workable. CYM Living Job Listing6CYM Living. 6125 S Wabash Property Listing7MapQuest. CYM Living Auburn Gresham Leasing Office
The Pangea Real Estate Connection
Tenant complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau in early 2026 describe CYM Living as a rebrand of Pangea. One April 2026 complaint states that when the company “had a brand switch and started going by CYM Living they launched a new resident portal.” A tenant who moved in during 2021 described reporting maintenance problems to Pangea for years before the name change, then continuing to report the same issues to CYM Living. Another complaint refers to a property manager “employed by CYM Living / Pangea,” treating the names as interchangeable.8BBB. CYM Living LLC BBB Complaints CYM Living’s BBB profile also lists multiple “Pangea Real Estate” branch locations in Indianapolis under its umbrella.4BBB. CYM Living LLC BBB Business Profile
Pangea, founded by Al Goldstein, has a documented history of aggressive eviction practices. A Chicago Reader analysis of Cook County eviction court data from 2007 to 2018 found that Pangea filed more than 9,000 eviction cases against its tenants since 2009, taking as many people to court as the next four largest landlords combined. Between 2013 and 2017, the company filed eviction cases against roughly 17 percent of its tenants each year. In 2018 alone, it filed 1,137 eviction cases, and Cook County records showed that 60 to 70 percent of tenants served with those filings were ultimately evicted.2Chicago Reader. Pangea Has Taken Thousands to Eviction Court
The Metropolitan Tenants Organization reported receiving more calls about Pangea than any other Chicago landlord, with frequent complaints about maintenance disrepair and unexpected water-billing fees.2Chicago Reader. Pangea Has Taken Thousands to Eviction Court A separate class action alleged that Pangea misled tenants into leasing problem apartments, ignored complaints, and threatened those who objected.9Legal Newsline. Class Action: Pangea Allegedly Misleads Tenants Into Leasing Problem Apartments
Tenant Complaints Since the Rebrand
CYM Living’s BBB profile shows 182 consumer complaints filed over the past three years, with 68 closed in the most recent 12-month period. Service or repair issues make up the largest category, followed by facilities, product, customer service, and billing issues. Of the total, 161 complaints were marked “Answered” by the business but not resolved to the consumer’s satisfaction; only 21 were marked “Resolved.”8BBB. CYM Living LLC BBB Complaints
The habitability complaints are specific. One tenant reported a ceiling collapse that left debris and dripping water. Another described urine leaking from a bathroom ceiling because of a corroded pipe from the upstairs unit. Multiple tenants cited ongoing roach, rodent, and raccoon infestations, with one attributing a roach problem to maintenance staff bringing in an appliance from an already-infested unit.10BBB. CYM Living LLC BBB Complaints Page 6 Others documented electrical outages lasting up to five days, broken stoves and heating systems, and lack of gas service in cold months.11BBB. CYM Living LLC BBB Complaints Page 2 Security complaints included broken gates and gunfire on the premises.
Communication is a recurring theme. Residents said they could not reach property managers or corporate staff by phone or email, and one reported calls being routed to international operators who could not transfer them to anyone at the company.8BBB. CYM Living LLC BBB Complaints Complaints also cited leasing offices closed during posted hours, missing security deposit refunds, and unexpected fees.11BBB. CYM Living LLC BBB Complaints Page 2
If You Rent From CYM Living in Chicago
Many of the conditions tenants have described fall under Chicago’s Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, the city’s rental housing framework since 1986.12City of Chicago. Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance The ordinance prohibits landlords from retaliating against tenants who report code violations or request repairs. If a tenant engaged in that protected activity within the year before a landlord took adverse action, the law creates a presumption of retaliation. Tenants who prove retaliation can recover up to two months’ rent or double their actual damages, whichever is greater, plus attorney’s fees.13American Legal Publishing. Chicago Municipal Code Chapter 5-12
Illinois law requires at least a five-day notice before an eviction can proceed for unpaid rent, and tenants have “pay and stay” rights in those cases.14Illinois Legal Aid Online. Landlord Tenant Laws City-level enforcement against landlords for building code violations is limited: criminal charges are rare, and Chicago does not license landlords, which restricts officials’ ability to bar problem operators from the market.15Injustice Watch. Code Enforcement Chicago Lackluster One boundary worth flagging: the Coe suit is an employment case, not a tenant case, so its outcome will not directly resolve any rental dispute a resident may have with the company.