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My wife and I are renting a home one of her daughters owns. I pay half the rent and my wife pays the other half by baby sitting her daughters children for 10 months out of the year and (no money changes hands from my wife and her daughter). The other two months of the year her daughter demands I... View More 
answered on Aug 13, 2015
Is this arrangement memorialized in a written lease/agreement? If not, it would be a good idea going forward to have the terms of your agreement in writing. Absent a written agreement, much of the answer to your question depends on where the property is located, since several municipalities impose... View More
Utility saying they can't get them in their name because they owed outstanding bills.
answered on Jul 28, 2015
You can certainly evict tenants who have missed rent payments. You will first need to serve them with the notice that is proper under Illinois law, as well as any possible local ordinances (i.e. - in Chicago or Evanston). The contents and service of the notice are highly technical, however, and... View More
I have signed lease from my tenant from June 1st 2014 to May 31 st 2015. My client leave property with out notice he leave on feb:15 , not even paying for feb rent also and keep lots of garbage in the back yard and dog poop and garbage in house. I have to pay clening of poop and removel of back... View More
answered on Jul 28, 2015
I'm sorry to hear about your tenant and the damage caused to your property. Your best bet is to attempt to sue your former tenant in small claims court for the unpaid rent and property damage. Depending on your specific location in Illinois, the court costs to do so are fairly low, and you can... View More
I haven't sign a lease since 2009...so he can't its in the lease to clean carpet when I move
answered on Jul 28, 2015
It depends on what is in your lease. I know you say that you haven't signed one since 2009, but if you have remained in the unit uninterrupted since then and have operated under the same terms as before, your landlord can argue that your month-to-month tenancy contained the same terms as the... View More
answered on Jul 28, 2015
It depends on how you and the landlord proceed after the expiration of the initial lease. If you submit and your landlord accepts/cashes your normal rent payment on the same day of the month you always have, the landlord is accepting you as a tenant again. The term of the new tenancy and amount of... View More
answered on Nov 9, 2013
a signed contract, and that is what a lease is, is an agreement between two parties. if one party to the lease makes unilateral changes that have not been agreed by the other party, then those changes are not a part of the agreement the parties have. they other party's agreement is manifested... View More
answered on Nov 9, 2013
if there is no written lease, then your tenant has a month to month tenancy. you can give them a 30 days notice. if they have not moved by the end of the 30 days, then you can file an eviction action.
answered on Nov 9, 2013
illinois allows for interest on judgments to accrue at 9% per annum. is is greater than 9%? if so, then it is excessive. if not, then it is not excessive.
answered on Dec 7, 2012
That usually means that enforcement of order is delayed until 9 7 12.
Also, if they are asked to sign an agreement on how they would like to receive any future interest.
What is going on?
answered on Dec 7, 2012
IL law requires that interest (very little) be paid to tenants every year for their security deposit which is supposed to be held in a segregated bank account by LL.
answered on Nov 20, 2012
Usually in this situation if you both signed the lease each of you are jointly and severally liable for rent. What this means is the landlord can sue either of you, or both of you, for the FULL amount of the rent. He can get a judgment or collect against only one of you if he wants. However, you... View More
answered on Oct 11, 2012
Possibly. Call the clerk of court where case is being heard or go there and pull file and look at paperwork. See if Judge allowed. You may have been served and were not aware. There are different types of service. Call MTO at
www.tenants-rights.org/. They may be able to help you. Good luck.
answered on Aug 27, 2012
Look at this post from Metropolitan Tenants Org. It explains alot.http://www.tenants-rights.org/faq-tenants-and-foreclosure/
Tenants and Foreclosure – FAQ
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Tenants impacted by foreclosure: Frequently Asked... View More
Not want to incur the time and expense of legally evicting me through the court system for nonpayment of rent? I had been living with my boyfriend who passed away in April. His next-of-kin does not intend to pay rent and I'm trying to find a place to move. I do not have a lease with the... View More
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answered on Jul 21, 2011
can you please clarify what MHC stands for. I do not want to guess.
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answered on Jul 21, 2011
No, however, the landlord will have to pay you interest and comply with appropriate,time accounting and documentation rules.
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answered on Jul 21, 2011
Illinois law prohibits rent controls on provate property, so the answer is no.
We live in Northern Il.Does the il. Housing Athoeity rules apply to this area?
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answered on Jul 8, 2011
You need to look at your lease to see ifthere are any rights spelled out. If this poses a health problem or significantly interferes with your use of the property, you have cause for asserting constructive eviction, moving out and possibly getting some rental payments back.
You can also... View More
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answered on Jul 8, 2011
Yes. Not likely to happen unless it is an established procedure that you landlord never deviates from.
Possession of my home right away?
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answered on Jul 8, 2011
You cannot get possession right away. You have to provide the appropriate notice and then file for eviction.
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answered on Jul 8, 2011
You are still obligated under the lease. However, you will now pay the new landlord.
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