Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

You need to read your lease and what happens in case of a fire or other kind of "insurable" casualty that makes the place "untenantable". Leases, even under the Chicago Residential Landlord & Tenant Ordinance (http://www.chicityclerk.com/tenantsVRSlandlords.php), can provide for a kind of work-out period to allow the landlord the time to work with the insurance companies involved (and here the condo association) before having to give up on a lease. A 90-day period is not unheard of. But if the lease doesn't have the right protections or violates the Ordinance, the Ordinance provides several options, including the possibility of moving out, but you must follow the rules.....

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