Help please my landlord locked me out with no evection papers, I have lost so much of my items, I want to sue to either get them back or be compenstated. They claim we abandoned the house. We made arrangements to pay them on the 15th and on the 17t ...

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Help please my landlord locked me out with no evection papers, I have lost so much of my items, I want to sue to either get them back or be compenstated. They claim we abandoned the house. We made arrangements to pay them on the 15th and on the 17th they changed the locks. We were out of town visiting my mother for three days due to the holidays. We rented from them for 10 years. Help please. We did tell the police.

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Illinois law prohibits a

Submitted by elizabethcarlsen on

Illinois law prohibits a landlord from using methods outside of the court process to evict a tenant from a property. Therefore, a landlord cannot lock you out of the rental property without an order from a judge approving such action. You did the right thing by contacting the police quickly. In many instances, the police can force the landlord to let you back into your property. If possible, request a police report so that you can document the event in case you choose to file a claim against your landlord in the future. You can file a claim in small claims court for any damages that you have suffered due to the landlord’s behavior. For more information about filing a claim in small claims court, see http://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/smlclaims.html. In addition, read http://www.freelegalaid.com/nav/illinois/other/article/filing-small-claim-cook-county-illinois.

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Illinois law prohibits a

Submitted by elizabethcarlsen on

Illinois law prohibits a landlord from using methods outside of the court process to evict a tenant from a property. Therefore, a landlord cannot lock you out of the rental property without an order from a judge approving such action. You did the right thing by contacting the police quickly. In many instances, the police can force the landlord to let you back into your property. If possible, request a police report so that you can document the event in case you choose to file a claim against your landlord in the future. You can file a claim in small claims court for any damages that you have suffered due to the landlord’s behavior. For more information about filing a claim in small claims court, see http://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/smlclaims.html. In addition, read http://www.freelegalaid.com/nav/illinois/other/article/filing-small-claim-cook-county-illinois.

what about CA, Fontana? SAme

Submitted by willie watts on

what about CA, Fontana? SAme senerio. dec.20,2015. I just want an eviction from 2010 off my renters report can u help? Im so desparate now/ and tired of sleeping in my truck. pls reply,....William