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Shared driveway causes tension between neighbors

By Tom Resnick
Sep 24, 2021 7:01 AM - Q. I share a driveway with my next door neighbor. The part of the driveway we share is disintegrating. I have obtained a quote to repair for about $3,500. I have brought this up with my neighbor who insists the driveway is fine and there is no need to do anything.
Late father's lack of a will complicates a home sale

By Tom Resnick
Aug 20, 2021 7:01 AM - Q. My dad was planning on selling his home and moving to a senior community. Unfortunately, he passed away before he could get the house listed and sold.
New Cook County landlord ordinance changes security deposit rules

By Tom Resnick
Jul 17, 2021 7:01 AM - This column is to inform Cook County landlords of the passing of the Cook County Residential Tenant Landlord Ordinance, which became effective June 1.
Damaged interior brick wall needs costly repair

By Tom Resnick
Jun 19, 2021 7:01 AM - Water intrusion into the exterior brick wall has migrated inside, causing unsightly efflorescence on the exposed brick interior surface of the wall inside my condo. The interior surface bricks are now spalling and chipping. Shouldn't the condo association pay for repairs?
Unauthorized pet could lead to eviction, in normal times

By Tom Resnick
Mar 26, 2021 7:01 AM - Q: Our lease stipulates "no pets." In December 2020, our duplex neighbors purchased a dog without our landlord's knowledge and approval. When we were informed of this, my husband questioned the other tenants who stated it was a "service dog."
Building owners have legal remedy to seek unpaid rent

By Tom Resnick
Mar 13, 2021 7:01 AM - Q: I have a tenant who has not paid rent since last November. I think he still has the same job he had when he first came in so I don't think he is any worse off than he was before COVID-19. He claims he is broke and can't pay the rent. He seems to know what is going on with the moratorium and is aware there's not much I can do to evict him.
Past tenant has no financial obligation when lease expires

By Tom Resnick
Feb 6, 2021 7:00 AM - Q: I signed a lease with a friend of mine about a year and a half ago for a condo in Chicago. When the year was up, I moved out but my friend stayed. Apparently he is no longer paying rent because he is getting letters from attorneys saying both him and I owe five months back rent.
Large property tax bill catches new owners off guard

By Tom Resnick
Dec 26, 2020 7:01 AM - Q. I saw an article in the Daily Herald and was hoping you may be able to give me some insight. I purchased a property back in April of this year in Bolingbrook. We thought all was good and then we received the property tax bill and realized we were shorted almost $5,000 at closing.
Security deposit dispute is an avoidable problem

By Tom Resnick
Nov 13, 2020 7:01 AM - Q. My wife and I purchased a four-flat about six months ago. There were four existing tenants and all had written leases except one. We received a credit for the security deposits with the written leases and no security deposit for the one oral lease as the seller told us that tenant had used his security deposit to pay rent a few months prior to our buying the property.
Residential evictions on hold puts landlord on the spot

By Tom Resnick
Oct 9, 2020 7:01 AM - What is the status on evictions in Illinois? Do you see the moratorium on evictions ending soon? And does the moratorium forgive past due rent?

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