CHICAGO RLTO CASES BY SECTION

§ 05-12-010, Title, Purpose, and Scope

§ 05-12-020, Exclusions

§ 05-12-030, Definitions 

§ 05-12-080, Security Deposits

§ 05-12-100, Notice of Conditions Affecting Habitability 

§ 05-12-110, Tenant Remedies 

§ 05-12-140, Rental Agreement 

§ 05-12-150, Prohibition On Retaliatory Conduct By Landlord 

§ 05-12-170, Summary of Ordinance Attached to Rental Agreement 

§ 05-12-180, Attorney’s Fees 

RLTO Interest Rates

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT

VG Marina Mgmt. Corp. v. Wiener  (2007)

Lawrence v Regent Realty  (2001)

Dobbins v. Duquid  (1872)

ILLINOIS COURTS OF APPEAL

Willis v. NAICO Real Estate (2008)

VG Marina Mgmt. Corp. v. Wiener  (2007, 2008)

Detrana v. Such  (2006)

Krawczyk v. Livaditis (2006)

Allen v. Lin  (2005)

Turner v. 1212 S. Mich. P'ship  (2005)

Starr v. Gay  (2004)

Sternic v. Hunter Properties (2003)

Pitts v. Holt (1999)

Namur v. The Habitat Company (1998)

American National Bank v. Powell  (1997)

Szpila v. Burke (1996)

Plambeck v.Greystone Management  (1996)

Friedman v. Krupp (1996)

Spiegel v. Hollywood Towers Cond. Assoc.  (1996)

Meyer v. Cohen (1993)

Solomon v. American Nat'l Bank and Trust Co.  (1993)

If your apartment burns down in the Great Chicago Fire, and the landlord re-rents it to someone while you're homeless, and you have to rent another place for twice as much, your Chicago landlord might owe you the difference between your old rent and your new higher rent.

Dobbins v. Duquid, 65 Ill. 464, 467-468 (1872)

Mr. JUSTICE THORNTON delivered the opinion of the Court:

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During the fearful calamity in Chicago in October, 1871, the house, and with it the lease, were destroyed by fire. During the confusion consequent upon the fire, and there being no visible possession of the lot of ground, other agents of Dobbins, who supposed the plaintiffs were tenants at will, leased the ground to Rice & Co., who took possession and commenced improvement upon it.

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In any event, the plaintiffs are entitled to recover the difference between the rent to be paid and the actual rental value of the property.

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