Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

I live in government housing in illinois where i pay a reduced rent because I am unemployed. I have two children and am not married. My daughters dad comes to see her on a regular basis during the day because he works at night so he is there quite often in the daytime. I was told by the housing authority that he could not visit anymore as often as he does. Im not sure why because we are not noisy nor do we cause any problems. Also they tell me that i cant have anyone spend the night at my house ever. Is this right are they allowed to tell me when i can have someone at my house? Also they are remodeling all the apartments and they are having me move into the ones they already have remodeled and they are asking for a 500 dollar deposit before we can move but if I dont have the deposit I have to move out of the one im currently in because they need to remodel it? I am in low income housing because i do not have that sort of money to give them but they want it all before i can move. are they allowed to do this?


Asked on 10/18/13, 11:28 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Messutta

It depends on the program. If you are under the "Housing Choice Voucher Program" you should have a pretty standard Chicago lease that also complies with the program, so what your lease says about having to move would control your obligation for any deposit; leases usually don't require deposits if it's the landlord's choice but then again most landlords don't remodel unless the city requires code upgrades, and then they do only what they have to, to meet code. The only other option you might have is to stay in an un-remodeled apartment. As to why the dad can't live there, that's also something usually covered by the lease -- only tenants who sign the lease along with others who are named in the lease as additional occupants (typically children or some other relative, up to the maximum allowed in that size apartment unit under zoning laws) can live there. Unfortunately without the lease to read, this may not be reliable help, and you should still take your lease to an attorney who can give you the best answers.

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Answered on 10/18/13, 1:27 pm


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