Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

Unless she's just mad right now about something else, trying to hang onto what she will make trouble for you about just seems to be against your best interests. You might consider finding your own place, hoping she will continue to pay all the rent on the existing lease, and quietly waiting for the existing lease to be up and let the landlord know (in writing) you won't be renewing with her. As to the security deposit on that place, if both of you contributed to it, you might have to prove you put up half or part of it, and same as to your "savings" whatever that means -- a judge might believe you or not but is it worth pursuing if this girl will really make that kind of trouble for you? And then again she may decide to say it was YOU who moved out and owe her 50% of the rent she paid..... It's your life but one accusation like what you suggest she might do can be devastating to you. Moving on may be the best thing to do, but it is hard to let go of things.....

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