Real Estate Law:

Residential- The Law Offices of David L. Rudolph represents buyers and sellers of residential real estate in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Our services include the following;

Commercial- Our firm has significant experience representing real estate investors and businesses in all aspects of real estate acquisitions and dispositions, as well as the ownership and operation of the property. We can also provide our expertise in drafting and negotiating mortgage loans and construction loans with the commercial lender.

Condominium Law:

The Law Offices of David L. Rudolph actively represents newly formed and mature condominium associations, as well as individual unit owners. For new construction and conversion condominiums, we will guide the new association through the turnover process by which the unit owners assume control of the condominium association from the developer. Our firm will work with the new association in resolving any construction defect and warranty claims against the developer. We will also help identify and resolve any financial irregularities existing during the period of developer control of the new association. If the association is unable to reach a satisfactory resolution with the developer, we are prepared to file suit against the developer as a last resort.

For the “mature” association, our services include the following;

Please refer to the special “Condominium Law” page of this website for more useful information regarding this area of law.

Landlord/Tenant Law:

The Law Offices of David L. Rudolph has significant experience representing landlords in tenant disputes pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The most common tenant dispute usually involves the non-payment of rent. If the tenant fails to timely pay rent, the landlord’s sole remedy is an eviction action. It is important to understand that prior to filing the eviction action, the landlord must properly serve the tenant with a “5-day notice” form, or in the instance of a month-to-month lease, a “30-day notice form”. Please contact our office if you do not have the proper form.

Our firm also represents landlords as well as tenants in the negotiation and drafting of retail, office and industrial warehouse leases. We will work with the client (and leasing agent if applicable) from the letter of intent stage until the final lease is signed and executed.

Litigation:

While the initial goal is to settle a dispute prior to a lawsuit, if litigation becomes necessary, we will aggressively advocate our client’s position. Our firm prosecutes and defends a wide variety of individuals and businesses in different types of litigation. We are admitted to practice in Illinois state courts and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Unlike many firms, The Law Offices of David L. Rudolph will not only try its client’s case at the trial court level, but is fully capable of defending the favorable outcome on appeal. There will be no need to transfer the case to an appellate attorney.

Given our firm’s significant involvement in real estate transactions, many of our litigation matters are inevitably real estate related. Real estate litigation issues may deal with purchase and sale agreements, construction issues, mortgages and foreclosures, leases, quiet title actions, management issues, condominiums, eminent domain, easements, zoning and variances.