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In this case the the tenants signed a two year lease for a condo unit in Chicago. Tenants gave a $1,035 security deposit and moved in. A couple months into the rental, the tenants decided they needed to break their lease. One of the tenants had her uncle, a partner at a national law firm, write the landlord a letter. The landlord would not agree to the lease termination. That lawyer told the tenants to find assistance from a lawyer that deals with cases like this. The tenants called us. We also failed to convince the landlord to let the tenants terminate the lease early, or to return the security deposit. About three months after the tenants moved out, and after sending a final email requesting return of the deposit, we filed the case. At trial the Court found that the tenants had legally terminated the lease through our office, that the deposit had to be returned under RLTO 080(d), and that the landlord failed to attach a summary of the RLTO to the tenant's lease in violation of RLTO 170. The tenants were awarded three-times their security deposit plus $100 plus costs and attorney fees. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? |
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