If the other party gets an emergency petition and I am not served. Will I be in contempt of court?

If you're saying that your "ex" filed for a TRO (temporary restraining order) and her attorney called you to appear in court on it, and you don't...

Collection on disputed special assessments

My honest gut feeling is that based on the limited facts you've presented, the officers may have neglected their responsibilities because...

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Condo Late Fee Charges

The incentive to avoid late fees is to pay on time, or ahead of time. But I have an additional question for you: did the board possibly breach its...

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What can I do with my landlord?

First commercial lease? In Illinois there are some protections residential leases but virtually none (but for zoning and building code violation...

Must I give the tenant the full amount of the deposit?

First, how many units in your building and do you live there? If 3 or less and you do, look at your lease and see what it says. And make sure you...

Unfortunately, banging on the walls got you just what happens in multi-family communities: a shove back. Short of seeing if the builder put any...

Do I have to respond to a settlement option in a mechanic's lien case?

I do not believe there's anything in the Act that obligates the contractor to file suit in response to an owner's demand. The question is...

Can I be sued over an ebay purchase.

Yes as the others say people can sue over anything today, especially if ebay and the card company refuse the buyer help. If either does help,...

The last 2 1/2 yrs our neighbors have had cameras directly on our home and yard with AUDIO now they say im stalking them, HOW?

There has to be more to this story, but one question I have is whether you have neighbors on just 1 side of you. If so, the unspoken part of the...

My tenants dont pay rent.

If they did not give you notice of problems with the rental unit by this time, their remedies under the Chicago Residential Landlord & Tenant...