NEED HELP? CALL US, IT'S FREE
- 217-352-6220
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mondays
through Fridays
If
your call goes to voice mail during office hours, that means the counselors are busy serving other clients. Please leave
a message, speak slowly and tell us your name and telephone number. Calls are usually returned the same day. If
you get a busy signal, please call back. Messages left after hours will be returned the next business day.
We're
in the Lincoln Building in downtown Champaign
44 E. Main Street, Suite 208
Champaign IL 61820
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
- Helpful forms, model leases and checklists
√ Find out your rights under state and local
laws
(note: Tenant Union has no lawyers
on staff but we can give you copies of laws)
√ Have your lease reviewed before you sign it
√ Check landlords' complaint records
√ Get help finding a place to rent
The program at the University of Illinois that provides identical services
is restricted to serving only University of Illinois students (and incoming students). However, you can go to their
web site for lots of valuable information about landlord-tenant relations and laws.
www.tenantunion.illinois.edu
Champaign-Urbana Tenant Union is a member ofCommunity Shares
of Illinois
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