When answering this question, I am assuming the Chicago Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance applies to the apartment. If this is not true,...

If your sister lived in Illinois at the time of her death and died without a spouse, parents, or descendants, all probate property would go equally...

More information is needed. What is the citation for? What is the landlord trying to do to you because of the citation?

The executor can usually sell assets of the estate. The sale would likely have to be at fair market value. If you want to buy the property, you...

This sounds extremely suspicious and is probably a scam. I would ignore it.

You probably can, contact a Chicago tenants' rights lawyer.

I am going to assume your mother was the sole owner of the property and did not have any estate planning done, such as a will or trust. If your...

This should not impact the validity of a will, if that is your question.

If you owe rent, the landlord can sue you for it. The statute of limitations for breach of a written contract is 10 years (5 for oral), so there is...

People without a written lease that pay rent monthly are month-to-month tenants in Illinois. To end the tenancy, the landlord must give 30 days'...