The relationship between landlord and tenant arises from an agreement called a lease by which one party occupies the real estate of another with the owner's consent.
This pamphlet provides general information about being a tenant in Illinois, but your municipality may provide you with greater protection under the law. Laws that affect landlords and tenants can vary significantly from city to city. Although the problems facing a landlord are just as perplexing at times as those facing the tenant, the problems facing the tenant are the general subject matter of this pamphlet. At some point during their lives most people will be involved with the rental of real estate, either as landlord or tenant.
