Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

If my landlord lost our lease does that mean we are on a month-to-month agreement? We had a 6 month lease, the landlord took the lease with him to make copies but he said he lost the lease and wants us to re-sign. I now want to leave in 3 months. Could him losing the lease work to my advantage?


Asked on 6/02/14, 1:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Messutta

Wait. The landlord lost both HIS copy of the lease, and then asked you for YOUR copy and now says he lost that too?????? Both of you should have had a copy. If only one copy was made, YOU should have made it and given him a copy. Now see if he will be decent and give you the same lease you think you had. If he won't and you have NO other paperwork or evidence of the term of the lease....well....good luck.

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Answered on 6/03/14, 1:25 pm


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