No tenant wants to open their mail to find a rent increase letter telling them that the landlord intends to raise the rent at renewal, but landlords shouldn't procrastinate if they intend to do so. For legal and practical reasons, you should let your tenants know as soon as you have decided to...
Chicago is a patchwork of unique neighborhoods, all of which are accessible to every one of us because of fair housing laws. These nondiscrimination laws are in place so that all renters are treated equally when we apply to rent apartments, regardless of core immutable characteristics like race...
Great photos will help rent your Chicago apartment faster, draw attention to your rental's best features and let renters know what to expect. We offer reccommendations of professional real estate photographers here, but there's no reason why you can't shoot your own photos. You can reuse a good ...
To the great dismay of the modern Chicago landlord, the days of rounding up a couple goons to forcibly eject a deadbeat tenant are a relic of the past. Nowadays, a landlord needs to file an actual lawsuit, navigate through the procedural hurdles, secure an order of possession from a judge, and...
Chicago landlords, don’t get tripped up by the various federal, state, and local laws that regulate renting an apartment. The law requires you to make numerous disclosures when you sign a new lease, or when you extend or renew a Chicago apartment lease. And Domu wants to help you...
Illinois Supreme Court Decides Apartment Management Company Can Be Sued Following a Pedestrian’s Slip on Icy Sidewalk
Chicago snowfall can look so lovely, but beware: if you don’t remove it from the sidewalk next to your apartment building in Chicago, the fine will not be...
Time is money in the landlord business. And timing is, too. But let’s face it: Chicago is in the off-peak season after November rolls around. Landlords looking to maximize revenue should consider these tactics.
Use Incentives to Attract Tenants
Chicago tenants are...
Universities and colleges around Chicago will soon resume classes, and perhaps students are hoping to rent your property. Domu reminds you that discrimination on the basis of age or legal source of income would violate Chicago's Fair Housing Ordinance. Still, you might make the following edits...
Whether your tenants live in a 3-flat, a single family home, or a tall residential tower, Chicago’s new Recycling Ordinance applies to your rental apartments. As a landlord, you have four obligations under the ordinance:
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