Our move-in fee was supposed to cover "cleaning & basic repairs" but the unit was not clean! Can I get money back?

You are going to have a difficult time forcing the landlord to clean the unit or refund your money. What you have is essentially a breach of...

Can I sue an airline for taking away my cabin baggage?

Airlines routinely make passengers check their carry-on baggage at the gate. This is usually due to the baggage being oversized, the passenger...

What remedies are available?

Unfortunately, most Illinois municipalities (other than Chicago, Evanston and a few others) do not offer robust protection for tenants. This answer...

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What is most effective in my case Send detailed statement to County State Attorney? Send statement to St. Supreme Court?

Do not send statements to governmental officials. You clearly need an attorney. Public defenders are fine lawyers and are certainly better than...

Can an employer hire a person just by posting externally and not post internally to current employees?

The company is free to do this unless there is a union or employment contract that prohibits it.

Do I pay rent if I have bedbugs?

Yes, if you don't pay your rent, you will be evicted. Bedbugs are hard to exterminate, but Chicago has a protocol that must be followed starting...

Renters rights

Fixing your problem without creating a dispute will be difficult. You might be able to issue a 14 day notice and then terminate the lease, but that...

My lover died,ive resided at the unit 4 3mos,continually,wanting 2 keep the unit but never was placed on the lease,what ???

Please see my answer to your other, nearly identical, question.

I have a Chicago tenant who is threatening to not pay the remaining installments to his security deposit. Can he be evicted?

You can evict him if he is violating the lease. In Chicago this requires a 10-day notice and he has a right to cure in these 10 days. You...

Leases and landlord tenant relations

You cannot force the landlord to put you on the lease. However, as a tenant, the landlord would have to use the in-court eviction process to remove...