Is my son liable for the entire lease if his roommate moves out?

This is the "flaking roommate" scenario. It is typically between roommates but is often a wife whose husband has left and she is waiting for the...

A hot water heater that keeps going out every 5 to 10 minutes

The hot water heater is supposed to work. If the landlord refuses to fix it there is not much you can do to get them to fix it. If it is too much...

The "return date" on your alias summons will also be the trial date provided that your process server serves process. Back in the day the Sheriff...

Is it legal for a commercial Sublessor to ask for full rent on an office space and then sublet to others?

The short answer is, "yes, it is legal" because there are no laws banning it. Your real question is whether the main tenant can make such an...

Is a landlord, leasing a space in the city of Chicago, required to provide the tenant with a copy of the lease agreement?

Your stated facts are not very clear. If the tenant signed a one-year, written lease which has now expired then the tenant will now be on a...

Does someone need a court order to evict a person from their house in Illinois?

An eviction is the point where a tenant is physically removed from and put out of the property. Only the local Sheriff has authority to do this...

Section 8 renter in chicago the landlord is selling the property my lease dose not end until February 2019. Can thid lease be br

The new landlord takes the property subject to your existing lease. If he wants to receive Section 8's subsidies he has to submit paperwork to...

Can I break a lease if the apartment address is different from the utilities service address?

This is a tricky one and a proper answer depends on many facts that need to be investigated. Why does the utility company have a different address...

Your pending marriage and job transfer are reasons why you want to break the lease but they are not legal grounds to do so. If you move out and...

If it is the landlord's refrigerator then it is the landlord's responsibility to maintain it.