IL landlord resources
Exit strategy education in Illinois
Discuss portfolio planning, lease obligations and professional advice before an exit.
Dataset review pending. These supplied references have not been independently verified. Educational information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
Illinois: Notices and tenancy endings
5-day written demand for rent for nonpayment (735 ILCS 5/9-209); paying within 5 days defeats termination. Lease-violation evictions use a 10-day notice.
30 days' written notice to terminate a month-to-month tenancy (735 ILCS 5/9-207); year-to-year 60 days; week-to-week 7 days.
Court listed in the supplied dataset: Circuit Court (Eviction Article, 735 ILCS 5 Art. IX).
Illinois: Rent regulation
No rent control; the Rent Control Preemption Act (50 ILCS 825) bars local governments from controlling rent.
Sources supplied for Illinois
Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.
- Illinois AG 'Landlord and Tenant Rights and Laws' (PDF)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- Illinois Courts Eviction process page
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
Offices listed in the dataset
- Illinois Attorney General - Landlord-Tenantstate attorney general
- Illinois Courts - Evictionstate court system
- Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation (deposit interest rate)state regulatory agency