Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

I signed a lease but in order for the lease to be valid I needed a 3rd party guarantee otherwise in 15days it was null and void how do I prove this legally beside the documents because the place continuously harasses me?


Asked on 7/27/11, 12:11 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Messutta

Prove what? That the lease says nothing about the guaranty requirement but that is what the agreement was? There's an old rule -- if it's not in writing it didn't happen. No, that's not a legal rule, it's just a matter of fact: now the landlord can deny that was part of the deal and you could be stuck on the lease. If the landlord won't void the lease and won't confirm the agreement in writing, you need an attorney to review the situation with you.

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Answered on 7/27/11, 6:38 pm


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