no, that would violate a number of laws, fair housing, the city, state, county and federal laws.

Is a signed lease between a tenant and a landlord admissible in court?

yes usually, unless there are illegal provisions in the lease those provisions won't be honored. of course the parties must still be alive and...

I just signed a 13 month lease,moved in and on the 8th day was told my building has a SEVERE bed bug problem,3rd time in 3months

Here in Chicago bed bug cases are plentiful and the country is experiencing many bed bug cases. Your landlord may have done the correct event by...

The home i am renting has been foreclosed on. I have a lease that expires Feb 2011 and my rent is current.

you need to look up the records of the foreclousre and the county land records at the recorders office. You can always pay your rent into an escrow...

What legal rights do I have as a tenant or past tenant in Illinois ?

you may have a number of rights. you indicated that you paid a first and LAST month of rent. certainly you could use your last month as rent for...

there is no illinois law that would prevent this action. However, some municipalities like Chicago and Urbana have special laws that discuss the...

Commercial tenant doesn't want to pay rent, I don't want to evict, but sue him and keep him as a tenant, how do I go about this?

first review your lease for the remedies available to you upon the tenant's default. Also you must attempt to mitigate your damages.

If my landlord has to do construction in my unit and I have to move during this time. does this break my lease

You should give your landlord a letter explaining why you are moving and give him a cure period of time to fix things. In chicago that period of...

Can I garnish his children’s social security, he is using it to pay their monthly house hold bill/living expense

Social security is exempt under law.

the court costs are about $300 and the attorney usually charges $250 -$500 for a routine eviction.