No lease Eviction During COVID: Chicago

[Justin Glass]

Looking for guidance. Also seeking legal counsel if someone here can point me in right direction.

Recently purchased building with two legal units. I will owner occupy the third unit. Neither tenant has leases however not sure if eviction is an option Chicago has unique set of rules due to COVID and not forcing any eviction until July 25th. Would not mine keeping tenants however one tenant has not paid rent and is not communicating well at all. 

Wondering best move as tenant does not have lease and Currently occupies illegal unit (was there when building was purchased planned on signing new lease to legal unit).

Thoughts?

[Ariella Sherman]

Have you read the book "Never Split the Difference" about negotiation? You may need to use some real negotiation strategies to get the tenant out of the unit, just like when negotiating with a hostage taker. Keep your empathy up (they are probably stuck and need a place to live) while also enforcing your limits of what you can offer. Hear what they want, see if you can help them meet their needs and also your needs.