Practice resources

These resources are written for legal professionals doing legal aid or pro bono work. If you do not have legal training, they may be difficult to understand. Visit resources from the main menu for legal information written and designed for the public.

House & Apartment Resources
Eviction
(3 resources)
Helping clients with landlord and tenant cases
A Lawyer Manual with information about Illinois private landlord-tenant law, including leases, security deposits, and evictions.
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Housing law manual (2023)
This resource for lawyers gives an outline of the case law, regulations, and history relevant to housing law.
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Eviction Actions
Manual on statutory indications for eviction actions. 2023 edition
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Leasing or renting a home
(4 resources)
Helping clients with landlord and tenant cases
A Lawyer Manual with information about Illinois private landlord-tenant law, including leases, security deposits, and evictions.
Text article
Predatory mortgage lending 2022 edition
Manual on predatory mortgage lending. Covers Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law, predatory lending practices, and more. 2022 edition.
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Mortgage Foreclosure: Practice and Procedure
Manual on statutory process, the complaint, commercial actions, alternative remedies, defenses, and more. 2021 edition
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Mortgage Foreclosure (Illinois): Corresponding Issues
Guide to Illinois mortgage foreclosure cases. Includes: alternative remedies, seller financing, forfeiture of installment agreements, deficiencies, bankruptcy considerations, and more. 2021 edition
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Foreclosure
(9 resources)
Loss mitigation in a foreclosure case
This article is for lawyers who are helping a client with a mortgage foreclosure case.
Lawyer Manuals
Defending against a foreclosure for a client
This article goes over some common defenses to foreclosure. It is designed for lawyers.
Lawyer Manuals
Common issues for lawyers doing foreclosure cases
Attorneys doing foreclosure cases should keep these things in mind.
Lawyer Manuals
Helping clients with mortgage foreclosure
This lawyer manual covers the statutes, regulations, and cases relevant to a mortgage foreclosure case.
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Owning or buying a home
(9 resources)
Land Use Law: Practice and Procedure
Manual on land use including zoning controls, variations, subdivisions, impact fees, government financing, and more. 2021 edition
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Elements of Illinois Law: Real Estate Practice
Manual on real estate practice, including sections on developing your practice, establishing business relationships, and setting up office procedures. 2023 edition
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Condominium law: governance, authority, and controlling documents
Manual on tax considerations, development, management, financing, condominium associations, ordinances, etc. 2021 edition
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Farming law in Illinois: property issues
Manual on farming law, including land trusts, farm leaseholds, life estates, and leases. 2022 edition
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Utilities (heat, electricity, gas or water)
(1 resources)
Collection Litigation: Representing the Creditor 2022 edition
Manual that defines creditor rights and describes the court procedures, including pleadings regarding debt collection. 2022 edition
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Security deposits
(1 resources)
Helping clients with landlord and tenant cases
A Lawyer Manual with information about Illinois private landlord-tenant law, including leases, security deposits, and evictions.
Text article
Section 8 Vouchers and public housing
(4 resources)
Predatory mortgage lending 2022 edition
Manual on predatory mortgage lending. Covers Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law, predatory lending practices, and more. 2022 edition.
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Mortgage Foreclosure: Practice and Procedure
Manual on statutory process, the complaint, commercial actions, alternative remedies, defenses, and more. 2021 edition
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Section 18 demolition disposition webinar
Shriver Center on Poverty Law Housing Justice Staff Attorney Emily Coffey leads a presentation on the demolition or disposition of public housing through a process known as Section 18 demolition
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Mortgage Foreclosure (Illinois): Corresponding Issues
Guide to Illinois mortgage foreclosure cases. Includes: alternative remedies, seller financing, forfeiture of installment agreements, deficiencies, bankruptcy considerations, and more. 2021 edition
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Housing discrimination
(1 resources)
Fair housing training
A video about housing laws and the different kinds of discrimination that can occur in housing.
Video
Housing repairs and living conditions
(2 resources)
Land Use Law: Practice and Procedure
Manual on land use including zoning controls, variations, subdivisions, impact fees, government financing, and more. 2021 edition
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Farming Law (Illinois): Environmental, Drainage, and Wind Farms Issues
Manual on farming law, including information on animal feeding operations, wetlands, open burning, and odor issues. 2020 edition.
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Other house and apartment issues
(5 resources)
Helping clients with legal housing defenses for protection as a domestic or sexual violence victim
Legal housing defenses to help victims of domestic and sexual violence escape abusive and dangerous situations.
Text article
Housing law manual (2023)
This resource for lawyers gives an outline of the case law, regulations, and history relevant to housing law.
File download
Real Estate Litigation
Information on real estate litigation including defenses to mortgage foreclosure and defenses to predatory lending. 2021 edition.
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IICLE classics: Kenoe on land trusts
Manual on land trusts, transactions, contracts, leases, insurance, etc. 1989 edition
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