Your home
Renting and the landlord, and when the police may come inside.
13 sections
- Getting the Security Deposit Back765 ILCS 710/1 — an itemized statement within 30 days, or the whole deposit back within 45
- The Notice Before an Eviction735 ILCS 5/9-209 — 5 days to pay rent that is due, or 10 days after another default in the lease
- Notice to End a Tenancy with No Fixed End735 ILCS 5/9-207 — 7 days for week to week, 30 days for a shorter term, and 60 days for year to year
- When an Eviction File Is Sealed735 ILCS 5/9-121 — a court may seal a baseless case, and some files must be sealed
- A Lease Clause That Is Void765 ILCS 705/1 — a lease cannot excuse the landlord from liability for its own negligence
- Leaving a Lease Because of Violence765 ILCS 750/15 — no rent after leaving under a credible threat, with written notice within 3 days
- When a Landlord Retaliates765 ILCS 721/5 — no eviction, rent increase or cut in services for a complaint made in good faith
- Repairing and Deducting from Rent765 ILCS 742/5 — a repair up to $500 or half a month's rent, after 14 days' written notice
- Leaving a Lease Early735 ILCS 5/9-213.1 — the landlord has to take reasonable measures to limit the loss
- Interest on a Security Deposit765 ILCS 715/1 — owed in a building or complex of 25 or more units, on a deposit held over 6 months
- When a Landlord Cuts the Utilities765 ILCS 735/1.4 — no shutoff by unpaid landlord bills or tampering, and 7 days' notice for repairs
- When Police Are Called About Abuse at Home750 ILCS 60/304 — what an officer does to prevent further abuse, from an arrest to a ride home for belongingsalso here
- How Long an Order of Protection Lasts750 ILCS 60/220 — emergency orders 14 to 21 days, interim orders 30, plenary orders up to two yearsalso here
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