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2023 Chicago Residential Lease

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Would someone be willing to send me an editable pdf of the 2023 Chicago residential lease agreement? I am trying to update lease agreements but cannot locate this pdf. I would greatly appreciate. 

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@Frank Naujokas You could find one online from a service like rocket legal (or have chatGPT create one lol) 

In all seriousness, pay an attorney to draft up a lease for you or pay a property management company to make sure you're compliant regarding leases. It's cheap insurance to protect yourself in case anything goes wrong

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Thank you for your time Sanat. Still interested in the 2023 Chicago residential lease agreement for anyone out there. 

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@Frank Naujokas - I'll DM to you. 

@Sanat Bhandari - Chicago is a little bit of its own beast due to the complexity of our RLTO Ordinance. Therefore, every year attorneys and members of the Chicago Association of Realtors post an updated lease for housing providers to ensure compliance with RLTO and help set housing providers up for success. This lease is typically the standard baseline and then additional covenants can be added. 

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Hey @Frank Naujokas - I just got your email and responded with the Chicago residential lease.  Let me know if there is anything else that pops up that I can help with.

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Hey Jonathan,

Would you mind sending me the CAR lease as well?

Thanks!

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Hi, 

Would you please send me the pdf as well? 

Thanks, 


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Hi Everyone,

New landlord here...

I too would appreciate it if someone could send me an editable pdf of the 2023 Chicago residential lease agreement.

Sincerely

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Hi All, 

Could someone please send me the 2023 lease?

thanks,

Danielle 


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@Danielle DelValle I will DM you. 

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Quote from @Tom Shallcross:

@Frank Naujokas - I'll DM to you. 

@Sanat Bhandari - Chicago is a little bit of its own beast due to the complexity of our RLTO Ordinance. Therefore, every year attorneys and members of the Chicago Association of Realtors post an updated lease for housing providers to ensure compliance with RLTO and help set housing providers up for success. This lease is typically the standard baseline and then additional covenants can be added. 


 Hi Tom, I messaged you - Are you able to emial me a copy of the updated 2023 Chicago residential lease when you have a moment.  Thank you! 

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Quote from @Tom Shallcross:

@Frank Naujokas - I'll DM to you. 

@Sanat Bhandari - Chicago is a little bit of its own beast due to the complexity of our RLTO Ordinance. Therefore, every year attorneys and members of the Chicago Association of Realtors post an updated lease for housing providers to ensure compliance with RLTO and help set housing providers up for success. This lease is typically the standard baseline and then additional covenants can be added. 


 Hi Tom, I messaged you - Are you able to emial me a copy of the updated 2023 Chicago residential lease when you have a moment.  Thank you! 

 @Tom Shallcross - reposting this - I messaged you.  Are you able to email me a copy of the updated 2023 Chicago residential lease when you have a moment.  Thank you! 

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Hey @Frank Naujokas - I just got your email and responded with the Chicago residential lease.  Let me know if there is anything else that pops up that I can help with.

 @Jonathan Klemm - I messaged you.  Are you able to email me a copy of the 2023 Chicago Residential lease when you have a moment?  Thank you! 

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Hey @Marina Katovich - Sure thing. Will send over the Chicago Assoications of Realtors lease.

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Thank you - I received it- appreciate your help! 

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Hey @Marina Katovich - Sure thing. Will send over the Chicago Assoications of Realtors lease.

 @Jonathan Klemm - Thank you!  Appreciate your help! 

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Hello everyone.  I would very much appreciate if someone could email me the "Chicago Assoications of Realtors lease" for 2023.


:D

Thank you!

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@Oleg Sobol I will send it to you.

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Hello,

Seems I'm a bit late to the party here. Would someone be able to send me a Chicago Assoications of Realtors lease for 2023 as well? Would greatly appreciate it.

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Hey Everyone,

I'm in the same boat.  Would someone be able to send me a copy of the Chicago 2023 lease?  Thanks in advance for your help!

