Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

i have a property that has been damaged by flood water in june of 2008.i have filed a cliam and have been told in illinois i only have one year to file a claim for property damage. is this true and what should i do file a claim in small claims court.the damage is about $18000.

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Asked on 6/15/10, 3:15 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Walter Palmer Law Office of Walter Palmer

You seem to have filed within the deadline. Contact the agency with which you filed the claim. Filing a lawsuit will probably not do you any good. Once you have filed the claim that is about all you can do except to make sure that your file has not been lost. You do indeed have a year -to file-. -They- have more than a year to -pay-.

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Answered on 6/15/10, 6:29 pm


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