Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

My land lord recently filed to take us to court for back rent we ended up getting caught up before the court date abs the case was dropped now he is trying to take us to court for legal fees does he have a case and what can I do


Asked on 6/03/13, 9:26 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Messutta

Your lease may obligate you to his legal fees. But my question is why is he taking you to court to do so? If you're saying he demanded that you pay his fees and you refused and NOW he's suing you (again), well, it's time to take your lease to an attorney who can tell you what your obligations were and are. And if you have no lease, same difference.

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Answered on 6/03/13, 5:19 pm


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