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State-specific leases, notices, checklists, and addenda for a Illinois rental. Legal notes last reviewed 2026-08-15. LeaseGen.io is not a law firm.
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Screen an applicant, write the lease, and document the move-in.
Receipts, entry, rent changes, renewals, and papers that amend who lives there.
Give notice, inspect at surrender, and account for the deposit. Use an eviction notice only for unpaid rent or a lease violation.
Short summaries of the rules that shape Illinois leases, notices, and deposit papers on LeaseGen.io. Last reviewed 2026-08-15. Not legal advice.
Illinois does not set a statewide maximum security deposit. Unused deposit plus an itemized list is generally due within 45 days (765 ILCS 710/1). Landlords with 25 or more units generally owe interest (765 ILCS 715). Chicago’s RLTO adds a 1.5× cap and a different clock.
A month-to-month tenancy generally takes 30 days’ written notice (735 ILCS 5/9-207).
Illinois does not prescribe a statewide 24-hour entry statute. Put a reasonable-notice entry clause in the lease. Chicago’s RLTO is stricter.
A Illinois rent increase should be in writing. Many landlords use at least the same notice they would use to end a month-to-month tenancy. A month-to-month tenancy generally takes 30 days’ written notice (735 ILCS 5/9-207). The lease may require more. Local rent-control rules can cap the amount even when the notice period is met.
Illinois’ 5-day rent notice is the usual statewide first step. Chicago and other home-rule cities add extra notices and just-cause rules.
Chicago’s RLTO and some other cities require a listed reason to terminate many tenancies.
Illinois residential leases commonly need these statewide disclosures. The lease generator adds them when your answers trigger them.
These Illinois cities often have rent-control, just-cause, or relocation rules on top of state law. Confirm the ordinance before you raise rent or decline to renew.
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