Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

Can't tell for sure without more facts, but it is possible they figure since she's married you might be living there and in order to evict EVERYONE who MIGHT be living there they want to get a judgment of possession against you too. If you benefit from the lease, like you live there even if you are not on the lease, you CAN be held liable if a court considers the rent a necessary family expense that you benefit from.

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