A maintenance worker walked into our locked apt without prior notice. Our landlord informed us he accidentally grabbed our key, instead of our neighbors from the lock box. Do we have any rights to receive a credit for a month's rent?

Elise Ericksen | Oct 11, 2019 | Category: Law firm in Chicago, Illinois

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Chicago Tenants Rights Law | Oct 11, 2019

Hi Elise, yes - you have rights to a settlement. It usually takes no more than 3 weeks for these kinds of claims, especially with a communicative landlord. Can you come in this week?

Kenneth Harris | Oct 11, 2019

No it was a mistake was anything taken out your apt anything missing and about a month's rent answer is no

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