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Guarantors of Commercial Lease Are Liable Even After Lease Changes Hands, First District Rules

  As Naperville, Oak Brook, Wheaton, and Chicago business trial lawyers with substantial experience in shopping center claims, we were interested to see a recent decision by the First District Court of Appeal on the obligations of people who guarantee a lease. A change in the lease and a directed…

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Restrictive Covenant Does Not Apply to Shopping Center Lease, Fourth District Decides

  As Chicago business trial attorneys with substantial experience in disputes involving shopping centers, our firm was interested to see a recent Fourth District Court of Appeal decision allowing a shopping center to go through with its lease despite a restrictive covenant in a land sale by its predecessor. In…

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Tenants Do Not Need to Prove Willful Violation of Chicago Ordinance to Recover Security Deposit Interest, First District Rules

    As Chicago class action attorneys with a focus on consumer rights and consumer protection law, we know that renters in Chicago are fortunate to be protected by a law requiring landlords to pay interest on the renters’ own security deposits once a year, as long as the tenant…

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