Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

You admit the place needed a general cleaning; did you try to take care of this yourself or just leave it to the landlord.....? If you did nothing and you have no exit "inspection" punch-list with your landlord, you have no evidence of condition. You need to look at your lease to see what it says. And State law applies. And if your landlord follows the lease and law and returns the deposit, or what's left of it, with proper paperwork in the proper amount of time, your only recourse may be to sue. If you did try cleaning and have receipts, that may help; if not you will have a very difficult time proving you left it in a condition that would entitle you to more back.

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