I HAVE NO FAITH IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, MY DOG HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE FEB.20 AND I KNOW WHO FOUND HIM AND THEY CAN'T EVEN HELP Y?

You can hire a lawyer to investigate and file a lawsuit to get your dog back if he/she is able to determine where the dog is.

Tenant leaves before lease expires

I agree with Ms. Scott and would only add that it is often not worth the time to try to collect from tenants unless they have significant assets or...

Are Landlords required to send out Lease renewal Letter along with Lease extention form 60 days prior to lease ending date?

Landlord-tenant law is not very regulated outside of Chicago. If your lease does not set forth notice provisions for notification of...

Security Deposit return from a foreclosure property

You do not lose your deposit due to the foreclosure, but collecting it might be difficult. The key is going to be the size of the building. If the...

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Is it illegal for a Landlord to force you to stay when you want to move?

No tenant should ever terminate their lease without the assistance of a lawyer. Though it sounds like you have a good basis to terminate, you want...

Can I break my lease (penalty free) if I am being relocated because of work?

Generally no, this is not a sufficient reason. Many times landlords make mistakes that allow tenants to break their lease or negotiate their way...

Subletting with management approval

In Chicago the landlord may require permission to sublease, but that permission must not be unreasonably withheld. If the potential sublessors had...

As the other attorneys have noted, the answer is maybe. Your father should insist that his driver have adequate insurance and require that they...

Can a tenant break a lease? Without landlords permission?

It depends. Chicago landlord-tenant relationships are highly regulated and there are often ways a tenant can break a lease if the landlord did not...

The 33 1/3 (40% if appealed) agreement is fairly common. If the agreement says the attorney only gets 40% if an appeal is filed, and no appeal is...