Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

If someone verbalyl agreed to sign a lease and gave me a check for 1st month's rent and paid a secuirty deposit, is she liable to continue to pay rent even if she changed her mind about signing the lease?


Asked on 6/01/11, 10:09 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

You're chasing a losing proposition especially if your rental unit is covered by the Chicago Residential Landlord & Tenant Ordinance. If you lost the opportunity to rent the unit, that may be another story.

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Answered on 6/01/11, 1:35 pm


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