you want to rent the LL’s spacious but worn apartment in a very old three-flat building in Chicago’s bungalow-built owned by an elderly working class first-generation immigrant couple who live in the first floor unit. The LL wants an oral month-to-month lease so they can easily get rid of a tenant they don’t like. You’ve talked with the other Tnt who says the LLs are cheapskates. The agreed upon rent of $750 including utilities for the third floor unit is a bargain and you really want to get the unit for as long as the LL might agree. You should be concerned that your proposed lease might intimidate the LL (hence the use of “non-lawyer” language, but also pay some attention to format/appearance), but you know that repairs will likely be needed given the age and current worn-down status of the unit.
