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1. Illinois Landlord Tenant Eviction Notices
   A summary of Illinois law governing landlord tenant eviction notices: 5-day, 10-day and 30-day notices
   Author: Diane E. Thompson, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
   Updated: 09/03/2010
2. Building the House - Supportive Services in Permanent Housing
   Workshop on helping Chicago's homeless service providers
   Presenter(s): Natalie Hutchinson and Ann Bihrle, Lakefront Supportive Housing
   Updated: 08/03/2010
3. Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program -- Volunteer Training
   The Circuit Court of Cook County recently initiated the Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program. This training discusses what the Mediation Program is and how an attorney can take part in this program.
   Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
   Updated: 06/22/2010
4. Renter's Handbook
   Information for renters about landlord-tenant relations, security deposits, repairs, safety codes, evictions and leases.
   Author: Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 05/05/2010
5. Chicago Tenants Rights Hotline Volunteer Training
   This webcast is a training for MTO’s Chicago Tenants Rights Hotline Volunteers. MTO’s Citywide Tenants Rights Hotline serves as a first point of contact for Chicago tenants.
   Presenter(s): Metropolitan Tenants Organization
   Updated: 04/01/2010
6. Pro Bono Motion to Stay Eviction
   This program will generate a Motion to Stay Eviction and Notice of Motion.
   Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
   Updated: 03/30/2010
7. Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure- Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) Summary
   Detailed summary of the HAMP program, including eligibility requirements
   Author: Chancery Advice Desk, Circuit Court of Cook County
   Updated: 03/24/2010
8. Housing Law Seminar: Public Housing Evictions
   Seminar on public housing law, focusing on evictions
   Presenter(s): Cabrini Green Legal Aid
   Updated: 03/10/2010
9. Landlord and Tenant Law
   Information about Illinois private landlord tenant law, including leases, security deposits, and evictions
   Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
   Updated: 02/23/2010
10. How Long Will a Foreclosure on My Home Take?
    Explains the steps involved in a foreclosure and how long it will take if you don't fight it
    Author: Horizon Legal Center
    Updated: 02/22/2010
11. Pro Bono Eviction Defense Pleadings and Discovery Documents
    This program will generate a Motion to Dismiss, Answer with Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims, Interrogatories, Requests to Produce, Notice of Deposition, Appearance, and Cook County Transfer Order.
    Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
    Updated: 02/10/2010
12. Housing Choice Voucher Program Guidebook
    Information on the administration of tenant based subsidy programs, specifically Section 8
    Author: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
    Updated: 01/20/2010
13. Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs
    Information on the occupancy requirements and procedures governing HUD-subsidized multifamily housing programs
    Author: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
    Updated: 01/20/2010
14. Eviction Defense Training Manual
    The training manual for LCBH's Attorney-of-the-Day Eviction Defense project with information on pleadings, defenses, trial preparation, and post judgment motions
    Author: Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing
    Updated: 01/07/2010
15. Representing Landlords in Eviction Cases
    Attorney Wayne Shapiro will be focusing on what you need to know to evict a tenant.
    Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
    Updated: 11/17/2009
16. Representing Low-Income Tenants in Eviction Court
    This training covers the basics of landlord-tenant law and procedure as well as providing an overview of how volunteers can get involved in pro bono activities through LCBH.
    Presenter(s): Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing, Inc.
    Updated: 10/29/2009
17. Housing Law Training
    This session provides an introduction to basic housing law including evictions, RLTO, and public housing
    Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 10/16/2009
18. Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program Housing Law Services
    This training will include a presentation by our HPRP Legal Services Provider (CARPLS) on eviction and foreclosure proceedings, a description of the legal services provided through CARPLS under HPRP, and the referral process.
    Presenter(s): CARPLS
    Updated: 10/09/2009
19. CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Update on Foreclosure
    Webcast of the September Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee meeting. This training highlights recent updates to foreclosure law.
    Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
    Updated: 09/09/2009
20. Mobile Home Parks and Illinois Law
    Information about Illinois law concerning mobile home parks, including renting a mobile home, evictions, security deposits, and sale of a mobile home.
    Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 08/06/2009
21. REACH Legal Clinic and Simple Divorce Program Training
    Video on family, consumer, and housing law issues for pro bono attorneys
    Presenter(s): REACH Legal Aid Clinic; Legal Aid Bureau
    Updated: 06/02/2009
22. Mortgage Loss Mitigation
    A training on how to work with lenders to get the best deal for a client who is behind on their mortgage or in foreclosure.
    Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
    Updated: 05/05/2009
23. Senior Citizens Handbook - Renters' Rights
    Information about leases, security deposits, housing conditions, evictions, subsidized housing, and the Circuit Breaker Program
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 03/04/2009
24. Senior Citizens Handbook - Your Rights as a Homeowner
    Information about homeowner's rights, including refinancing, predatory loans, reverse mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, tax sale, equitable indemnity, real estate tax deferral, and other tax advantages
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 03/04/2009
25. Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
    Training on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program including how the program works, its regulations, and evictions.
    Presenter(s): Andy Dougherty, Cabrini Green Legal Aid
    Updated: 03/04/2009
26. How to Request an Informal Review if Your Application for Public Housing is Denied
    Information about informal reviews for Public Housing applicants whose applications are denied or were treated unfairly by the Housing Authority
    Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 01/13/2009
27. Pro Bono Lockout Forms and Pleadings
    This program will generate letter to landlord, Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, memorandum of law in supprot of TRO, Complaint, and related affidavits.
    Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
    Updated: 01/02/2009
28. Foreclosure-related Eviction Training
    This training will focus on representing tenants who are being evicted either through a supplemental proceeding in a foreclosure case or a separate forcible entry and detainer action.
    Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 12/15/2008
29. CARPLS Volunteer Training: Landlord-Tenant
    A Landlord-Tenant Training for volunteer attorneys at CARPLS.
    Presenter(s): CARPLS
    Updated: 12/15/2008
30. Legal Rights and Resources for Youth Without Housing
    A manual for issues relating to homeless youth, including education, public benefits, heathcare, etc.
    Author: Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
    Updated: 11/21/2008
31. Youth Transitional Housing Programs
    A training covering the basics for a program interested in seeking licensing to be a YTHP.
    Presenter(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Law Project
    Updated: 11/20/2008
32. CHA/Choose to Own Program
    An training session for attorneys who would like to represent clients who have Housing Choice Vouchers.
    Presenter(s): Community Economic Development Law Project
    Updated: 11/20/2008
33. Volunteer Training for MICAH Legal Aid Clinic
    A training on housing, employment, and consumer law cases for volunteer attorneys at the MICAH Legal Aid Clinic
    Presenter(s): Legal Aid Bureau
    Updated: 10/20/2008
34. Volunteer Attorney Training for REACH Legal Clinic
    For attorneys interested in volunteering with the clinic, LAB will provide a training on screening clients in the area of family, housing, and consumer law issues.
    Presenter(s): REACH Legal Clinic
    Updated: 09/24/2008
35. Engaños en ejecución de préstamos hipotecarios
    Una transcripción para un video descubriendo unas tipos de engaños en ejecución hipotecaria
    Author: CBA-YLS Video Development Team
    Updated: 07/09/2008
36. Disabilities Guidebook: How to Protect and Enforce Your Rights Under the Illinois Human Rights Act
    Describes how disabled persons can enforce their rights under Illinois laws that protect against discrimination in employment, housing, access to financial credit, and the availability of public accommodations
    Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 06/02/2008
37. Assisting Low-Income Tenants in Eviction Proceedings Part Two
    A webcast training on Assisting Low-Income Tenants in Eviction Proceedings Part Two by Lawyers Committee for Better Housing recorded on February 28, 2008
    Presenter(s): Lawyers Committee for Better Housing
    Updated: 04/11/2008
38. Motion in Limine - Confidential Informant's Statements Are Hearsay
    Sample Motion in Limine to exclude confidential statements in a forcible action in Cook County
    Author: Lawrence Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 04/07/2008
39. CHA Residential Lease Agreement
    A standard lease agreement with the CHA
    Author: Chicago Housing Authority
    Updated: 03/26/2008
40. CHA Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy
    CHA manual for fiscal year 2009
    Author: Chicago Housing Authority
    Updated: 03/24/2008
41. What Happens If A Mortgage Foreclosure Case Is Filed Against My Landlord?
    Information about court papers you may get if there is a mortgage foreclosure case filed against your landlord and what you should do
    Author: Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services
    Updated: 02/27/2008
42. Chicago Housing Authority Transfer Procedures
    Explains procedures to transfer within CHA
    Author: Chicago Housing Authority
    Updated: 02/26/2008
43. Housing Protections for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
    Information about legal housing protections put in place to help victims of domestic and sexual violence escape abusive and dangerous situations
    Author: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
    Updated: 01/28/2008
44. Assisting Low-Income Tenants in Eviction Proceedings Part One
    How to assist poor tenants, who are facing eviction, as a lawyer of the day.
