Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

Mold

the tenant stats there is mold in his bathroom.I, the landlord never being notified of this problem until I am trying to evict the tenant for non-payment of rent. when I rented the apartment there was no mold. I am saying tenant cause the problem. where do I stand in this problem?


Asked on 1/29/07, 4:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Peter Olson The Olson Law Firm, LLC

Re: Mold

Repair issues are not a defense to eviction. There are things a tenant can do when there's disrepair, but his option is to notify you and then possibly repair it himself and then bill you. Using it as a defense to eviction is not going to fly unless there's other things going on that you didn't mention.

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Answered on 1/29/07, 4:58 pm


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