Illinois Security Deposit Return Deadline and Rules
Illinois has no cap on deposit size, but sets firm return deadlines: 30 days for an itemized statement, 45 days to return the deposit.
Rachel Monroe
Squatters’ Rights in New York (NYC): Adverse Possession
What “squatters’ rights” means in New York City: the 10-year adverse possession standard, the 2024 law that excludes squatters from tenant protections, and the court process for removing a squatter under the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law.
New York Eviction Notices: 14-Day, 10-Day, and Termination Notice Rules
A plain-language guide to New York eviction notices: the 14-day rent demand for non-payment, the 30/60/90-day termination notice for holdovers, the 14-day post-warrant notice, and the service rules that make each notice valid.
New York Warranty of Habitability: What It Covers and Remedies
The New York warranty of habitability makes every residential lease carry a non-waivable promise that the unit is fit to live in. This article explains what the warranty covers, what a landlord must repair, and the remedies a tenant can pursue, including rent abatement.
How to Break a Lease in Illinois Without Penalty
The situations that let an Illinois tenant end a lease early without owing the rest of the rent, and how the landlord’s duty to mitigate limits damages when no exception applies.
Squatters’ Rights in Illinois: Adverse Possession and Removal
How Illinois treats squatters: why they hold no possessory right, the 20-year and 7-year color-of-title adverse possession rules under 735 ILCS 5/13-101 and 13-109, and how an owner removes an occupant through the courts rather than self-help.
Illinois Eviction Notices: 5-Day, 10-Day, and 30-Day Rules
Illinois requires a written eviction notice before a landlord can file: 5 days for unpaid rent, 10 days for a lease violation, and 30 days to end a month-to-month tenancy. Here is what each notice type covers and how it must be served.
Illinois Eviction Process: Court Timeline From Filing to Sheriff
How the court phase of an Illinois eviction works, from filing the complaint through the summons, hearing, eviction order, and sheriff enforcement under the Eviction Article, 735 ILCS 5/9-101 et seq.
What Must Be in a Residential Lease in Texas
What a Texas residential lease must contain, the copy-of-lease deadline, and the deposit, repair, and late-fee rules that apply no matter what the lease says.
Texas Security Deposit Return Deadline: The 30-Day Rule
Texas sets no maximum security deposit amount. The rule that matters is the 30-day return deadline under Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103, plus the itemized-deduction and bad-faith penalty rules that go with it.
Breaking a Lease in Texas Without Penalty: Legal Grounds
The situations under Texas law that let a tenant end a lease early without owing a penalty, the notice each one requires, and what a tenant owes when no statutory ground fits.
Illinois Implied Warranty of Habitability: What It Covers
What the Illinois implied warranty of habitability covers, where it comes from (Jack Spring v. Little rather than a statute), how local ordinances add to it, and the remedies a tenant has when a rental is not habitable.