A slick little eviction trick

Ever try to serve an eviction notice?

It can be hard. Especially if your Tenant's doing the moon walk outta town.

You gotta stick that notice somewhere.

But playin' ding-dong-ditch with legal papers won't cut it.

And getting a Tenant to answer the door when they owe you money...

Well, you'd have better luck catching a greased pig at the County Fair.

But guess what?

There's a little known trick buried in some Illinois law.

Here's the scoop:

You can serve an eviction notice on any 13 years or older in possession of the property.

That's right, it doesn't need to be the Tenant.

What about cousin Joey leveling-up his teenage game by crashing on the couch this summer?

That'll do, pig. That'll do. 

Here's the trick:

The person must be in possession of the property.

You can't ambush little Timmy that stopped by for a Game of Thrones binge-session.

Wait, is that possession?!? 

Not sure, ask us.

By Landlord Legal

Giddy up, partner - that's issue #70 of The Brief.

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