Should I take the village I live in to small claims court for negligence in a sewage back up that caused $10,000 damage?

1. Have you spoken to your own homeowner's insurance agent? They may be your best bet although you may have a deductible. 2. Village insurance:...

Who pays for interim receiver?

You have an attorney. A good attorney-client relationship means you need to ask your attorney these questions.

First, who is your landlord? If this is truly a rental, then the "complex" management is probably your landlord. If your rental is a condo, then...

Your dad's wife (apparently not your mom) was co-owner of the box. Assuming your information is correct, she became the "sole tenant" of the box....

Reactivating a condo association

I may have answered this question previously for you or another owner in your building. Just because the Illinois Secretary of State has dissolved...

Where a tenant pre-paid a residential lease for several years, in return for an "arms length" discount from then ---

The Illinois Revenue Act provides that issuance of a tax deed gives the buyer/grantee "merchantible" title, extinguishing prior liens, including...

Lawyers are charging differently for the same case. Why?

And some lawyers belong to firms that dictate rates over which they have no control, or belong to firms with more "overhead" (staff, other...

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I have been married for ten years. My husband had a business before we got married.

Dear Married in Chicago: There are too many unknowns/too few facts, for us to be certain. That being said: 1. The building: If you are NOT part...

What do I do now

To protect the estate if you are the executor of the will you can do a couple of things: (a) contact another attorney and fire this one -- you are...

RE Tax deductions on income tax returns, and paying into a mortgage escrow are different things. The bottom line, however, is whether your funds...

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