Can someone who's name is not on the mortgage but on the title delay the foreclosure?

You should participate in the foreclosure proceedings, either with an attorney or pro se with the help of a legal aid agency. This will prolong the...

Is there limit to how much of all furture rent owed under the lease agreement that landlord can charge when tenant breaches.

In Illinois, when a tenant terminates early, the landlord must mitigate his damages. What this means in practical terms is that you must make a...

Legal ways of evicting boyfriend from shared home? However, I am the sole owner of the property. He wants compensation to move?

Without a rental agreement the law treats him as a month to month tenant. This means he can be evicted with a properly served 30 day notice and...

My lease is ending June 30th of this year. My landlord has told me she will only renew my lease if I pay 1 year in advance.

Landlords are supposed to give 60 days notice if they decide not to renew a lease. So, whether or not she can enforce the move out date depends on...

Is there anyway, I can get my security deposit returned to me because I fell to read the lease agreement ?

Actually, since you're in Chicago, if your building is covered by the CRLTO (Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance), section 5-12-14-...

I rent a room to a friend who only signed the lease with me. She don't have a contract with the landlord.

As correctly stated above, your contract with your friend is most likely not void. I would view this as a sublet agreement where you are the...

Evicting someone from your home that as no lease and deoes not pay rent

Since she has no lease, you may legally treat her as a month to month tenant. This means she can most likely be evicted by issuing a 30 day...

In Illinois forclosure, when does my name get removed from the property deed?

The property is yours until it is sold and the deed is legally recorded by the new owner. You have all the rights And responsibilities of ownership...

Can I sell my home if the bank is considering foreclosure?

Yes. The home is yours to sell unless the bank has gotten a judgment, auctioned the property and deeded it to the successful buyer. You can use he...

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What constitutes normal wear and tear when determining the return of a security deposit, in whole or in part?

I agree with attorneys Boykin and Braebender, adding only that LL must give you a statement of the charges in writing. This includes either...