We were recently Awarded Meritorious Recognition of the American Bar Association’s Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access. That’s a mouthful. Moreover, we went up against some big dogs in the legal field, and were one of two recipients of a pool of 42 nominees after the Chicago Bar Foundation took the cake. You may […]
At Chi City Legal we meet many of our clients while they’re already going through the court process. When it comes to evictions, time is money, and making the slightest mistake can waste weeks. Here’s a roundup of our biggest time wasters: Serving a Bad Notice or No Notice at All: While you are probably […]
As the calendar hits October and we start to see the leaves change colors, in Chicago that generally means one thing…winter is coming. Sorry to spoil the good fall feels but as we all know, soon the frigid air will hit. That means there are a few things landlords need to keep up on. First […]
One: Waiting Too Long Many landlords wait too long to get the eviction process started. They wait until the tenant is 2, 3 or even several more months behind in rent before even giving the tenant a 5 day notice. The problem is even the quickest moving case can see a tenant have a good […]