If landlord cashed check that had memo stating "final rent payment- paid in full" can they attempt to get more?

Most Illinois tenancies which are not subject to a written lease are considered month to month tenancies. So, more than likely when you occupied...

Landlord is demanding full payment of back rent for three months, but has only given me one 5 day notice, can i get more time?

Only one five day notice need be served. If you do not pay the full amount within five days, then the landlord may file suit for eviction. You...

What a bank can properly do with a joint account depends upon the terms set forth in the documents you and your husband signed when the account was...

Would an LLC protect individual members of social hunting club in the event someone is accidently hurt or killed ?

Your most cost effective approach would be to form an Illinois not for profit coporation, which has must lower organizational and annual fees than...

Is Partition The Only Solution?

The end result of a partition suit among co-owners where the property is not subject to physical division among the owners is the sale of the...

Is a grown child and executor of a will entitled to be paid for their services?

You should be entitled to be paid, based upon an itemization of the services you rendered to the estate. Provided the other beneficiaries of the...

I and two others have formed a corporation, with equal ownership. What determines who will be president, vice-president

Generally, the officers of an Illinois corporation are elected by the Board of Directors. The Directors of the Corporation are elected by the...

My father left a last will stating that his house and lot is to be given to his 2nd wife only

Provided the will was validly executed and your father had the required testamentary capacity at the time the will was executed, the will would be...

My father left a signed dated piece of paper stating that all property was to be my step mother's when he died

To be valid as a will in Illinois, the document must have been attested in the prescence of the testator by two credible witnesses. If this was...

I have sale date of 3-17-09, on the notice it says; The homeowner has the right to remain in possessionfor 30 days after order?

Yes. Under the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Act, it is generally true that, unless the court has ordered otherwise based upon a motion of the...