Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

Hi, This past year me and 35 other guys lived in a fraternity house at school. We came into the house and it was in bad shape at the end of March the house was sold and was in even worse shape than what we came into. The new company that bought the house is trying to sue everyone that lived in the house for damages that occured before they bought it and also before we ever even moved in. Do they have the legal grounds to do either of these things. Also, they were aware of all of the conditions when they bought the house.


Asked on 6/06/11, 4:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Messutta

Insufficient info, but possibly. Most frats are a local chapter of a national. The national may be the tenant, or someone else may be, maybe even the school and it may sublease to the national or local frat. A lot depends on what the relationship and documentation is. Also, every frat member may have signed some kind of agreement about this, which is not uncommon (my daughter had to sign one when she belonged), and it may contain liability clauses. Someone needs to gather the relevant documentation and since 35 are potentially exposed, take everything you can lay your hands on to a local attorney to help sort through.

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Answered on 6/07/11, 1:07 pm


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