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I’ve been looking online as well and cant find it. Can someone also email me the 2023 Chicago Association's of Realtors residential lease? Thanks 

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Hey @Frank Naujokas - I just got your email and responded with the Chicago residential lease.  Let me know if there is anything else that pops up that I can help with.


 Could you send me a copy of the 2023 Chicago Residential Lease?

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I'm not sure why people are sharing this via DM instead of a direct link.

Here's a copy you can download: 2023 Chicago Lease Packet

There are also a ton of sites that allow you to fill them out online and print them, for free. Search for 2023 Chicago Lease Agreement and you'll see links to eforms, law depot, rocket lawyer, etc.

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Quote from @Nathan Gesner:

I'm not sure why people are sharing this via DM instead of a direct link.

Here's a copy you can download: 2023 Chicago Lease Packet

There are also a ton of sites that allow you to fill them out online and print them, for free. Search for 2023 Chicago Lease Agreement and you'll see links to eforms, law depot, rocket lawyer, etc.


 I've been a landlord in Chicago using the standard leases for the years, and it looks like the one you shared is what DOMU puts together. It probably has majority of what is required, but I'd personally rather be safe and use the one that has the Chicago Association of Realtors logo on it. Unfortunately, it's kind of a pain to download and find on the internet. The easy solution would be for one person who has access to it to simply attach it here, rather than individually emailing.

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Quote from @Julie George:
Quote from @Nathan Gesner:

I'm not sure why people are sharing this via DM instead of a direct link.

Here's a copy you can download: 2023 Chicago Lease Packet

There are also a ton of sites that allow you to fill them out online and print them, for free. Search for 2023 Chicago Lease Agreement and you'll see links to eforms, law depot, rocket lawyer, etc.


 I've been a landlord in Chicago using the standard leases for the years, and it looks like the one you shared is what DOMU puts together. It probably has majority of what is required, but I'd personally rather be safe and use the one that has the Chicago Association of Realtors logo on it. Unfortunately, it's kind of a pain to download and find on the internet. The easy solution would be for one person who has access to it to simply attach it here, rather than individually emailing.


I thought so. In Wyoming, all legal contracts are copyrighted by the Wyoming Association and only for REALTOR use.

People are always asking for the CAR lease, and REALTORS are sharing it via DM, so I thought it was permissible. Turns out all those REALTORS are breaking the law. This is from the CAR website:

A reminder that the Chicago Residential Lease, and all of CAR’s forms and contracts, are an exclusive member benefit for use only by Chicago Association of REALTORS® members or those who are party to a transaction facilitated by a Chicago Association of REALTORS® member. Distributing or posting any of CAR’s forms and contracts is a copyright infringement and a violation of the terms of use of our forms.


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Quote from @Nathan Gesner:
Quote from @Julie George:
Quote from @Nathan Gesner:

I'm not sure why people are sharing this via DM instead of a direct link.

Here's a copy you can download: 2023 Chicago Lease Packet

There are also a ton of sites that allow you to fill them out online and print them, for free. Search for 2023 Chicago Lease Agreement and you'll see links to eforms, law depot, rocket lawyer, etc.


 I've been a landlord in Chicago using the standard leases for the years, and it looks like the one you shared is what DOMU puts together. It probably has majority of what is required, but I'd personally rather be safe and use the one that has the Chicago Association of Realtors logo on it. Unfortunately, it's kind of a pain to download and find on the internet. The easy solution would be for one person who has access to it to simply attach it here, rather than individually emailing.


I thought so. In Wyoming, all legal contracts are copyrighted by the Wyoming Association and only for REALTOR use.

People are always asking for the CAR lease, and REALTORS are sharing it via DM, so I thought it was permissible. Turns out all those REALTORS are breaking the law. This is from the CAR website:

A reminder that the Chicago Residential Lease, and all of CAR’s forms and contracts, are an exclusive member benefit for use only by Chicago Association of REALTORS® members or those who are party to a transaction facilitated by a Chicago Association of REALTORS® member. Distributing or posting any of CAR’s forms and contracts is a copyright infringement and a violation of the terms of use of our forms.



 Thank you! We are not really supposed to share this document.