I live on a college campus in DeKalb Illinois.  Last weekend we threw
a Halloween party that had at a max of 30 people at any given time. 
This morning we received a letter from our leasing office stating that
we were being fined $50 for having more then 10 people in our
apartment and $350 for having 2 kegs ($175).   The party we threw had
only cans of beer being served, but there was an empty keg form a long
time ago that we used as a stool behind the bar in the basement.

I don?t deny that we had more then 10 people in our apartment and
would be more then happy to pay that portion of the fine.  But I do
not understand how they can charge us for having two kegs when we did
not?  (technically we did have one keg, but that was from along time
ago and had been empty for months).  I know in the lease it does state
that that you can not have more then 10 people in the apartment and
that kegs are not allowed, but what rights as a tenet do we have? 
What kind of proof should the leasing company have to prove that we
were in violation?  Since we did not have 2 kegs as the letter states,
I know that they do not have any.  Should they have to provide
pictures or something to prove we had kegs/more then ten people?

Also the party took place in the basement of a three story apt and was
not viewable from the outside.  Someone from the leasing company must
have entered onto our property unannounced or invited to check it out.
 Is it legal for them to enter our apartment without giving prior
notification ? without there being an emergency?

I tried contacting the leasing department, but they would not even
talk to me about the issue.

I know I?ve asked a lot of questions and you all can not provide legal
advice.  I?m mostly interested in laws regarding the leasing company
entering our property undercover in order gain intelligence.

Thanks!

My View not legal, would be first your lease will take center stage as
to what fines you may be liable for, as you stated no more then 10
people at one time, and then next to the fine there should be a fine
amount for violation, so pay the fine for the ten people,
On the Keg, what does the lease say is the fine for a keg ? Now the he
said she said, if they say two kegs and you say yes one keg but its
furniture vs keg used for beer, then pay the fine for the ten people,
but also send letter denying the two kegs ask for proof, if when you
pay the rent they try an deduct the fine for the keg out of the rent
first then state you are short on rent thus late fees send certifiec
letter protesting keg fine, when you mail the rent check, if they push
it and take the fee out fo your rent, go to local court house file
small claims very easy paper work and go infront of a judge to get it
resolve samll claims is realy no big deal quite simple and easy
proccess