Tenant Handbook
BEFORE YOU SIGN A LEASE
- Looking for Housing (and cost for U of I students)
- Apartment Hunter's Checklist
- Beware of Putting Down Money to Hold an Apartment
- Check Complaint Records
- Discrimination
- Houses
- Military Release
- No Lease
- Occupancy Standards and Zoning Regulations (including 4 person limit for houses)
- Parking
- Renewal of Lease
- Renter's Insurance
- Roommates
- Security and Safety
- Signing A Lease
- Negotiating Lease Changes; Lease Checklist; Sample Lease Clauses; Potential Lease Problems
- Utilities and Services
PREVENTING AND DEALING WITH PROBLEMS
- Breaking Your Lease and Rent Withholding
- Carbon Monoxide Detectors
- Damage Deposits & Interest on Deposits
- Eviction
- Filing a Complaint at Tenant Union
- Finding a Subtenant
- Legal Help
- Mobile Homes
- Moving In
- Moving Out
- Noise and Disturbances
- Phone Numbers
- Privacy and Landlord's Access
- Rental Registration in Urbana
- Repair Problems and Housing Codes in Champaign and Urbana
- Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence at Your Home
- Snow Removal
- Subleasing
- Urbana Landlord-Tenant Ordinance
The Tenant Union does not provide legal services of any kind. All information provided in this publication 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.