A Cook County clerk told me my lease had a clause that would not hold up, so I rewrote how I sign everything

Shane Clark · 2026-10-10T07:00:03.796815+00:00

Last month I took my apartment lease down to the Daley Center to ask a clerk a quick question about a late fee, and she pointed at a line in section 14 that she sees get tossed out of court all the time. I had been signing every lease, contract, and form for years without reading the parts after the signature line, so now I do a full pass on anything over one page before I put pen to paper. What is the one clause you always check for before you sign anything in this city?

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A Cook County clerk told me my lease had a clause that would not hold up, so I rewrote how I sign everything | Chicago Legal Advice - Vivisector