Can my father get in serious trouble for renting the basement of a single family house?

Yes. As my father used to say, "If you have tenants, then you have headaches." As an attorney in eviction court for more than twenty years, I have...

Can i file a claim against lawyer who failed to disclose important communication in a real estate transaction?

Communication with your attorney should be a direct two way street without a third party such as a broker having any influence. Also, the attorney...

I'm international student I've been in Chicago 10 months now the landowner want charge me and thirteen to take me to the court

The lease is a very important document that determines your relationship contractually. The local ordinance or statute is also important so you...

How can I find a deed to property owned by my mother in Chicago?

Interestingly a new deed is created (like a link in a long chain) every time the property is transferred from one owner to the next. So you do not...

Does the Automatic Contract Renewal Act, 815 ILCS 601, apply to residential lease clauses requiring 60 day notice of nonrenewal?

The Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance applies because local ordinance has specific terms that address your issues not discussed at the...

I have a double wide trailer home that's on property that could possibly be auctioned off can I move my home?!!

In other words, the land is up for auction but there is no security interest or lien upon the title to your trailer. If so, then yes, you can move...

If there is no lease, can my landlord force me to move out without any legal notice? I'm scheduled to move on August 1,

Leases can be written or verbal. A verbal lease where rent is paid month by month requires a written thirty day notice to terminate the verbal...

Why is my lease not being renewed?

There is no "why" required to cancel someone's lease generally as renewal is not always dependent on a reason. It could be required if your lease...

Can CRLTO judgment against me be collected by seizing the current rent I get on the only condo apt. 72 yrs old, v Sm ss income.

Indeed it is a predatory case in Chicago under the residential landlord tenant ordinance which became law in 1986, allowing for attorney fees in...

If the address is wrong on all the documents, then the judgment cannot merely be amended, because the notice would pertain to a different address,...