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Chicago Residential Lease Agreement 2023

Regina Bailey
Posted Jan 4 2023, 12:39

Hello Everyone,

Does anyone have a copy or know where I can find the Chicago Residential Lease Agreement 2023 Application?


Thanks in advance.

- Regina

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ModeratorReplied Jan 5 2023, 05:48
Quote from @Regina Bailey:

Are you looking for the "lease agreement" or the "application"? Two different things unless Chicago has something special.

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Replied Jan 5 2023, 12:37

Hi Regina

The lease application is the same as that of 2020. If you need the 2023 Chicago Residential Lease Template, please feel free to shoot me your email in a DM and I'll send you a PDF copy. Likewise for the application. 

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Replied Jan 5 2023, 13:18

Hi Nathan,

Sorry, I should have clarified.  I'm the Landlord and I'm looking for the Chicago Residential Lease Agreement for 2023.


Thanks,

Regina

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Replied Jan 5 2023, 13:20

@Jarret Remington

Hi Jarret,

Thanks for your response.  I will send you an email shortly.

-Regina

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Replied Jan 5 2023, 21:12

Hi @Jarret Remington, any chance you can also send me a copy of 2023 Residential Lease Agreement? Thanks 

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ModeratorReplied Jan 6 2023, 08:59

Hey @Regina Bailey - If for some reason you didn't get the Chicago lease from others above feel free to reach out to me and I can provide it.

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Replied Jan 6 2023, 10:26

@Jonathan Klemm any chance you can you can provide me with a copy of the 2023 Chicago residential lease agreement? Thanks 

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Replied Jan 9 2023, 12:38

@Jonathan Klemm If you can send me a copy of the 2023 Lease Agreement, that'd be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!

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Replied Jan 13 2023, 09:04

@Jarret Remington @Jonathan Klemm would you mind sending to me too??

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ModeratorReplied Jan 13 2023, 10:02

Hey @Isaac Martinez & @Raymond Eng - Feel free to shoot me an email under my BP signature and I can definitely send you the Chicago association of Realtors 2023 lease.

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Replied Jan 13 2023, 17:57

@Jonathan Klemm Can you send me a copy of the 2023 Chicago lease too.

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ModeratorReplied Jan 16 2023, 08:04

Hey @Maria Zavala - Of course, no problem.  Just shoot me an email and I can send over the 2023 Chicago lease too.

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Replied Jan 18 2023, 18:02

Hey @Jonathan Klemm - Could you send me a copy of the 2023 Lease Agreement as well. Thank you in advance.

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Replied Jan 19 2023, 08:58

Hi Everyone-

I would appreciate it if someone would share the 2023 Chicago Residential Lease Agreement with me, also.

Thanks very much,

Sarah

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Replied Jan 19 2023, 10:39

This is a pretty standard rookie mistake- don't just grab lease from one of us yahoos and hope it's okay. Sit down with your attorney and pay for their lease. It will probably cost you a few hundred dollars, but a free lease from google will very likely cost you much, much more. 

Best of luck. 

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ModeratorReplied Jan 20 2023, 06:27

Hey @Corby Goade - Just for your own reference since I know you aren't local.  CAR Chicago Association of Realtors develops a standard lease with local attorneys & industry-leading realtors each year.  It also abides by the residential landlord-tenant ordinance, which if you use other leases is where a lot of things can be missed.

So while I don't recommend using it without understanding it, it has been pre-vetted by attorneys so is actually a pretty good lease to use for anyone new or old (but specific to Chicago)

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ModeratorReplied Jan 20 2023, 15:28
Quote from @Corby Goade:

This is a pretty standard rookie mistake- don't just grab lease from one of us yahoos and hope it's okay. Sit down with your attorney and pay for their lease. It will probably cost you a few hundred dollars, but a free lease from google will very likely cost you much, much more. 

Best of luck. 


 We have a specific lease used in the city of Chicago that changes every year to maintain compliance with our ordinance and local laws.  So everyone is asking for the new 2023 version because the 2022 version is no longer compliant 

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Quote from @Brie Schmidt:
Quote from @Corby Goade:

This is a pretty standard rookie mistake- don't just grab lease from one of us yahoos and hope it's okay. Sit down with your attorney and pay for their lease. It will probably cost you a few hundred dollars, but a free lease from google will very likely cost you much, much more. 

Best of luck. 


 We have a specific lease used in the city of Chicago that changes every year to maintain compliance with our ordinance and local laws.  So everyone is asking for the new 2023 version because the 2022 version is no longer compliant Very

That's actually very cool, did not know that (obviously). In my state, property management is completely unregulated- generally, that's a good thing for business, but man, you should see some of the leases we inherit. It's unreal that people trust their life savings to something that they either just made up or found on some random forum. It's the wild west here. 

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ModeratorReplied Jan 23 2023, 08:33
Quote from @Corby Goade:
Quote from @Brie Schmidt:
Quote from @Corby Goade:

This is a pretty standard rookie mistake- don't just grab lease from one of us yahoos and hope it's okay. Sit down with your attorney and pay for their lease. It will probably cost you a few hundred dollars, but a free lease from google will very likely cost you much, much more. 

Best of luck. 


 We have a specific lease used in the city of Chicago that changes every year to maintain compliance with our ordinance and local laws.  So everyone is asking for the new 2023 version because the 2022 version is no longer compliant Very

That's actually very cool, did not know that (obviously). In my state, property management is completely unregulated- generally, that's a good thing for business, but man, you should see some of the leases we inherit. It's unreal that people trust their life savings to something that they either just made up or found on some random forum. It's the wild west here. 

 We have one of the strictest ordinances in the country. So our realtor association and their team of lawyers puts together a compliant lease that pretty much everyone uses.

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Replied Jan 24 2023, 11:41

While the standard Chiacago Association of Realtor's City of Chicago 2023 lease is updated and compliant with new 2023 security deposit rates and local ordinance, we always recommend implimenting an additional "overlay" or addendum that helps protect the landlord against many things that the standard lease cannot standardize that many landlords would like to, like no smoking. I believe that the current 2023 standard city of chicago lease from CAR allows the tenants to smoke inside the unit.

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Replied Jan 27 2023, 06:24

@Austin Pearson - do you use any additional addendums for your rentals? Just curious 🧐 

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Replied Jan 27 2023, 10:04
Quote from @Eudith Vacio:

@Austin Pearson - do you use any additional addendums for your rentals? Just curious 🧐 


 Hi Eudith - Yes we do, I would be happy to share and help. There are a few things that might need to be changed that I can recommend depending on your processes, systems and the proprty itself. Shoot me a DM or email me with your details. 

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Replied Jan 28 2023, 13:43

Can someone please help share a pdf of the doc in this chat? Thank you!

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Replied Jan 29 2023, 14:23

Hi all - 

I am also seeking the 2023 Chicago Association of Realtors Lease Agreement if someone would not minding sharing.

Thank you advance!

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Replied Jan 29 2023, 17:35

Is this available anywhere to download or can someone send it to me as well??