Resources & Helpful Links

Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (RLTO)

Common Interest Community Association Act

Condominium Property Act

Landlord and Tenant Act

Illinois Compiled Statutes

Illinois Legal Aid for Tenants

Illinois Rules of Evidence

Illinois Rules of Civil Procedure

Illinois Supreme Court Rules

Oil & Gas Act

Real Estate License Act

Residential Real Property Disclosure Act

Snow & Ice Removal Act

Chicago Buildings Violation Search

Chicago Heating Disclosure

Cook County Recorder of Deeds (now part of the Clerk's office)

FEMA Flood Map Search

Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation

Illinois Secretary of State - Business Search (LLCs and Corporations)

MyTax / PTax - Illinois Property Tax Transfer Declaration

Cook County Property Tax Portal

Cook County Tax Assessor

DuPage County Property Information

Lake County Tax Assessor

McHenry County Tax Assessor

Will County Tax Assessor

Chicago Bar Assoc. v. Quinlan & Tyson, Inc. (realtor's role)

Deeds: all about (types, warranties, conveyances, covenants)

Encroaching Trees or Fences (what can you do)