All Forum Posts by: Jay P.

Thanks for the advice RR, I will contact a eviction attorney and see what can be done. He does not seem likely to leave quietly. 

How long can an eviction take? I have heard IL sides with the tenant a lot. 

Thanks Joe, 

This tenant originally tried to purchase the property with a contract sale - to which we prompty said "No".

He keeps talking about purchasing the house - we suspect he cannot afford it though.

We plan on listing it for sale in January 2017 again but he keeps stating his desire to purchase.

I think he is a con artist personally.

I once googled his name (after lease agreement) and the first thing that pops up is dirtbag alert. I felt like slapping myself! 

Not sure if I should persevere in until January or get the ball rolling, 

Hi All, 

I have been an accidental landlord for about a year. I ended up moving to another state and couldn't sell in time. The house is location in Oak Brook, IL.

In the end I went ahead and leased out the property.

Anyhow, it has already been a year and there is 1 year left.

The tenant has caused many issues such as:

1. many mold issues by not properly utilizing an taking care of an indoor pool room. (I have spend a lot of money over the last month or so fixing on remediation of the mold)
2. there is a bylaw of the area is not to have trailers parked on any property and he has repeatedly brought his trailer and been fined several times (7 times)

None of the fines have been paid and he has skipped 2 court dates and seems to have plenty of excuses.

3. He cannot afford the water bill due to excess water usage and is barely able to cover the payment plan he has setup with the city.

If he does not pay the fines for the trailer - this will cause a lien on my property.

If this happens can I get this guy evicted?

How difficult would this be?

He is not following the swimming pool guide lines that were set out in the lease agreement (or there would be no constant mold issues.)

Any advise would be greatly appreciated on what can be done in this situation. I am unsure how hard it could be the evict someone who is cause liens on the property due to city laws being violated.

Thank you