TENANT UNION University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS on the last day of your lease.  It's the best way to protect your DAMAGE DEPOSIT.  NO DEPOSIT? You still need to take photographs because the landlord might send you a bill for damages at the end of your lease and pursue collection. 

Tips for finding an apartment: click here to view video 

Forms and Checklists

• Apartment Condition Report
• Apartment Hunting Checklist
• Lease Release Form
• Model Lease
• Roommate Agreement
• Sublease Contract

Links to Laws

• Illinois Landlord Tenant Law - scroll to "Landlord and Tenant"  (765 ILCS 705 - 750)
• Eviction and other landlord-tenant law (Chapter 735, Article IX)
• Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS)
• Urbana Landlord-Tenant Ordinance (Chapter 12.5 Urbana City Code)

Other Resources

• Student Legal Services
• Search Property Owner by Address (link to County Supervisor of Assessment's site)
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

The Tenant Union provides FREE services including lease review, landlord complaint records, assistance locating housing and help with landlord problems.

The Tenant Union at the University of Illinois is funded by S.O.R.F., the Student Organization Resource Fee.  Please do not obtain a S.O.R.F. refund.  If you request and receive refund of your S.O.R.F. fee, you will not be able to receive free legal representative from Student Legal Services and the Tenant Union at the University of Illinois will be unable to advocate on your behalf.

People who live in Champaign County, Illinois but are not students or incoming students at the University may obtain identical services by contacting the Champaign-Urbana Tenant Union, a privately-funded, not-for-profit agency.  Call 217-352-6220.

The Tenant Union does not provide legal services of any kind.  All information provided on this site is intended to help the average person prevent problems and deal with common concerns of renting.  When legal help is needed, always consult with an attorney at law.

The URL for these pages is http://www.tenantunion.illinois.edu

This page was last updated on 8/26/09.