Lincoln Park Landlord-Tenant Attorneys | Eviction Lawyers, Lincoln Park

In this article, our Lincoln Park landlord-tenant lawyers explain what happens if you are being overcharged by a landlord for maintenance and what you can do to correct it. In many commercial leases, tenants are required to pay a share of taxes, utilities, and common area maintenance charges ("CAM").  The tenant's share will typically be proportional to the amount of space leased by the tenant relative to the total rentable space of the building.  This "additional rent" will fluctuate from year to year. It is not uncommon for landlords to overcharge tenants for CAM. If the tenant believes this is occurring, their best option is to audit the Landlord's expenses to ensure that all of the CAM paid by tenants is going toward actual expenses and that those expenses are for vendors at market value, rather than inflated prices.

In this article, our Lincoln Park landlord-tenant attorneys discuss  common disputes between Illinois condominium owners and condo associations, including the primary sources of litigation between condominium owners and condominium associations, as well as an explanation of how such litigation is typically handled according to Illinois law. Common disputes include: condo owner default on assessments and eviction, claims against the condominium board for breach of governing documents or breach of fiduciary duty, use and occupancy restrictions on Illinois condos, and discrimination.

In this article, our Lincoln Park landlord lawyers discuss various laws surrounding the relationship between landlords and tenants in Lincoln Park as well as security deposit laws in Chicago.  We explain Chicago tenants may be required to pay a security deposit, which may typically be used to cover unpaid rent, repairs, and cleaning fees after moving out of the property Unlike other states, when an Illinois landlord receives a security deposit, they are not required to produce proof of receipt.

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