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EVICTION RESOURCES

Below are resources to help you understand your legal rights when facing eviction during COVID-19.

LEGAL INFORMATION

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Evictions During COVID-19

Renters Handbook 2021

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COMING SOON

TOOL KITS FOR PERSONS REPRESENTING THEMSELVES

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Eviction Tool Kit All Counties

Eviction Tool Kit (Rock Island County)

Eviction Tool Kit (Kane County)

OTHER RESOURCES

To find other providers of rental assistance, click here (Please note Prairie State Legal Services is listed because we provide legal services. We do not provide rental assistance.)

llinois Legal Aid Online provides a range of legal information about other laws in place in response to COVID-19 here.

COVID H.E.L.P. Illinois is a free tool to help anyone in Illinois with legal problems related to the pandemic. You can find this tool here. Prairie State Legal Services does not serve Cook County. If you live in Cook County and need legal help, you may be able to find a provider here.

FORECLOSURE RESOURCES

Below are resources to help you understand your legal rights when facing foreclosure during COVID-19. Be aware that some of the programs, timeframes, and deadlines described in these resources have recently changed. We will update them as soon as possible. If you want to apply to CARES Act Mortgage Forbearance, you must apply through your mortgage company by June 30, 2021.

LEGAL INFORMATION

ENGLISH:

Mortgage Forbearance Flowchart

Reverse Mortgage Forbearance Flowchart

Mortgage Foreclosure Timeline

Loss Mitigation Options after Forbearance FHA

Loss Mitigation Options after Forbearance GSE

COVID-19 FAQ Pre Foreclosure

COVID-19 FAQ Foreclosure

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Mortgage Forbearance Flowchart Spanish

Flujograma de Indugencia para Hipotecas Inversas