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Tenant Law in Illinois

Relations between tenants and landlords in Roselle, Illinois can occasionally be touchy. The fact is that it's not easy to be a landlord or a tenant, particularly because landlords and tenants often don't understand the legal rights and responsibilities that apply to them.

Landlords and tenants have many rights and responsibilities. What follows is a partial list of the rights that landlords and tenants have, and the corresponding duties of the other party.

Landlord's Rights in Roselle, IL

The most basic right that landlords have is the right to be paid the agreed-upon rent by their tenant. Obviously, renting apartments is how landlords acquire a living, so they are entitled to collect the rent that the tenant agreed to pay.

Furthermore, landlords have a right to be compensated for damage a tenant causes to a rented unit, either intentionally or negligently. Landlords have a right to deduct repair costs from tenants' security deposits, unless the damage was caused by usual wear and tear, for which tenants are not accountable.

Tenant's Rights in Roselle, IL

Tenants, most essentially, have a right to a habitable apartment. After all, this is what they're paying for. Roselle, Illinois landlords are obligated to see that the units they rent to tenants are fit to be lived in by people. Many various defects might render an apartment uninhabitable, such as serious infestations and other problems with sanitation, lack of running water or electricity, or failure to provide adequate protection from the outside elements.

Additionally, tenants are entitled to common areas that are reasonable safe and sanitary. The common areas of an apartment building would contain lobbies, laundry rooms, stairwells, hallways, and fire escapes (essentially, any part of the building which all of the tenants can access). In Roselle, Illinois, these areas must be kept reasonably clean and safe.

In the United States, and most likely under the rules of Illinois, it is unlawful for renters or sellers of real estate to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, national origin, color, or religion. Doing so can subject a landlord to harsh civil penalties. Furthermore, they cannot discriminate based on physical disabilities, either. Tenants with physical disabilities, who are otherwise qualified to rent an apartment (they are able to pay, have good credit, etc.) are entitled to make reasonable modifications to the apartment to make it more accessible to them, and the landlord generally can't bar a tenant from doing this, as long as the modifications are not too extensive, and are reversible. The landlord can, however, require the tenant to remove the modifications, at the tenant's expense, when they move out.

Lastly, the laws of most states safeguard tenants from unfair eviction. In general, as long as a tenant is paying rent on time, and is not damaging the unit, they cannot be evicted before the term of the lease expires, unless there is a very good reason to do so (such as excessive noise caused by the tenant, or illegal activities in the apartment).

Can a Roselle, Illinois Landlord/Tenant Lawyer Help?

Landlords and tenants normally prefer to avoid getting into fights with one another, for discernible reasons. A harmonious relationship is profitable for everyone involved. To that end, the advice of a good Roselle, Illinois landlord/tenant attorney can help defuse arguments before they become too serious.

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Life in Roselle

Roselle, Illinois is a city that straddles the border between Cook County and DuPage County. It has a population, as of the 2000 Census, of about 23,000 people.

Roselle was first incorporated in 1922, Roselle started out as an agricultural community, like much of the Midwest. However, in the economic boom that began shortly after the end of the Second World War, urbanites began to flock to the new suburban developments that were cropping up all across the country. Chicago was no exception, and scores of suburban commnities sprouted around it, Roselle being just one of them.

Roselle, Illinois is generally classified as a "bedroom community" for Chicago, meaning that it is almost entirely residential, and most of the people who live in Roselle work in another city, such as Chicago, and commute to work.

This means that the community of Roselle gets a piece of the massive amounts of wealth produced in a large, thriving, industrial city like Chicago. Accordingly, Roselle is fairly well off, economically. Less than 2% of the population of Roselle, Illinois lives below the poverty line.

Thanks to its proximity to a major city, and its economic stability, Roselle, Illinois and the surrounding areas are home to a thriving legal community. It's likely that you'll be able to find a Roselle, Illinois lawyer who can help you with a legal problem. If you need legal counsel, you should contact a Roselle, Illinois lawyer immediately.

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