An Illinois 5 Day Notice to Quit is used when a landlord seeks to terminate a tenancy based on certain unlawful conduct occurring on the rental premises. This notice is not used for unpaid rent or ordinary lease violations. Instead, it may apply in limited circumstances where Illinois statutes allow termination within five (5) days due to specified criminal or illegal activity.
Under applicable Illinois law, certain types of unlawful conduct may allow a landlord to declare the lease void and require the tenant to vacate the property within five days after written notice is served.
If the tenant does not vacate by the deadline stated in the notice, the landlord may file an eviction action through the appropriate Illinois court.
Relevant Illinois Statutes
Addresses circumstances involving unlawful use of leased premises, including certain controlled substance activities, and provides that the lease may become void at the option of the lessor upon written notice requiring the tenant to vacate within five (5) days.
Provides that when a tenant is charged with certain qualifying criminal offenses committed on the premises during the lease term, the landlord may terminate the tenancy and require the tenant to vacate within five (5) days after notice.
How to Complete the Notice
- Enter the county where the rental property is located.
- List the full legal name(s) of the tenant(s) and the complete rental property address.
- State the factual basis for termination by identifying the qualifying unlawful activity.
- Insert the date by which the tenant must vacate (no less than five days after proper service, where permitted by law).
- Sign and date the notice as the landlord or authorized agent.
- Serve the notice in a manner permitted under Illinois law and retain proof of service.
General Illinois Eviction Timeframes
- 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
- Month-to-Month Termination: 30 days – 735 ILCS 5/9-207
- Eviction Lawsuit: Forcible Entry and Detainer under the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure.
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