I assume the apartment is in Chicago. With only one means of egress (i.e. only one entrance/exit) your apartment is in violation of the building...

I am assuming that your lease is governed by Chicago's Residential Landlord/Tenant Ordinance (RLTO). The RLTO gives tenants a wide array of...

Do I need an attorney, to sue a former tenant for damage to my property due to her negligence?

You do not need an attorney to sue in small claims. The only time you absolutely need an attorney is if you did your business through a...

Can I terminate my lease if my building was sent a shut off notice for the heat?

I assume that your landlord is responsible for part of the gas bill for heat and hot water. You can terminate your lease if the landlord fails to...

Can I break my lease if...

I am assuming you are renting a condo unit and the unit owner above you is your problem. Typically this is not grounds for breaking a lease. ...

My landlord served me with a termination of lease. It has the wrong apartment number on it. Is it legal?

For a termination notice to hold up in court it has to accurately describe the property on which the tenancy is being terminated. It is possible...

How do we quickly remove inhabitant from rental home? She is NOT on the lease and the former tenant died 5/21/14.

If she ever paid any rent or contributed towards rent in any way that you know of then she is a lease-hold tenant. You can terminate her tenancy...

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Can I be evicted by landlord?

The landlord has a right to receive rent for the property up to the day the judge signs the order confirming the judicial sale. At that point the...

Does 5 day notice has to be dated today if I was to give 5 day notice today or can i date to future date?

The date of the Notice is the day you wrote it up. It does not have to be the same day that you serve the notice but you can never have a Notice...

If there is a written lease then the person is a tenant. If the person will not leave peaceably then you must take that person to eviction court. ...