COVID-19 UPDATE: Tenant Union office
will be closed to walk-in clients until further notice
Landlords cannot file for eviction before June 29.
Longer time periods apply for any rentals that have a
federally backed mortgage or federal rent subsidy.
NEED HELP? Send questions by email to us at cutenantunion@gmail.com
Mailing address: C-U Tenant Union
44
E. Main Street, Suite 208
Champaign IL 61820
Champaign-Urbana Tenant Union is a member
of Community Shares of Illinois www.cs-il.org
C-U Tenant Union provides information about tenants' and landlords' rights and responsibilities
and help for tenants living in Champaign County, Illinois who experience landlord problems or have questions.
- Neglected property maintenance
- Disputes about damage deposit deductions
- Evictions
- Unlawful discrimination
- Roommate conflicts
- Violation
of lease by landlord
- Information about subletting, utilities problems, parking
issues and more
- Find actual text of tenants' rights laws when you search:
765 ILCS 701-750; 735 ILCS 5/9-101 to 735 ILCS 5/9-301 and chapter 12.5 of Urbana City Code.
The office of Off-Campus and Community Living at
the University of Illinois (OCCL.illinois.edu) provides services similar to ours for currently
enrolled University of Illinois students. OCCL also has
a web site that provides very useful information about tenants'
rights and responsibilities in Champaign-Urbana.