US landlord tenant law
What Illinois statutes require of a landlord, rule by rule: the security deposit, rent and late fees, rent increases, entering the property, ending a tenancy and the disclosures a lease carries, each with the section it comes from.
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From the deposit you take at signing to the notice that ends the tenancy. Every figure names its statute; where none sets it, the page says so.
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It counts the deposit deadline from the day a tenant moves out, drafts the notice before you enter a home, and dates a rent increase so the notice lands in time. Nothing goes out until you approve it.
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Deposit, entry, fee, notice and disclosure rules read against the official texts on 29 September 2026. Rent increase and eviction rules read on 1 November 2026.
Deposit cap in Illinois: No cap in statute. Back to the tenant within: 30 days (765 ILCS 710/1). The conditions are in the security deposit section above.
Notice before a rent increase in Illinois: No statutory period confirmed (50 ILCS 825/5). Rent control: Local rent control banned. The rent increase section above quotes what the statutes say, exceptions included.
No Illinois statute sets a notice period for entry. Put one in the lease so both sides know it.
Notice from the landlord to end a month-to-month tenancy in Illinois: 30 days (735 ILCS 5/9-207).
No. Illinois bans lockouts and utility shutoffs as a way to remove a tenant. Only a court order ends the tenant’s possession.
No figures for repairs or mold are on this page. Both fall under the landlord’s duty to keep a home fit to live in and under the state’s own rules; read the Illinois statutes and your local housing code before you act.
They can. This page covers Illinois law statewide. A city or county can add its own rules where state law lets it, so read the local ordinance before you rely on a state figure. Rent control in Illinois: Local rent control banned.
This page works as one: every rule a Illinois landlord meets, each with its statute and the official text it was read against. Print it or save it as a PDF from your browser.
They can. This page covers Illinois law statewide. A city or county can add its own rules where state law lets it, so read the local ordinance before you rely on a state figure. Rent control in Illinois: Local rent control banned.
Many tenancies without a written lease run month to month. Ending one in Illinois takes 30 days of notice from the landlord (735 ILCS 5/9-207).
Repairs are not in this summary. It covers what the Illinois statutes say about deposits, fees, rent increases, entry, notices and disclosures. Repair duties fall under the landlord’s duty to keep a home fit to live in, the state’s own rules and the local housing code.
This is not legal adviceThis page summarises statutes as read on 29 September 2026. Laws change, cities add their own rules, and a court reads a statute against the facts of a case. Check the official text, or ask a lawyer, before you act on it.
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