On the mortgage contract my wifes pension is listed as other income for repaying the loan on a refinance with cash out

Dear Mortgagor: Generally speaking in Illinois funds in a pension plan are exempt from creditors. However, there are certain circumstances if you...

Is it too late to collect on a note dated signed in 1949?

Dear Beneficiary: You should first check to see if there ever was a mortgage recorded on the Wisconsin property. If so, you should retain the...

If there is a closing money judgement in a forcible entry and detainment case does that mean I will be evicted?

Dear Tenant: The language you are using in your question is confusing. Did you get an order from the court or are you reading the docket? If you...

Eviction notice

Dear Roommate: As the prior poster noted the Landlord must serve your Roommate with a 10 day notice to quit. Under the circumstances, your...

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Bond hearing

Dear Litigant: You can file a motion to waive the bond. Also, the Order for Possession is only good for 120 days. Are you sure that the...

My tenant would not sign the bank forms to enable me deposit her security deposit. She only paid first month and security deposi

Dear Landlord: You are in the middle of a complicated piece of litigation and only focusing on a minor aspect. Any counterclaim will simply be a...

After signing a lease and paying my security deposit, can the landlord decide to rent a space to another person?

Dear Tenant: What you have described is somewhat complicated. While you signed a Lease beginning in March, you now cannot move in until June. ...

What possible defenses can be given when security deposits is commingled with landlords money. What if tenant willfully failed

Dear Landlord: The requirement for a separate account did not contemplate that it be in the name of your tenant. Thus, I do not think that your...

Dear Landlord: Illinois does not allow self help. You must serve the Tenant with a Notice of Termination of Right of Possession or a Notice of...

Order Possesion,

Dear Tenant: If the eviction has already taken place, contact the Landlord immediately to see if there are any items of yours left behind. If...