You have two separate issues here. As for your unpaid wages you need to make a claim with the Illinois Department of Labor. As for the lease...

Can an attorney have these new building violation removed? We lost the buyer as a result of this? Can we sue the city?

You get an attorney to get into building court and talk to the the City Counsel and see if he/she can get the violations dismissed or settled and...

I received a summon for credit card debt - i do owe this money - and i am willing to pay

Do not send them the bank routing number. I would highly advise contacting an attorney to appear in court and negotiate a settlement. There are...

Need advice for self protection and collecting money

First dispute the charges with the credit company (however if he has own card and authority to use it the credit card company will be very hesitant...

You need to look to the agreement to answer this question. If you do not have an agreement in place I highly suggest having a lawyer draft one for...

I am buying a condo & the assoc. wants me to pay 4000 in legal fees from when the owner was there. Do I have to pay them

This depends on whether this is a bank owned property post foreclosure. Either way depending on when they provided you with the 22.1 disclosures...

Will business insurance offer enough coverage for sole proprietorship business?

You need to form an corporation ASAP whether it is a LLC or an S-corp. You do not want to risk your personal assets. Many law firms on here such...

How do I evict a tenant in a building not covered under the Chicago Landlord Tenant Ordinance?

You need to first serve them with a proper notice. Because they have not paid you can issue a 5 day notice. I highly advise contacting a...

I sold a business and financed them $10,000 in house financing, the terms were to pay me $2000.00 a month for 5 months

This is a breach of contract case and you need to sue on the note. Depending on the terms of the note you may be able to collect attorney fees,...

Do I have a case to sue pro se to get back my security deposit? Landlord is holding money because I had guests over.

You will need to review the lease to see whether there is a charge for guests - most likely there is not. That being said, if the property is in...