There is not a whole lot you can do to force your landlord to give you a mailing address. You may be able to find it through research if you know...

What are tenant responsibilities if fire sprinkler gets activated ?

You MAY be responsible if you turned the heat up too high and overworked the furnace--especially if you could have foreseen this event. However,...

I have single family house in west Rogers Park Chicago. I rented out basement to my friend which is illegal to rent

If the unit is illegal then you really cannot collect rent for it. However, by renting the unit your friend is breaking the law as much as you...

What to do about non-payment of rent with 5 months to go in lease?

You have grounds to evict the tenant. The process will take several months in Chicago and may not be worth it but waiting to start the eviction...

Chicago Landlord Tenant question:

You should give the management company notice that you have not abandoned the apartment, that you are currently out of town, and that you intend to...

The eviction backlog for the Sheriff of Cook County is 4 to 6 weeks.

Hi I am a landlord and I have a Eviction Order that takes affect in 9 days. What should i do next.

When the time for the Defendant to move runs out then you can take the Eviction Order to the Sheriff of Will County to enforce. The Sheriff will...

Can the landlord kick me out if they have only given me a five day notice but not served for court

Before a case can go forward the Court must have jurisdiction by process being served. This is the basic law but there is always more to a case. ...

How much notice must a landlord give when terminating a yearly lease in Illinois?

The general law is that when a lease expires, if the tenant remains on the property then the parties have a month-to-month tenancy; and this can be...

Can I have evict a family of five that was left behind from a previous tenant that broke the lease she picked up and left

So you have people that occupy your property. You own the property and they do not which means you have a right to evict them. More specifically,...