Yes, you should hire a lawyer to evaluate the situation.

If you are a Chicago tenant and subject to the Chicago Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance you have a claim for damages due to any failure by...

A lawyer might be able to help, but the economics may not be favorable. Usually when they acknowledge it they do come through. Large companies are...

The dog attack itself probably isn't grounds to terminate a lease. However, Chicago is pretty highly regulated and many leases can be terminated if...

This depends on what your lease says. I would be surprised if it covered such a specific issue.

It can be difficult, going through their possessions to see if there is a will, correspondence from an attorney or a safe deposit box is one way to...

There probably isn't a lot you can do. It would depend on the contract with the management company. You can, of course, convince the board to hire...

If you have a current written lease, the landlord can't change its terms until the lease is over. If you are month-to-month, the landlord most give...

When answering your question, I'm going to assume your daughter resided in Illinois at the time of her death. If she lived in a different state,...

The question is a little confusing, but a gift is not a debt. Given the money at issue, it makes sense to hire a lawyer for a formal consultation...