Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois
what can i do if the apartment where i am currently living is not up to code? the walls are rotting in the bathroom and the wood is rotting too. the heater is not workin and the landlord doesnt want to do something about it and i have a 2yr old toddler?
2 Answers from Attorneys
File a complaint with the city, the county and the state.
Search on the web for the agencies that correspond to your geographic location.
If you live in Chicago, Evanston or another municipality with a "landlord-tenant" ordinance that allows you to do so, you may be able to withhold some rent and have the work done yourself if the landlord refuses after notice. Or you may be able to move out after notice if it is serious enough. And you should file a complaint with the building department just to have a paper trail. Under these kinds of ordinances the landlord is not supposed to be able to evict you. But realize dealing with a situation like this can wind up being difficult and costly.
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