Helping you create a customized residential lease that meets Chicago requirements.

Can be used to lease an apartment, condominium or house in Chicago.

The city of Chicago has specific requirements that need to be met in order to ensure that landlords are protected legally and tenants are treated fairly. With this special Chicago Residential Lease from Socrates, you have what you need to create an up-to-date lease that satisfies these requirements and can be customized to meet your needs.

This Chicago Residential Lease form includes essential lease basics, outlines the responsibilities of each party and ensures that terms and conditions are laid out in clear, concise language, including:

• rental payments
• duration of lease
• subletting
• damage to premises
• painting
• pets
• payment of utilities
• lockouts
• right of inspection
• deposit refunds
• ending of lease

It also includes the following added Chicago items:

• heating cost disclosure for all properties for which the Chicago Heating Cost Disclosure Ordinance is applicable
• specific language to cover condominium rentals
• a summary of the Chicago Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance
• a section for Notice of Conditions Affecting Habitability, which states any code violations the property may have had in the past 12 months

Now you can make sure your lease meets Chicago requirements without a long and complicated process. Socrates makes it fast and easy with this Chicago Residential Lease.

Also included: Federally required Lead Paint Disclosure information in English and Spanish, to legally document the disclosure of lead-based paint or lead hazards to a tenant.

All contents reviewed and approved by attorneys.