Breaking an apartment lease

The Chicago Residential Landlord & Tenant Ordinance* specifies that if you terminate a lease without the right to do so under it, the landlord is...

Do i need to send my rental payments to the bank since the house i'm renting is in forclosure

The lender needs to serve you with papers that entitle the lender or a third party (foreclosure sale purchaser) to the rent. Until that time, your...

How sheriff serve a summons?

Can they be served like that? Yes. Serve you personally? As the other answer states, not necessarily. The legal presumption is that someone over...

I agree techincally but now we're talking insurance....and there are special rights to redeem even after a sale is confirmed unless you waive...

Sheriffs forcible evicton only my tenants? what.........?

If she was not on the lease but allowed to live there as a guest or something but you did not name "unknown occupants" in your eviction case and...

Can a landlord throw out tenants belongings?

There is insufficient information here, especially whether "said no storage" is in writing or not. I would not just throw things out without...

When does a re-let become legally official?

You could be very lucky.....Most landlords make you sublet for the balance of your term or may allow you to assign the lease, but in either case...

Can a creditor's lien on my house stop it from being sold in a short sale?

The judgment creditor is entitled to satisfy its judgment any way it can, legally, and that includes a general judgment lien (probably what they...

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I had someone install an alarm system in my home now this company is trying to sue me for terminating the contract

Hmm. Let's see. If you signed a contract for services, you had a choice: (a) continue the contract and pay for the services per the contract,...

We are taking a small business to small claims court and they have a lawyer, if they win will we have to pay their lawyer fees?

You may have to look up the terms and conditions of the payment arrangement options selected; debit card transactions may be different from credit...