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Need to break your Chicago or Oak Park lease?
Many
people are losing their jobs or having to move in order to keep their
job. Some students can't afford tuition anymore and have
to move back home. We understand. Unfortunately
these are not legal defenses to obligations under a lease.
That said, in Chicago and Oak Park we may be able to help. We need you
to fax, email, mail, or drop off a complete copy of your entire
lease along with any and all attachments, just as it was
initially offered to you. We want to see the front and
back of any two-sided pages. We want to see everything.
The review of your documents will be free, and probably will not
require you to come to the office. If we determine that we
can legally terminate your lease under Chicago or Oak Park laws,
we will send you our representation and fee agreement for a
lease termination. There is a flat fee for the service. We will assume all contact with the landlord, and
we will be the address to which your landlord must return the
security deposit or any written accounting for it.
Recovery of your security deposit is not an included service, but sometimes we are able to negotiate a refund of
the deposit with cooperative landlords.
As you will read below, we certainly offer security deposit
return services, which are committed to a separate attorney client agreement. You can
see an
example of a lease termination case that ended up
going to court, and read
testimonials by former clients.
Need to get your security deposit back?
We need you
to fax, email, mail, or drop off a complete copy of your entire
lease along with any and all attachments, just as it was
initially offered to you. Also please send us any written
correspondence from your landlord from after your move-out
(including emails). Keep any post-marked envelopes the
landlord sends you and get us a copy. We want to see
all the papers. The review of your documents will be free, and
probably will not require you to come to the office unless you
want to. Send us an
email
(preferred) or write us a letter or send a fax telling us:
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What City was the rental in? |
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How many apartments were in
the building or complex (was it more than six or
not)? |
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Did the owner of your unit
live in the building? |
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Did the owner of your unit
own just your unit, as a condo, or the whole
building? |
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(a) How much was the
security deposit? (b) How much was
the monthly rent? |
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(a) When did you move
in?
(b) When did you move out? |
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When, if ever, did your
landlord first explain in writing what they were
keeping? |
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When, if ever, did your
landlord first refund any of your security
deposit, and how much? |
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When, if ever, did your
landlord pay interest on your deposit, and how
much? |
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Did you move out on or
before the last month of your lease? |
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Did you pay all rent due
under your lease? |
You can read
testimonials by former security deposit return
clients. Please keep in mind that submission of
information in response to these prompts does not create
an attorney-client relationship.
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