Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Illinois

terminating an apartment lease

How can you legally terminate an apartment lease, when you can not afford to pay it. My mother got approved for a senior center control rent and her landlord will not let her break her lease. And it going to be a tough place to have rented out because the landlord leased a building below the apartment to a resturant with hours from 6:30 till 11:00 pm. What can she do? She gave him a notice in writting over a month ago and intends to move out in one week, but he says he'll sue her. She's scared and dosen't know what to do. She has a remaining 4 months on the lease and the senior center will not hold an apartment for her it a first come first serve basis. Please help


Asked on 10/29/06, 7:04 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Burton Padove Indiana and Illinois Lawyer, Burton A. Padove

Re: terminating an apartment lease

Was there a restsaurant located below at the beginning of the lease? If not, and the noise level, heat, pests or smell that did not exist before, she may have a defense to the lease.

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Answered on 10/29/06, 8:10 pm


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