The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(8)H(7)ClO(2), consists of two independent mol-ecules, with comparable geometries. Both mol-ecules are approximately planar (r.m.s. deviations = 0.040 and 0.064 Å for the 11 non-H atoms). In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked via inter-molecular O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into chains two mol-ecules thick along (-101).