Do I need a real estate lawyer to get my security deposit back after more than 4 months have passed since vacated property?

Though it's hard to tell, you probably don't fall under the Security Deposit Return Act (5 or more units), so you would have only a breach of...

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A tenant owes us $50. for a late fee, she's never paid it with rent. She's now moved,have we the right to deduct 5 mos. later?

No lawyer would tell you to risk a lawsuit over $50. When your tenants go consult a lawyer, that lawyer will review everything - and likely find...

The landlord insisted that they changed the locks and someone used a key to break in. Can the lease be broken.

This alone is not grounds to terminate a lease. Your daughter should consult an attorney to determine whether there are other grounds. Never...

Want a subpoena issued to an investment co for phone records.

Subpoenas can only be issued in conjunction with a case. If you received the money there would not be damages to justify a civil case. It...

I own and live in the basement [ garden studio] of a 2-flat. Am I responsible under the new bedbug ordinance?

The bedbug ordinance itself is not part of the RLTO. However, whether the tenant has a right to exterminate and withhold is a completely different...

You can sue, but you probably wouldn't win and even if you did the amount awarded would not be worth the stress, cost and time of a lawsuit.

Is it legal for a landlord to specify in a lease that a tenant can have absolutely no overnight guests, even for a single night?

I'm unaware of any law that would bar such a clause (even in highly regulated Chicago). You probably just shouldn't rent from a landlord that is so...

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Is your landlord legally obligated to tell you they are in foreclosure? If so, can you point me to the law confirming this?

If you are in Chicago and not in a small owner-occupied building, 5-12-095 requires notification: 5-12-095 Tenants' notification of foreclosure...

Can I sue Condom mfg company?

Unfortunately condoms do break from time to time. Suing the manufacturer is probably not a viable option.

Court days versus calender days

Usually calendar days, unless the last day lands on a court holiday.