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Illinois 5 Day Notice to Pay or Quit

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Download this free IL 5 Day Notice to Pay or Vacate (Form CC 265) and use when a tenant is delinquent on rent. This is a single page PDF document.

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The Illinois 5 Day Notice to Pay or Quit warns a tenant that their rent is past due rent and if it isn’t brought current with 5 days of being served this notice, their tenancy will terminate.

What Does Illinois Law Say?

Sec. 9-209. Demand for rent – eviction action. A landlord or his or her agent may, any time after rent is due, demand payment thereof and notify the tenant, in writing, that unless payment is made within a time mentioned in such notice, not less than 5 days after service thereof, the lease will be terminated. If the tenant does not pay the rent due within the time stated in the notice under this Section, the landlord may consider the lease ended and commence an eviction or ejectment action without further notice or demand. A claim for rent may be joined in the complaint, including a request for the pro rata amount of rent due for any period that a judgment is stayed, and a judgment obtained for the amount of rent found due, in any action or proceeding brought, in an eviction action under this Section.

How to Fill Out

Step 1 – Enter the name and address of the tenant(s).

Step 2 – Provide how much rent is past due.

Step 3 – Type the City and County where the property is located.

Step 4 – Then enter the rental property street address.

Step 5 – Date and sign.

Step 6 – Serve the tenant with the notice and have the person who delivered it sign the affidavit of service section in front of a notary.

Illinois Eviction Laws
Rent Grace Period: 5 days. 770 ILCS 95/7.10(a)
Nonpayment of Rent: 5 days. 735 ILCS 5/9-209
Noncompliance: 10 days. 735 ILCS 5/2-210
Termination (Month-to-Month Lease): 30 days. 735 ILCS 5/9-207
Eviction Lawsuit: Forcible Entry and Detainer. Illinois Code of Civil Procedure

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