Is payment after 5 day notice of full amount good enough for me to stay in my home and avoid getting eviction?

Hopefully you have a written agreement with your landlord that he will not evict you if you pay the amount in full. Because you paid after the...

What should I do if I am the only person to get written up for something that others at my workplace havedone?

Only if it is due to your status in a protected class or if you are a union member.

If a debt is passed to a debt recovery attorney does this constitute an 'assignment'?

The debt is not necessarily assigned. The employer may have simply hired a lawyer to collect it while it is still owned by the employer. If your...

I had a fire due to electrical issues in my laundry room in the unit, in the begin I had called maintaince out about the first

Whether the landlord is responsible will depend on the facts of the case, including the cause of the fire, and how a court interprets the...

I won a judgment against a real estate company about a month ago for failure to return my earnest money. The attorney

It is common to request a W-9 form. Your phone number was likely on many documents in the court file. All attorneys are registered here:...

Worried about Work Comp and my Future.

You didn't ask a question, but it is clear you need a workers' comp lawyer. Most offer free consultations and get paid a percentage of recovery.

You are almost certainly responsible for the bite. Illinois holds dog owners strictly liable for dog bites with only a few exceptions (provocation...

Impounded vehicle...who is really at fault?

If you do not give him his car back he may call the police on you, which wouldn't be good. You need to get your car back ASAP because those...

Can I break my apartment lease if I give my Landlord 30 days prior notice in writing? The new lease expires 12/30/2014.

If you have signed a new lease that ends 12/30/14 you cannot break your lease prior to that unless the lease itself has an early termination...

If a landlord, in the state of ill., does not send you a list of their deposit deductions within 30 days, can you sue for double

The applicable law depends on how big the building is and where the unit is located. If you are not in Chicago or Evanston, you likely have to rely...