Go down to the Clerk's office and they can get you a copy. If it has been a while they may have to pull it from storage.

Leases can typically only be amended with the consent of both the landlord and the tenant.

If the unit is in Cook County you should talk to a tenants' rights lawyer. Cook County has strong tenant protection laws. If outside of Cook...

You cannot impose a fine that is not in the lease and you cannot amend the lease without the tenant's consent.

Filing a lawsuit for something like this isn't usually economically viable. The legal fees would probably be higher than what you could hope to...

Such a lease provision would not be enforceable in Illinois.

You can file a lawsuit, and you might win, but it probably isn't worth it. The court system is slow and complicated, so you will need to spend a...

When the lease is up it is the landlord who gets to decide who to rent to (if anyone). The Chicago Fair Notice Ordinance provides extended...

Probably not. Some leases specify the amount of notice needed before an entry. If the lease doesn't, then reasonable notice. The problem is that it...

Hire an eviction lawyer and go through the in-court eviction process. With respect to physical violence, the police can be contacted and you could...