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C-U
Tenant Handbook (Illinois)
Answers questions from A-Z from subleasing, to roommates to landlord's right of
entry and more!
What Your Rights
Are As a New Tenant (In Chicago Only)
Renter's Rights Handbook For Illinois (36 pages)
Has forms, checklists, and law on repairs, evictions, subletting and more.
Types of Leases, Subletting, Repairs, Security Deposits, Time Needed To
Terminate Leases (Illinois)
Selecting
Your New Home
What to do before you rent. Common sense tips for all states.
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Repairs
& Maintenance
Special protection for Chicago residents.
Landlord Tenant Rights (Illinois)
Repairs, security deposits, notice to leave, late rent, rent increases,
eviction, utilities, etc.
Heat & Other
Essential Services (Chicago)
Laws against shutoffs and Landlord bad conduct.
C-U Tenant Handbook
(Illinois)
Answers questions from A-Z from subleasing, to roommates to landlord's right of
entry and more!
Renter's Rights Handbook For Illinois (36 pages)
Has forms, checklists, and law on repairs, evictions, subletting and more.
Building
Security, Locks & The Law (Chicago Only)
Rent
Increases, Reasons To Break a Lease Early, Withholding Rent, Evictions &
Security Deposits (Illinois)
Brief answers to common questions.
When You or Your Landlord Can Terminate The Lease (Illinois)
Lists reasons and notice requirements.
Types of Leases, Subletting, Repairs, Security Deposits, Time Needed To
Terminate Leases (Illinois)
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.
Getting Your Landlord To Make
Minor Repairs (General)
Cleaning
& Repairs A Landlord Can't Charge For
(Not State Specific)
Tactics To Get Your Landlord To Make Repairs (Not State Specific)
Find Your
City's Municipal Codes
Learn how your city code treats, garbage, nuisance and safety hazards. If you
can't find your city, follow their links to other code sites that can help you.
Landlord Tenant Laws
In 49 States & DC (Missing LA)
If your apartment has been
rendered unlivable by your landlord's breach of his obligations, see
Uninhabitable
Premises/Constructive Eviction
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Security
Deposits
Security Deposit Rights
In Chicago (Illinois)
Landlord Tenant Rights (Illinois)
Repairs, security deposits, notice to leave, late rent, rent increases,
eviction, utilities, etc.
C-U Tenant Handbook
(Illinois)
Answers questions from A-Z from subleasing, to roommates to landlord's right of
entry and more!
Renter's Rights Handbook For Illinois (36 pages)
Has forms, checklists, and law on repairs, evictions, subletting and more.
When You or Your Landlord Can Terminate The Lease (Illinois)
Lists reasons and notice requirements.
Types of Leases, Subletting, Repairs, Security Deposits, Time Needed To
Terminate Leases (Illinois)
Faqs on Rent Increases, Reasons To Break
a Lease Early, Withholding Rent, Evictions & Security Deposits (Illinois)
Brief answers to common questions.
Where
To Get Legal Or Government Assistance
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.
What The Landlord Can & Cannot Charge You (Chart)
Items damaged by ordinary
wear & tear vs. those damaged by the tenant's negligence.
Deadline For Returning Security Deposits (Chart For
50 States & DC)
Also has links to help orgs & law in many of the states. See their homepage for state guides on
Landlord-tenant law.
Deadlines
For LL To Itemize & Return Deposits (Chart For
50 States & DC)
State Limits On
The Amount You Must Deposit (Chart For All 50 States & DC)
The limits on how much $ the landlord can demand upfront.
Landlord Tenant Laws
In 49 States & DC (Missing LA)
May also have state specific brochures and pamphlets.
Security
Deposit Statutes
(In 48 States, Not in WV or WY)
Links to the actual statutes, state by state. (Lots of legalese)
Rent Issues
Landlord Tenant Rights (Illinois)
Repairs, security deposits, notice to leave, late rent, rent increases,
eviction, utilities, etc.
For help in your county or city, add the name of your county or city after the
name of your state.
Faqs on Rent
Increases, Reasons To Break a Lease Early, Withholding Rent, Evictions &
Security Deposits (Illinois)
Brief answers to common questions.
C-U Tenant Handbook
(Illinois)
Answers questions from A-Z from subleasing, to roommates to landlord's right of
entry and more!
Renter's Rights Handbook For Illinois (36 pages)
Has forms, checklists, and law on repairs, evictions, subletting and more.
When You or Your Landlord Can Terminate The Lease (Illinois)
Lists reasons and notice requirements.
Types of Leases, Subletting, Repairs, Security Deposits, Time Needed To
Terminate Leases (Illinois)
For Those Without A Written Lease See Verbal Rental Agreements
Financial Assistance
RentAssistance (In All 50 States &
DC)
RentAssistance provides a directory of rental assistance agencies and
organizations that will help you pay your rent. Some listings are government
organizations other are non-profits and charities that offer rental assistance
programs. Each organization has its own eligibility rules and conditions and you
are encouraged to call directly to find out what you need to do.
RentAssistance.us does not have funds for providing rental assistance. We can
only refer you to listings on the website and urge you to call these offices
directly.
Step by step on what to do and where to go for assistance.
Where
To Get Legal Or Government Assistance
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.
Evictions
Eviction Home
Page of Questions & Answers (Chicago Brochure)
Renter's Rights To Remain During A Foreclosure (The Helping
Families Save Their Homes
Act)
Under a 2009 Federal Law, the Renter:
1. Has at least 90 days to vacate, if renting month to month or week to week.
2. Has the right to stay all the way up to the end of the lease term, even if
the lease is for a
whole year.
3. Can break the lease shortly thereafter, if the lease was signed after the
landlord got notice
of foreclosure and the tenant was never told about
it.
Free Legal Help Throughout Chicago and Illinois
C-U Tenant Handbook
(Illinois)
Answers questions from A-Z from subleasing, to roommates to landlord's right of
entry and more!
Landlord Tenant Rights (Illinois)
Repairs, security deposits, notice to leave, late rent, rent increases,
eviction, utilities, etc.
Renter's Rights Handbook For Illinois (36 pages)
Has forms, checklists, and law on repairs, evictions, subletting and more.
FAQs on Rent Increases, Reasons To Break
a Lease Early, Withholding Rent, Evictions & Security Deposits (Illinois)
Brief answers to common questions.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Act
If you're a reserve component service member called to active duty, you're
protected by a law that can save you some legal problems and possibly some money
as well. Under the provisions of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of
1940, you may qualify for any or all of the following: • Reduced interest rate
on mortgage payments. • Reduced interest rate on credit card debt. • Protection
from eviction if your rent is $1,200 or less. • Delay of all civil court
actions, such as bankruptcy, foreclosure or divorce proceedings.
Where
To Get Legal Or Government Assistance
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.
http://www.mrlandlord.com/html/frametop_frametop.html
(In 50 States & DC)
This site has select laws from each state on security deposits, evictions and
landlord laws, but it's not consumer friendly. Their "landlord Laws
sections may have stuff on notice to end tenancy and other stuff tenants should
know.