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Chicago’s first blizzard and landlord tenant snow removal

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City of Chicago rules for shoveling sidewalks!

Remember, the city requires that Chicagoans must remove ice and snow after a snowfall.

Our first big snow of 2011 calls for a refresher with this link to our post from February about a landlord and tenant’s obligation to remove snow and ice.  Our snow and ice removal “cheat sheet” can be found after the break.

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Snow Removal in Chicago and Illinois

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snow shoveling lawLaws about Landlord and tenant responsibility to shovel snow

Snowmageddon 2011.  What’s a landlord to do?  Well, that depends on where the landlord’s property is located.  The Chicago Sun Times ran a story reminding property owners about the obligation to shovel snow on their sidewalks within the City of Chicago.  My friend Tim Tomasik from the Clifford Law Offices was even quoted in the story advising folks to shovel.

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