    Presenter(s): Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing, Inc.
    Updated: 01/28/2008
45. Jury Selection Questions and Jury Profiles
    Sample questions for jury selection and descriptions of ideal jurors for defending an eviction case
    Author: Richard Wheelock, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 12/13/2007
46. Defendant's Interrogatories to Plaintiff
    Sample defendant interrogatories to plaintiff in response to subsidized housing termination in Cook County
    Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 11/28/2007
47. Defendant's First Motion and Order in Limine
    Sample motion to exclude gang affiliation as prejudicial in CHA forcible action
    Author: Lawrence Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 11/28/2007
48. Tenant's Eviction Based on Foreclosure of Property
    Information about tenants that are involved in foreclosure suits that are brought against their landlord
    Author: Richard M. Wheelock, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 11/27/2007
49. Agreed Order with Leave to Reinstate
    Cook County court form for landlord/tenant eviction settlement and negotiation
    Author: Lawrence D. Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 11/21/2007
50. Emergency Motion for Appointment of Receiver
    Use this Motion to ask the court to appoint a receiver if your landlord has not paid the utility bills
    Author: Tammie Grossman, Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 11/21/2007
51. Agreed Order with No Serious Lease Violation
    Sample Cook County landlord/tenant agreed order with no serious violation of lease agreement
    Author: Lawrence D. Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 11/21/2007
52. Appearance and Jury Demand
    Appearance and Jury Demand for use in the Municipal Department, Cook County
    Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 11/19/2007
53. Agreed Order - Continuation for Compliance
    Court form for eviction settlement and negotiation
    Author: Lawrence D. Wood, Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 11/15/2007
54. Summary of Law Regarding Illegal Lockouts
    A description of Illinois law about a landlord's illegal lockout of a tenant
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 11/12/2007
55. Chicago Community Land Trust Buyers Attorney Training
    A webcast training about the function of the Chicago Community Land Trust
    Presenter(s): Community Economic Development Law Project
    Updated: 11/08/2007
56. Rescue Fraud: The New Face of Predatory Lending
    Explains rescue fraud and various possible claims against it, as well as legislative responses
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 10/12/2007
57. Home Equity Loans
    Information about consumer rights with regard to home equity loans.
    Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
    Updated: 10/11/2007
58. CARPLS Volunteer Landlord-Tenant Law Training
    This training explains the role of CARPLS hotline volunteer attorneys, and the landlord/tenant issues they will encounter
    Presenter(s): Matthew Gallagher, CARPLS
    Updated: 10/05/2007
59. Motion for Consolidation
    Sample motion to consolidate eviction and quiet title actions
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
60. Response to Motion to Dismiss
    Sample response to lender and 3rd-party purchaser's motion to dismiss complaint to quiet title
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
61. Response to Motion for Use and Occupancy Pending Trial
    Sample response to motion for use and occupancy pending trial in an action to quite title alleging that sale of home was actually an equitable mortgage
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
62. Response to Motion for Use and Occupancy- Mortgage Foreclosure
    Sample response to motion for use and occupancy in mortgage foreclosure case alleging that mortgage was based on a forged deed
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
63. Response to 2-615 Motion to Dismiss
    Sample response to lender's motion to dismiss for complaint to quiet title alleging an equitable mortgage and unjust enrichment
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
64. Petition for Intervention and Motion to Vacate Default Judgment
    Sample petition for intervention with motion to vacate default judgment and for leave to answer in rescue fraud foreclosure case
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
65. Petition for Intervention - Pre-Judgment with Petitioner's Affidavit
    Sample petition for intervention in foreclosure on home resulting from rescue fraud equity stripping scheme
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
66. Complaint - Common Law Fraud
    Sample common law fraud complaint for rescue fraud foreclosure case
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
67. Complaint - Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act
    Sample complaint for rescue fraud foreclosure case
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
68. Complaint - Quiet Title
    Sample complaint asking for deed transfer to be construed as granting an equitable mortgage
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
69. Complaint - Claim for Professional Malpractice
    Sample complaint alleging attorney malpractice in rescue fraud case
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
70. First Amended Complaint to Quiet Title and for Other Relief
    Sample statement of facts in rescue fraud case
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
71. Complaint - TILA and HOEPA
    Sample complaint for violations of Truth in Lending Act and Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act in rescue fraud case
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
72. Complaint - Unconscionability
    Sample complaint alleging unconscionability in business practices in rescue fraud case
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
73. Complaint - Unjust Enrichment Claim against All Defendants
    Sample complaint alleging unjust enrichment in business transactions in rescue fraud case
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/27/2007
74. How to Help Defend a Foreclosure Case
    Steps to helping defendants threatened with foreclosure explore their legal rights and the options available to them
    Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
    Updated: 07/24/2007
75. Motion to Dismiss: Improper Damage Claim / Defective Notice and Service by Posting
    Private housing motion to dismiss
    Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 07/07/2007
76. Affidavit in Support of Motion to Dismiss: Rent Tendered
    Form affidavit for private housing motion to dismiss
    Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 07/07/2007
77. Affidavit in Support of Motion to Dismiss
    Form affidavit for private housing motion to dismiss
    Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 07/07/2007
78. Affidavit in Support of Motion to Dismiss: Improper Service
    Form affidavit for private housing motion to dismiss
    Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 07/07/2007
79. Motion for Summary Judgment - Waiver for Breach of Lease
    Private housing motion for summary judgment for waiver of breach of lease
    Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 07/05/2007
80. Bankruptcy and Foreclosure
    Information about how bankruptcy rules affect foreclosure
    Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
    Updated: 06/27/2007
81. What Educational Rights Do Homeless Children Have?
    Information about which schools homeless children can attend and what services the school must provide
    Author: Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
    Updated: 06/19/2007
82. General Information about Mortgage Foreclosure
    Explains some of your rights if you are facing foreclosure on your house and your loan is not an FHA, VA or FmHA loan
    Author: John Roska, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 06/12/2007
83. Renting the Right Way - Table of Contents
    Information for Chicago landlords on how to choose a renter, leases, collecting rent and the process for evicting a tenant
    Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, 2005
    Updated: 06/10/2007
84. Landlord-Tenant Law: Eviction Issues
    Video training on many areas of eviction proceedings from both a landlord and tenant perspective
    Presenter(s): Professor Lewis Powell, John Marshall Fair Housing Clinic; Steven McKenzie, Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing; Alan Mills, Uptown Peoples Law Center; Lawrence Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 06/08/2007
85. Introduction - Lockouts and Property Detention
    Overview of issues pertaining to lockouts and property detention.
    Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 04/23/2007
86. Housing Law Resources Part One
    Information about state and local housing laws and federally subsidized housing - part one of two
    Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 04/19/2007
87. Housing Law Resources Part Two
    Information about state and local housing laws and federally subsidized housing - part two of two
    Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 04/19/2007
88. Putting Default on the Tenant: Defaulting Tenants and Written Appearances in Evictions in Illinois
    Describes the law behind tenant evictions and written appearances in eviction proceedings in Illinois
    Author: Grant Nyhammer, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    Updated: 04/19/2007
89. The Residential Tenants' Right to Repair Act
    Information about legislation allowing tenants to make repairs and deduct the cost from the rent
    Author: Tammie Grossman, Housing Action Illinois
    Updated: 04/03/2007
90. Federally Assisted Housing
    General information about federal, state and local public housing programs
    Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
    Updated: 04/02/2007
91. Plaintiff's Request to Admit - First Set
    Sample pleading for a class action
    Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 04/02/2007
92. Plaintiff’s Request for Admission of Genuineness of Documents
    Sample pleading for a class action
    Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 04/02/2007
93. Jury Trial Training for Forcible Court - Jury Instructions
    Sample jury instructions for a forcible entry case
    Author: Richard Wheelock, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 03/22/2007
94. Jury Selection Questions and Profiles
    Sample questions for jury selection and descriptions of ideal jurors for defending an eviction case
    Author: Richard Wheelock, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 03/22/2007
95. Mortgage Foreclosure, Part II: Truth in Lending
    Introduces defenses available to fight foreclosure provided for in the Truth in Lending Act
    Presenter(s): Lloyd Brooks, The Brooks Law Firm
    Updated: 03/19/2007
96. Home Ownership Preservation Training
    Information about preserving home ownership for new attorney
    Presenter(s): Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 03/12/2007
97. Brief to Support Federal Court Complaint for Housing Discrimination
    Court form for housing discrimination
    Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 03/04/2007
98. Nuts and Bolts of Foreclosure: Redemption
    Provides an overview of the foreclosure process in Illinois, focusing on the issues of redemption
    Author: Stephen B. Bashaw, P.C.
    Updated: 01/25/2007
99. Summary of Illinois Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act
    Describes the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act of 2007
    Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 01/24/2007
100. Caveat Emptor No More: Representing Buyers in Residential Real Estate Transactions
     Explains how to handle closings for low-income home buyers
     Presenter(s): Edward Grossman, The Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc.
     Updated: 01/19/2007

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