How is USE AND OCCUPANCY calculated. From the day of the hearing or from when it was filed.

Dear Landlord: My experience in the Circuit Court of Cook County is that the judges will enter orders for U & O from the date you filed the motion...

I've found a USE AND OCCUPANCY as my tenant requested a trial. The hearing for the U & O in in two months.

Dear Landlord: I am surprised that the hearing on U&O is not for 2 months. The point of U&O is to have the Tenant pay rent during the pendency of...

Can i ask for a continuance to file discovery motions after a motion for summary judgment was file in my home forclosure case.

Dear Litigant: I agree 100% with what the prior poster stated in his answer. To answer just your first and last question, the answer is...

Dear Tenant: The short answer to your question is "maybe". As the prior poster noted, you do have claims against this Landlord. The bigger...

In illinois. I need to break my lease only one month in. My downstairs neighbor has made me feel uncomfortable living there

Dear Tenant: Based on the facts above, it is unclear whether the advice you have received is sound. If you are covered by the City of Chicago...

Who is responsible for legal fees if some beneficiaries file to force a sale through an action(lawsuit) for 'partition'?

Dear Beneficiary: You should contact an attorney who is familiar with Michigan real property law and in particular, partition suits. If the case...

In apartment with the heat included can they turn off the heat during the day and up too high at night(90degrees)?

Dear Grandparent: I am sorry that your family is in this situation. In the City of Chicago, check the Landlord Tenant Ordinance which requires...

If I want to file a motion to vacate a judgment/ruling pro se, who rules on that? the judge alone?

Dear Litigant: Just to expand on what the other posters noted (I agree with both) make sure that the basis for the motion to vacate is because of...

Can I challenge the District Court's Territorial Jurisdiction 1 year Post Judgment?

Dear Litigant: It sounds like your matter was in Illinois State Court and not Federal Court. If it was in State Court, then the fact that you...

Holdover status

Dear Tenant: It may be time to retain counsel. I believe that as a Tenant you have an argument that the Lease was renewed for 12 months on the...