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Chicago tax-escalation overcharges from un-appealed Cook County reassessments — and tax credits the landlord recovered but did not pass through — are the dispute lever for the Loop and West Loop.
Cite 735 ILCS 5/13-206 (ten-year SOL) and the tax-escalation clause from your lease. The dispute letter should identify the missing tax credit, the assessment-cycle year, and the landlord's passthrough calculation.
Illinois courts read tax-escalation clauses strictly. The ten-year SOL means historical reconciliations stay in scope longer than most states — a 2018 overcharge is still recoverable in 2026.
Chicago tenants — generate the dispute letter and pull the historical reconciliations too. The ten-year SOL is the longest tail in the country.
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