Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois
The landlord did not paint the apartment or fix the nail holes in the walls. Just signing the lease can it be broken in a move
Asked on 6/04/17, 8:09 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Did the landlord promise to do this in writing as part of the lease? If so and the landlord refuses you may be able to take care of these things yourself and offset the rent (to a point) but there is a notice procedure and the obligation has to be in the lease. If it is not in the lease, you are stuck. In any event these are not the kinds of things that give rise to a right to terminate. But if it is a total mess and the landlord promised....see an attorney with all the details for a firm opinion.
Answered on 6/23/17, 12:52 pm