Chicago Renters Rights Lawyer

 

ONE-MONTH'S RENT UNDER CRLTO § 5-12-060 "Remedies for Improper Denial of Access"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

To enter the rented unit for non-emergency purposes, the Landlord must give the Tenant two-days' advance, according to Section 050.  This is true even if the Tenant signed an agreement to allow shorter notice.  An entry for showing the apartment or making non-emergency repairs without 48-hours advance notice is unlawful under the CRLTO.  So is showing the apartment to future renters any sooner than the last 60 days of the last day of the written lease.

If a Landlord makes an "unlawful entry," then under Section 060:

"tenant may recover an amount equal to not more than one month's rent or twice the damage sustained him, whichever is greater."

     There are additional remedies for entries that harass the Tenant, or are unreasonable though lawful.  Landlords can also sue Tenants under this section if Tenants interfere with lawful entries by the Landlord.  So don't.

   

 

   

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