Landlords' Rights and Duties in Illinois: With Forms

by Diana Brodman Summers, Mark Warda

Under Illinois law, if you do not follow the exact procedures required of landlords, you can be liable to tenants for thousands of dollars in damages and attorney's fees. Landlords' Rights & Duties in Illinois explains Illinois' landlord/tenant laws in simple language so you can protect your rights and your investment. This book thoroughly explains what to do and how to do it, with forms, flowcharts and examples from actual cases. Complete with step-by-step instructions and the forms you need, this book can significantly reduce your costs and potential liability as a landlord. It explains and gives guidelines Tenants' applications Evictions Claims on security deposits Bad check notices Abandoned property rules Suits for back rent Pets Discrimination laws Maintenance rules

246 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

I am an attorney with my own law firm in Lisle, Illinois. I currently concentrate on employment law cases for employees and small businesses. I am also an arbitrator for Cook and DuPage County.

One of my hobbies is real estate, in previous years I enjoyed buying houses, fixing them up and selling them. Right now I am merely following in the market. I have written two books that concentrate on real estate for the consumer.

I love writing and enjoy the pace of working with a publisher. My goal is to take complex legal subjects and explain them in terms we all use.