Landlords and Buyers
All 16 Akats guides on landlords and buyers in Chicago, in English and Spanish: City rules, warning signs and repair options. Free estimates.
All 16 Akats guides on landlords and buyers in Chicago, in English and Spanish: City rules, warning signs and repair options. Free estimates.
Buying a foreclosure with building violations in Chicago? Check City records, the title work and the exterior before you bid, and bring an attorney.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · Quick answerBrick falling, a porch giving way, a roof open? Who a Chicago landlord calls first, and how the emergency permit rule works. Call 312-339-9627.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · Quick answerWill an open building violation block a Chicago mortgage or refinance? What the City's records say, what a lien changes, and what to ask your lender.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · Quick answerCan you sell a house with building violations in Chicago? What to pull first, how liens and defaults complicate a sale, and when to call an attorney.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · Quick answerIs spalling brick covered by insurance? We can't read your policy, but here is what to ask your agent and what to document before any repair in Chicago.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · Quick answerWhat a Chicago home inspection can leave open on a brick two-flat: masonry, lintels, flat roof, porches and violations. Questions to ask before closing.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · Quick answerHow to find who owns a Chicago building: public property records, the Cook County offices to check, City records by address, and when to ask for help.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · ArticleThe Chicago landlord laws that reach the building itself: exterior maintenance, complaints, hearings, permits and licensed contractors. Not tenant law.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · ArticleHow to plan repairs in a tenant occupied building in Chicago: access, dust, porches and exits, scaffolding, emergencies and what to put in the contract.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · ArticleBuilding a Chicago two-flat exterior repair budget: the five big line items, what drives each one, and how to rank repairs so water and safety come first.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · ArticleWhat the 2003 Chicago porch collapse put in front of the owner, what the City's code requires of porches, and why to call an attorney before a failure.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · ArticleInherited a house with building violations in Chicago? What to find out first, what the City's cases and liens can mean, and when to call an attorney.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · ArticleBuying a two-flat in Chicago with open violations? Why the City's search is not enough for a closing, where cases hide, and how to price the repair first.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · ArticleBuying a two-flat in Chicago? What to check on the outside before you make an offer: mortar, porches, roof edge, drainage, records and who to call.
Read →Landlords and Buyers · ChecklistWalk a Chicago two-flat before you buy: brick, porches, roof, lintels, drainage and records. A buyer's exterior checklist with next steps.
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