No. Your access to the apartment needs to be arranged with the tenant and should only be for repairs. You will only cause yourself more problems...

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My apartment was recently broken into. The apartment is supposed to be secure. Is the complex responsible?

Probably not. It will be very difficult to prove the broken lock led directly to your break in.

Landlords are generally allowed to keep a portion of your deposit to cover damage that goes beyond normal wear and tear. After 5 years, painting...

Who is responsible for water damage caused by a garbage disposal?

Your sister should see an attorney to review the terms of the lease and condo bylaws, and to review the situation in more detail. She may or may...

My landlord is trying to have me clean up a leak in my downstairs neighbors apart, and says that it's my fault from a clog

Check the language of your lease. It's likely the language requiring you to pay the plumber as a result of clogging the pipes also requires you to...

The bank just took ownership of my house in a foreclosure. How long does the eviction process take in cook county.

The timing of a post-foreclosure eviction depends on where the foreclosure case is at this point. You own the house and are not obligated to leave...

I am trying to get a tenant out of my building but he hides. He owes me two months rent I filled a petition and went to court

Serving notice and filing the eviction case is all you can legally do. Once the court orders possession, you can have the sheriff come out and do...

Moved in an apt. with boyfriend, sign lease only to show that I will be living in the apt. he broke lease am I responsible

Yes, if you signed the lease you are responsible.

Can I sue the previous owner of my home and make him pay for city violations on my new home?

New owners take a property subject to any existing code violations UNLESS you agreed otherwise with the seller, and their payment of the fines or...

If there's a damages clause in the contract, you might find your answer there. If there is not a damages clause or if there's gross negligence...