Can my Mom's landlord make her leave if he raises the rent to an amount she can know longer afford?

There is currently no rent control in Illinois, so a landlord can raise the rent as high as he or she likes when a written lease is up for renewal...

Does IL SCR 402 apply in civil cases as well as criminal for a conference? If not, what is a suggested alternative?

It is criminal only. One party can't force another to settle. The remedy when two parties cannot come to terms is a trial/hearing on the...

How to handle rent increase or not?

The landlord will probably not allow you to do this. He or she will probably give you a 30-day notice if you refuse to sign a lease. You can...

The person signing the affidavit takes on responsibility (and liability) for following the rules. If the decedent owes debts, those debts must be...

My mother passed away with out a will , my brother and wife live in the house they assume they get the house.

The key question will be how the house was titled. If it was individually titled in your mother's name (not jointly titled or with a transfer on...

Can a landlord put eviction on your background if they paid you a check at court to move out?

"Having an eviction on your record" can mean many things. There are some companies that serve landlords (kind of like credit checks) that pick...

Can I be grandfathered in after new company buys my apartment complex, when I moved here I was able to smoke inside, now I can't

Landlords may change the terms of a lease either at the end of a written lease (new conditions on renewal) or with 30 days' notice if a tenant is...

You can try talking to a supervisor, but many officers will tell people something is a civil matter so they don't have to deal with it. If the...

Can a tenant who controls thermostat complain apartment is too cold and withhold rent?

The city has specific rules for temperatures a unit must be at. If the heater cannot keep the unit at those temperatures, then it must be upgraded...

There is no set amount and the range can be huge. The award to a professional athlete that can never play again is far different than that to a...