Illinois
Prepare notices to serve on your tenant or your landlord with these downloadable template Landlord and Tenant Notice Forms for Illinois.
Q. How much notice must be given to terminate a rental agreement?
A. A month-to-month tenancy requires 30 days written notice of termination. A yearly lease requires 60 days written notice.
Q. How much is the landlord allowed to charge as a security deposit under Illinois law?
A. There is no legal limit on what a landlord can charge as a security deposit, however, the typical amount charged is one month's rent. If the rental building contains at least 25 units and the tenancy is longer than 6 months, the landlord is required to pay interest on the security deposit. The landlord must return the security deposit with 45 days of the move-out date.
Q. Is there a limit on the amount by which a landlord can increase the rent?
A. Illinois does not have a State-wide rent control law but some cities and counties have enacted rent control ordinances. A landlord must give notice of a rental increase: in the case of a monthly tenancy, one month's notice; in the case of a weekly tenancy, one week's notice. The rent cannot be raised under a fixed term lease until the lease term has expired.
Illinois 10 Day Eviction Notice
Illinois landlords, do you need to evict a tenant for cause? Serve the tenant with this 10 Day Eviction Notice.
- The Notice informs the tenant of the nature of the lease violation(s), and that the tenancy will be terminated 10 days after the date the Notice is served.
- The form includes an Affidavit and Proof of Service, which must be sworn by the person who served the Notice.
- This is a reusable legal form which can be used as often as you require.
This Illinois 10 Day Eviction Notice is provided in MS Word format, and is easy to use.
Illinois 30 Day Termination Notice
IL landlords, terminate a tenant's rental agreement with this Illinois 30 Day Termination Notice.
- The Notice must be served on the tenant in accordance with State landlord tenant laws.
- The Notice informs the tenant that the tenancy will be terminated on the date specified in the notice, which must be at least 30 days prior to the end of the monthly lease term.
- An Affidavit and Service of Notice is included to record the details of how the Notice was served on the tenant.
- This is a reusable legal form. Buy, download, use as often as you require.
Illinois 5 Day Notice for Unpaid Rent
IL landlords, has your tenant failed to pay the rent? Serve him/her with this 5 Day Notice for Unpaid Rent.
- The Notice informs the tenant that he/she must pay the overdue rent within 5 days from being served with the document.
- If the tenant does not pay the rent within the 5-day period, the lease will be terminated and the tenant must vacate the premises.
- The form includes an Affidavit and Proof of Service, which must be sworn by the person who served the Notice.
- This Illinois 5 Day Notice of Demand for Unpaid Rent template is provided in MS Word format and is easy to use.
Illinois Notice of Sale of Rental Premises
Give notice to your tenants that the premises they are renting has been sold with this Notice to Tenant of Sale of Rental Premises for Illinois properties.
- This form constitutes formal written notice of the sale, and instructs the tenant to pay rent to the new owner.
- The Notice also includes a Record of Service form, to record the details of how the Notice was served.
- This is a reusable landlord-tenant form. Buy it, download the form, and use it as often as you require.
- Available in MS Word format.
- Intended to be used only in the State of Illinois.
