I received a call last week from a landlord asking if he could "appeal" a judge's decision. He was sued by his tenant and did not hire an attorney. After I took down the facts, I realized this landlord made a number of mistakes. The first mistake was that he "found" his lease on the internet. He never thought to have an Attorney look at it. The lease was full of mistakes that went against the Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance. The second big mistake was that he did not comply with the requirements for his tenant's security deposit. He also made a number of other mistakes, none of which would be overturned on appeal. The landlord simply did not comply with the law. The sad thing is that he could have avoided all of this had he just consulted with my office first. For only $175, my office will prepare the lease and all of the proper paperwork you need for the tenant. Dont make the same mistake this landlord did - call Attorney Bradford Miller today at 312-238-9298.
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Showing posts with label Common mistakes by landlords. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Common mistakes by landlords. Show all posts
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Another big mistake
Posted by Bradford Miller Law, P.C.
Real Estate Law | Landlord Tenant Law | Estate Planning
321 N. Clark Street, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60654
312-238-9298
Unfortunately, today I received yet another lease used by a landlord that he got off the internet. It did not follow the City of Chicago Landlord Tenant Ordinance. It actually doesnt even look like it was written by an Attorney. It was probably typed up by someone who thought they knew what they were doing. And then unfortunately they put this piece of crap on the internet for other landlords to use.
Landlords - DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE. Call my office! One hour of my time is all it takes to help you with all of the proper documents which could save you thousands of dollars later. Unfortunately for this landlord, the tenant is suing him and is likely going to receive a judgment for over $4,000.00 simply because he didnt follow the City of Chicago Landlord Tenant Ordinance with regard to the lease and security deposit. I bet he wishes he called my office a lot earlier.
Real Estate Law | Landlord Tenant Law | Estate Planning
321 N. Clark Street, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60654
312-238-9298
Unfortunately, today I received yet another lease used by a landlord that he got off the internet. It did not follow the City of Chicago Landlord Tenant Ordinance. It actually doesnt even look like it was written by an Attorney. It was probably typed up by someone who thought they knew what they were doing. And then unfortunately they put this piece of crap on the internet for other landlords to use.
Landlords - DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE. Call my office! One hour of my time is all it takes to help you with all of the proper documents which could save you thousands of dollars later. Unfortunately for this landlord, the tenant is suing him and is likely going to receive a judgment for over $4,000.00 simply because he didnt follow the City of Chicago Landlord Tenant Ordinance with regard to the lease and security deposit. I bet he wishes he called my office a lot earlier.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Landlords are making these common mistakes
Posted by Bradford Miller Law, P.C., a law firm practicing in the areas of real estate, landlord tenant law, and estate planning. Contact Attorney Bradford Miller at 312-238-9298 for a free consultation.
More and more, I see Chicago landlords making costly mistakes. Here are the top three that I see.
1) Failure of a landlord to give a tenant a receipt. A landlord must give a receipt to a tenant upon receiving a security deposit. This receipt must follow the requirements set forth in 5-12-080(b) of the RLTO.
2) Failure of a landlord to pay a tenant yearly interest on their security deposit. Under the RLTO, a landlord must not only pay interest at the end of a 12 month lease period, but the landlord must do so within 30 days after the end of the 12 month period.
3) Failure of the landlord to return a tenants security deposit within 45 days after the tenant vacates the apartment. See 5-12-080(d) of the RLTO.
The entire RLTO is on my website, http://www.bradfordmillerlaw.com/. Consult an Attorney before acting on any advice given here.
More and more, I see Chicago landlords making costly mistakes. Here are the top three that I see.
1) Failure of a landlord to give a tenant a receipt. A landlord must give a receipt to a tenant upon receiving a security deposit. This receipt must follow the requirements set forth in 5-12-080(b) of the RLTO.
2) Failure of a landlord to pay a tenant yearly interest on their security deposit. Under the RLTO, a landlord must not only pay interest at the end of a 12 month lease period, but the landlord must do so within 30 days after the end of the 12 month period.
3) Failure of the landlord to return a tenants security deposit within 45 days after the tenant vacates the apartment. See 5-12-080(d) of the RLTO.
The entire RLTO is on my website, http://www.bradfordmillerlaw.com/. Consult an Attorney before acting on any advice given here.
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