I don't necessarily think that you need full scale design, but having a 1-2 hour consultation with a designer to pick out paint color, give ideas for basic furnishings, or to create mood boards is a good use of time and money. 

The book was a big hit at first but then it was debunked when some experts started looking at it with a fine tooth comb.

You can clearly see the touch up because he used a different color then before

Now that he is this embedded, he is more likely to stick around and fight this tooth and nail.I have no experience in Chicago, but below is a Google search for "eviction attorney."

To top a chimney you are looking at around 2500.00 labor and materials but I have a feeling the new bricks will not match the color of the existing ones due to the age of the construction. 

Also if they park on the premises, get every make, model, color and year and the license plate number of each vehicle.#6 - Get copies of all keys to the units and on your final walkthrough before you close escrow VERIFY THAT ALL KEYS WORK! 

We do the same exact aesthetic on all of our renovations so there are specific materials and color choices we do every time.

There is also an issue with the water color .

You want a siding look to it, ok add a form liner,  want colored concrete or need white Portland cement, these are all extra. 

When I first began in this business I used Tenant Pro because it had cute little colorful cartoons as Icons.